Watch Your Mouth by Katie Romero

Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grevous words stir up anger.

As a child, my husband would always have to recite this verse to his mother before he went to bed. He had two sisters, you see, and sibling rivalry was obviously a factor, as it usually is in any family. "A soft answer turneth away wrath" which means if you're nice to others, you usually get "nice" in return (and I use the word usually very specifically). Be nice to your fellow man. "But grevous words stir up anger" which means if you're "mean" so to speak, you usually get "mean" in return.

Eph 4:26-27 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.

He would always say that verse before heading to bed, and understand to basically obey the golden rule. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Therefore his siblings would not fight with each other (usually). God does not want us to fight amongst ourselves. He wants us to treat a perfect stranger as you would treat your most loved one. Treat others as you would treat yourself, with respect and honor. God honors those with the patience to turn away from an argument and the knowledge to know the best way to handle a situation. "A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grevous words stir up anger.

It's Time!

2 Timothy 4:2, 7 KJV

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

I love being around people who always have a good word from the bible. The kind of person who is always excited about something they read. That excitement, that enthusiasm for the wisdom of God, is priceless! And what's more than that, its also contagious!

I want to be ready all the time to say good things about my God. That is what we are all called to do. Go and preach and teach! But how can you teach if you never learn?

We are called to show this world Jesus. Get into the Word. Spend some time every day figuring out what God wants to tell you. He desires for you to know Him.

A God Who Speaks by Rita LaRue

Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah said, “They shall not deliver thee. Obey the voice of the Lord which I speak unto thee; so it shall be well unto thee and thy soul shall live.

God audibly spoke to Adam and Eve in the garden concerning their disobedience and also spoke to Cain concerning his brother’s whereabouts. Let’s not forget he must have talked with Enoch and walked him right out of this life. When the world had grown so wicked he had a talk with Noah, and planned a way to save all the animals, fish, birds, ect. along with those who entered the ark.

As we move thru time God talked with Abram in Genesis 12:1 and stated “I will make you a great nation.  Abram believed, obeyed, left his Father’s house and went to another country. In Genesis 15 God spoke one more time and reassured Abram, “I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward.” At the age of 99 Abram’s name was changed to Abraham and one more time blessed of God.  Genesis 24:1 tells us Abraham was blessed in all things.  The story doesn’t end there. In Genesis 25 verse 8 Abraham died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, as a matter of fact he was 175 years old.

Now you may say God has never spoken to me.  Well, have you read the word? Just try it, and it will speak to you.  The psalmist said, “It will be a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”  It will teach you, convict you, and guide you through life.

Proverbs 30:5 tells us every word of God is pure.

While Colossians 3 reminds us to let the Word of God dwell richly (or abundantly) in all wisdom in us.

Obey the voice of God and it shall be well with thee and thy soul shall live (The Holy Word)