PUPPETS
Today's reading: Job 15-16

Little good can be gleaned from the majority of things Job's 'friends' offered him in the way of consolation. Their words, on Job's wounds, were more like salt than salve. Accusations, presumptions and condemning assessments did little to comfort their friend.

That being said, Job's pal, Eliphaz, stated something that has caused me to pause this morning...

"Your sins are telling your mouth what to say..." Job 15:5 NLT

I'm not so sure God didn't place those words in this extraordinary book more for my sake than for Job's!

I've spewed hateful words when I was being puppet-ed by anger boiling in my heart.

I've criticized and discouraged when jealousy was at the steering wheel of my heart.

I've spoken harshly when I was short on sleep--and long on a list of things I was doing to look good for Christ.

I've had my mouth lead me in to far too many, unworthy of a princess, conversations to count.

I've reacted prior to praying.

I've retaliated with words prior to finding out who was driving my tongue.

I desire that my mouth, tongue and words be guided by God, filtered through a heart that is cleansed daily by contact with my Savior. I want to speak what God urges, state what will direct others towards Him and form into words what comes from a soul influenced by its Creator!