Words

Our language and word use is built up through our years of living. We are accustomed to our vocabulary and the way in which we use it. When Jesus moves into our heart, a major vocabulary overhaul takes place. Especially in my case, I lost seventy-five percent of mine. A great deal of the words that I commonly used were struck from the data banks. Those words were mostly profane. It is common words that we have to watch out for!

Our familiarity with these common words. Familiarity with the way that the world uses them. The way that I used and still use them abound. The hidden connotations and innuendos of words is the problem. We have a tendency to continue the use of innuendo even when we are in our Christian circlesl The problem is that unbelievers my overhear. A stumbling block appears in their life. They see how us Christians are speaking. It does not matter if we do not take it to heart or believe in it. The hindrance of the Gospel is reason enough to discontinue use. Words become a destructive force instead of an uplifting force. Innuendo has the power to take us down a path that leads to unrighteousness. Strays us from God. Estranges us from the Jesus within our hearts.

The path has been laid out before us. Jesus walked it perfectly. We have to think before we speak. A question posed....Would Jesus utter out the words that I'm thinking of speaking? Or, we look at Job's question. "Is there iniquity in my tongue? Cannot my taste discern perverse things?" Job 6:30 Familiarity is our enemy. The more we become accustomed to the world, friends, and family...the more our guard is let down. Our old lives or the new one(the world has to offer) creeps into our speech. We have to recognize our thoughts and hearts. Continue to view everything as a child. Do not let the world jade your perception. Use words at face value, with no hidden agenda. Jesus came to this world with an agenda. His agenda was driven by the purity of God. His words uplifted and offered hope in an evil world. Jesus was not a stumbling block. He was and is a stairway that connects us to God. Let us all take an example from the Perfect Lamb.
kenny