“If you send a controlling man to a communications class, you would produce a more eloquent, persuasive controlling man.”
Proverbs 18:21
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Luke 4:45
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
Our words are a symptom of what is going on inside of us. Words are so powerful because they express our inner most commitments. A Christian counselor named Paul Tripp said, “If you send a controlling man to a communications class, you will produce a more eloquent, persuasive controlling man.” Changing one's vocabulary and tone will not bring lasting change. A new heart is reliant on God rather than self. A new heart is committed to God's will and concerned for the welfare of others will produce the overflow of words that will build people up rather than tear down.
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