SPEAK UP
Today's reading:  2 Samuel 1-4

"Then Joab said, God only knows what would have happened if you hadn't spoken..."  2 Samuel 2:27 NLT

For a gal with a 'mouth problem', this portion of verse grabs my attention and settles like a lump in my throat.

You see, I've spent a goodly amount of my forty-one years zipping my lip, biting my tongue and holding back my words.

And now?

Well, now I'm as sure as ever that there are times I'll still have to monitor my tongue's activity--but I also am convicted about the things I need to be saying.

Things like...

...Please forgive me.

...I'm so very sorry.

...I was wrong.

...Let me discuss it with God before agreeing to do it.

...There is only one way to heaven, regardless of what Oprah says.

...I do not believe that to be beneficial for my myself or my family, so no thanks.

God does only know what things I could have prevented had I learned to speak when He needs me to. 

Today, I begin listening for His voice, because there may be times He needs me to speak up!