Guard Your Tongue and Your Soul

“He who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles.” Proverbs 21:23

I am amazed at how often I’ve said something that I know I shouldn’t have said and have been troubled by those words for a very long time afterwards. One of the most profound pieces of advice I was ever given was given to me when I was rehearsing something I was going to say to someone who had hurt me terribly. The advice was this: “Before you speak out imagine you have an angel on your tongue.” We might not have angels on our tongues but with the Holy Spirit within us we ought to be able to ask for His help in this regard. He’ll never stop us from saying anything we shouldn’t say but He will give us ample warning and opportunity to monitor our words if we allow Him to be the guardian of our tongues. If we are going to be successful in our pursuit of peace with all men guarding our tongues goes along way in that pursuit. The other benefit is that in doing so we can also guard our soul from troubles.

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you guard your tongue today so that you don’t bring trouble upon yourself or dishonor your Father in Heaven. As you apply principles from God’s Word to every thought your words and deeds will be pleasing to Him and your soul will be saved from trouble.