Tuesday, September 16, 2014

don’t speak bile – v3

think before you speak
listen more than you speak
turn the other cheek
as Jesus said

guard your tongue
keep your mouth shut
filter your words with Jesus
with the heart of Christ

don’t carry anger
don’t spew hate
don’t speak bile
shouted out loud

we carry the words
that leave our lips
what would be the picture
they would project

the words we speak
take on a life all their own
the stings last, eternal,
though we deny their power

don’t speak bile
lift others up
your family, our neighbors
all those we are to love


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edited September 16, 2014
don’t speak bile – v3

edited September 9, 2014
don’t speak bile – v2
September 4, 2014 and September 9, 2014
don’t speak bile
Colossians 3:8
“Watch Your Words”
devotion by Korie Robertson
for September 4, 2014
read September 4, 2014
Duck Commander Daily Devotional
compiled by Alan Robertson

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