![]() This chapter will only become more and more important as time goes on and newer social media outlets pop up in addition to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as email. ![]() But when we soften our hearts with love for others, and toughen our skins against their barbs, we are better equipped to show the compassionate love of Jesus to a watching world.”Ĭhapter 6 talks about Behind The Screen, Controlling Your Digital Tongue We are slurping on a smoothie of poison, and don’t even know it. “When we harden our hearts and let every little offense poke a hole in our happiness, we only hurt ourselves. When I saw this paragraph in the book, I highlighted it and wrote RIGHT? next to it…I’m a person who allows my feelings to be hurt very easily, I felt she wrote this just for me… Now flip these ideas we have been talking about…what about when we are the target of someone else’s hurtful words? What do we do? The only thing to do as Karen suggests is to be tough skinned and tenderhearted. Karen’s suggestions for finding more time for scripture include investing in a pocket Bible, listening to the Bible on cd in the car and getting a Bible app for your smartphone. Have these moments been preceded in spending ample time with God? Often when we replay past conversations in our minds, we see the hurt that we may or may not have intended. It goes back to spending time with God’s word and filling our hearts and mouths with righteous words and thoughts. Instead we should be letting God’s words shape our hearts. In addition to examining our motives, we also need to think about our sly tongues and how speaking in vague or misleading terms is dishonest. In this chapter Karen urges us to examine our motives realizing that we can fool ourselves into thinking those words were helpful but we can’t really fool God. Have you ever said something that was completely true but the reason why you said it was really just to hurt the person you were speaking with? Maybe just a little? A tiny jab or mention of something they did but maybe could have done better? When you think back on that experience, were those words, delivered in that way, truly helpful or necessary? “Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.” (Proverbs 29:20). Ah yes, we are learning to speak the truth but warned to watch our delivery of those words. You can find links to weeks 1 & 2 on that post as well.Ĭhapter 5 has everything to do with Motives and Manners. ![]() If you missed the post on chapters 3 & 4, you can find it here. Even though we know that Scripture has much to say about how we are-and are not-to use our words, this is still an immense issue, causing heartache and strain not only in family relationships, but also in friendships, work, and church settings.Īlso available: Keep It Shut small group video study and study guide.Welcome back to the blog miniseries on Karen Ehman’s book, Keep It Shut. She will address unsolicited opinion-slinging, speaking the truth in love, not saying words just to people-please, and dealing with our verbal anger.Ĭhristian women struggle with their mouths. Even the words we say silently to ourselves. Karen will cover using our speech to interact with friends, co-workers, family, and strangers as well as in the many places we use our words in private, in public, online, and in prayer. In this book a woman whose mouth has gotten her into loads of trouble shares the hows (and how-not-tos) of dealing with the tongue.īeyond just a "how not to gossip" book, this book explores what the Bible says about the many ways we are to use our words and the times when we are to remain silent. And what to do when you've said something you wish you could now take back. ![]() Kind, encouraging, and humorous, Karen Ehman helps us learn the essential practice of using our words more effectively-alleviating heartache and regret, reducing relational tension and conflict, lessening our stress levels, and growing our relationship with God.įrom Bible times to modern times women have struggled with their words. ![]()
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