We know gossip is bad, but do we really know what it is? Even then, it's such an easy thing to do, whether on purpose or on accident, how can we possibly stop doing it? What if there is something deeper than just fixing our words that's the key to stopping gossip? What if our words aren't actually a mouth problem at all?
Read MoreSome of us lie to make ourselves look better. Some lie to protect other people. Some lie to keep the peace. Whatever it is, the reality is we all lie for one reason or another. The problem is every lie we tell comes from the father of lies, our spiritual enemy, the devil. As long as we're speaking his langugage we're in dangerous water, but it doesn't have to be that way. This week we learn how to combat lying and follow God's plan with our words.
Read MoreThe words we speak have the power to destroy or to build, and we live in a society that by default criticizing. To be an intentional force to build up those around us, we have to follow the example set by Jesus in speaking hope to those around us.
Read MoreWe live in a complaint-centered world, but complaining holds tremendous power not just over us, but over the people around us as well. When we complain we put ourselves at the center of our story, rather than God, and take our eyes off His promise and to our problems. And in the worst of cases it not only impacts our own eyes, but can even contribute to the people around us taking their eyes off God's promises as well.
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