Women of Warren

Speak Life Words

Susan Cady · July 16, 2018

In 2 Corinthians 3:2-3, Paul describes the lives of believers in the churches where he had preached Christ and taught the Word as living letters…”a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” In last week’s devotional we saw that our words are the overflow of what’s happening in our heart and mind. We must guard what we allow into our mind. We need to make it a habit to renew our minds daily in the Word of God. When God’s Word is pressed into our heart and mind, the overflow will be words of life.

What is being written on your heart each day and what are you writing on the hearts of those around you?

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. —Proverbs 18:21

Are the words you speak bringing life to those around you? Or death?

Practical ways we can speaking life to our families and those around us:

Take some time to read through the following verses and note what you learn about God’s Word. Read the verse and then complete the following phrase:

Take time to speak life words to someone today. May the letter of your life others are reading be one that is life-giving and gospel-centered always pointing people to Jesus!

Originally published at warren.church.