The Watch!

My weather alarm just went off. 

We keep it up in the master bedroom so we can hear it in the middle of the night. It has been a handy thing to have, even this last winter. The alarm has been very accurate in keeping track of severe weather. We live in Indiana so you never know when the weather will change. Kind like when I was growing up in Kansas.

Anyway the alarm was telling me of a severe weather watch. 

So now we watch!

This reminds me of life. We always need to watch ourselves everyday to make sure our mouths don't get us into trouble. We almost need an alarm to go off in our heads to keep us from being, well.......stupid. Sorry to be so frank, sweet friends, but hey, the truth hurts sometimes. 

                                        

But wait we do have an alarm. It's called the Holy Spirit. If we let Him he can push the warning button of our conscience and remind us to change whatever we are about to say, and keep us out of trouble or from hurting others around us. 

The book of Proverbs has some great insight on this.......


Wisdom’s Call
8 Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:

5 You who are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
Pretty straight forward huh? I need to read this all the time. 

We as Christians know how to live but the human side of us gets in the way sometimes. And we as women can really let our mouths get in the way. We can be petty, we can admit it. 

There I go being to frank again!

Showing the love of God is so much easier when we let the words of our mouth build up instead of tear down! Let's be wise and let understanding raise her voice!

It can be tough but we can do it!!!

Blessings!