{"id":997,"date":"2024-08-28T09:35:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=997"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:38:56","slug":"avoid-godless-chatter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=997","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Godless Chatter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Morning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>But avoid all irreverent babble and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], for it will lead to further ungodliness. &nbsp;-2 Timothy 2:16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think we have all been guilty of this at some point or other. Words have power and sometimes we don\u2019t treat them in that way. In our conversations, do we point our words towards Jesus? I am not saying that every conversation needs to be spiritual but do we converse in a manner that reflects God\u2019s goodness? Do our words build towards relationship or towards hate? Are we building or destroying? I am not saying it is easy, in fact the Bible says that the tongue is the hardest thing to tame and without God\u2019s help I would venture to say it pretty much impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTruth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.\u201d &nbsp;-Lysa TerKeurst<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDon\u2019t mix bad words with your bad mood. You\u2019ll have many opportunities to change a mood, but you\u2019ll never get the opportunity to replace the words you spoke.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dad Joke of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every morning I announce to my family that I\u2019m going jogging, but then I don\u2019t go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a running joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a great Wednesday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Morning! But avoid all irreverent babble and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], for it will lead to further ungodliness. &nbsp;-2 Timothy 2:16 I think we have all been guilty of this at some point or other. Words have power and sometimes we don\u2019t treat them in that way. 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