Proverbs 15:4

"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breath in the spirit." Proverbs 15:4

A wholesome tongue promotes healing, reconciliation, encouragement, and confidence in the Lord. These things keep the spiritual walls around our heart strong. God imbues the walls with His strength. When we are perverse and turn our backs on Him, His strength is retracted.

The more we sin, the weaker our walls become. Sin will not be kept at bay. A full assault will breach our spiritual walls. Our heart will be sacked and pillaged. Sin will make our heart it's prisoner. Bondage takes place. Once sin has taken hold, it is hard to root out. Impossible by our efforts. God can and will root it out bit by bit. Time is required of such an effort. We must request help from our ally. Emissaries must be sent to the one who can help. Friends ad family pray for intervention. God will honor these truthful pleas. A clean-up squad will be sent. Jesus and the Holy Spirit will eradicate all resistance and help build up the wall again!

Do not be afraid to ask for help. Just because you tore down the wall, does not mean that God will not help you rebuild it. He will not leave you defenseless. Jesus will stand in the gap for you until your strength in God is rebuilt. Keep a clean, healthy tongue and the walls of your heart will be pristine! Perversity will darken your heart and spread through your spirit like cancer, weakening your wall. Do not give a foothold to perversity. Your heart is too precious to inject cancer into it!

kenny