Speak Up and Shelter: Introduction

Remember the tongue speaks only what is in the heart. ~Theodore Epp

Thomas Fuller, an English churchman and writer from the 16th century, wrote, "Learn to hold thy tongue; five words cost Zachariah forty years of silence."  

I have been on a journey of learning how to make "the spoken words and unspoken thoughts" pleasing to God. Raised by a mother who was and is so careful in this area, who used her words to affirm and encourage, I thought I would be more careful of the words I said. But as I began a Scriptural study of the tongue, I found "Whatever is in the heart overflows into speech" (Luke 6:45). My mother's speech was a direct overflow from her heart.

Will you join me on my journey? Each Monday I will have a Bible Study you can download and print. It's not a "feel good" study; it may get messy and reveal motives and attitudes we'd prefer to keep hidden. It's going to be painful at times. We may feel shame. All the while, it will be an introspective study between you and God, but in the end, will hopefully help "the outward living" to become more reflective of our Heavenly Father, drawing people to the redemptive power of Jesus. 

And that, dear friends, is our ultimate goal.

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