‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭29‬ ‭NIV — Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.‬‬

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭141‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬ — Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

In case you missed yesterday’s post, this week I will be sharing about, “we can’t wash feet when …” We won’t literally be washing feet, rather sharing in the context of humility, the posture of our hearts, and the call to serve others. In thinking about when Jesus washed His disciples feet, we ourselves can’t wash feet when unwholesome talk is coming out of our hearts, minds, or mouths.

In Ephesians we learn that we should always be lifting people up, rather than tearing them down. Instead of participating in gossip, humbly go to God and ask, what would Jesus do in this situation? 

In Psalms we learn that we can put a guard over our mouths but what keeps us from thinking ill thoughts? We can choose to change the posture of our hearts by surrendering those thoughts to God. 

Is there someone you need to build up today? Is there an encouraging word you can share with that person? Or maybe you need to build yourself up by spending time in God’s word and prayer.

Let’s pray. Dear God, I humbly come before You. Reveal to me any unwholesome talk or thoughts that I have participated in. I surrender my thoughts to You so that the posture of my heart will be about building others up. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.