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August
11, 2006
"Sitting In Time-Out, Part 2"
Lysa TerKeurst
President of Proverbs 31 Ministries
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Reflection
Points:
Read 1 Corinthians 11:31-32 (listed in today's power verses). This is a verse of self-evaluation. When we are angry or bitter about something, it is important that we use self-evaluation or "judging ourselves" before we react. If we don't use self-evaluation and lash out in anger, God will judge us for the words we used. However, if we judged ourselves - our hearts, minds, and motives before we speak - we just might find that it's easier to restrain our tongues than if we hadn't practiced that discipline (and it is a discipline).
Power
Verses:
Psalm 34:13-14, "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it." (NIV)
Psalm 39:1, "I said, 'I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.'" (NIV)
Proverbs 10:19, "When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise." (NIV)
Proverbs 21:23, "He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity." (NIV)
Corinthians 11:31-32, "But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world." (NIV)
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