Your Speech ~ Sunday Devotion
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:6 (NIV)
Some things salt is used for:
~ Enhance the taste of food
~ Act as a preservative
~ Binding agent
~ Controls fermentation in baked goods, meaning it slows the growth of bacteria
Today’s verse has us thinking about our speech. I would suggest that we need to evaluate the words we speak to ourselves, the voices we listen to about diet talk, and the dialogue we have about current issues.
The Bible tells us to be salty with the words we speak, salty in a good way, by adding life to conversations and building community. Share on XDo you give yourself grace? Do you give it to others?
Usually, we use the term “salty” to be negative. If someone is “salty” about something they are being petty or bitter. However, if we use this verse the way it’s written, “salty” is rather positive.
Our words should enhance the conversation and add life to others.
The words we speak to ourselves should preserve our integrity and confidence.
Our words, and those we listen to, should build community and bring people together.
Do your words spread negativity, or do you put a stop to words that aren’t uplifting to yourself and others?
Action Step: Spend some quiet time considering the words you speak to the person in the mirror as well as to those around you. Start filtering the words you allow into your life.
Be salty today…in the best of ways!
Happy Sunday!
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