James 3:10

Out of the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. These things, my brothers, should not be this way (for we have a moral obligation to speak in the manner that reflects our fear of God and profound respect for His precepts).

If we read our Bibles and speak encouragement to ourselves and others, our words add value to our lives and those around us. If we are constantly complaining, arguing, and fighting with others, then we have an issue in our hearts. We are responsible for our own words and actions, and we must show respect to God and His rules for our behavior and thoughts. 

Matthew 15:11

It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that defiles and dishonors him, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles and dishonors him.

We can all be gauged good or bad by what we speak. If we have offense, hurt, jealousy, hatred, anger, all will be spoken about from our mouths because we are still thinking about the problem in our hearts. Forgiveness doesn’t dwell on past mistakes and doesn’t hold a grudge. For us to be free and have clean hearts, we must forgive and not dwell on the problem again. 

Proverbs 10:31-32

The mouth of the righteous flows with (skillful and godly) wisdom, but the perverted tongue will be cut out. The lips of the righteous know (speak) what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked knows (speaks) what is perverted (twisted).

Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth will speak. If our heart is not filled with Bible knowledge and teaching, we will err in our speaking about ourselves and to others. If we maintain offense, strife, and selfishness in our hearts, our mouths will speak those offenses. When we plant seeds of love, kindness, and joy in our hearts, that is the way we will treat the world and those around us. 

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous (thoughtfully) strike (correct) me-it is a kindness (done to encourage my spiritual maturity). It is (the choicest anointing) oil on the head; let my head not refuse (to accept and acknowledge and learn from) it; for still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.

Correction when we are in error brings about repentance and redirection. If we are frustrated, then we may be going in the wrong direction. Have we ignored words of correction, trying to open our eyes so we can see what God wants for us? If we refuse to be corrected, we refuse to mature as a Christian and stay stuck in wrong thinking and actions. 

Proverbs 10:19

When there are many words, transgression and offense are unavoidable, but he who controls his lips and keeps thoughtful silence is wise.

Our words can either uplift or tear down. We are to control the speech out of our mouths just as we are to control our thoughts. Our words reveal our thoughts, whether positive or negative, whether harmful or uplifting; we are creating our lives with the words we choose. God wants us to live lives using the power of words for our benefit and not our destruction. 

Psalm 34:12-13

Who is the man who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. 

With our words, we build faith and a good life, and with our words, we can tear it down. When we speak the Word of God in faith, we also need to act as if it is true, because we believe what we say. We activate spiritual forces when we act in faith on the Word of God. We plug into the power of God, just as we plug into electricity. The power of God is always there; now activate it. 

Psalm 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my (firm immovable) rock and My Redeemer.

The words we speak determine our future. Are we speaking fear, doubt, anger, lack, selfishness, or words of faith, healing, and prosperity based on the Word of God? To radically change our lives, we must speak the Word of God out of our hearts and through our mouths. Our belief and trust in God must be larger than the circumstances. 

Romans 8:1-2

Therefore there is now no condemnation (no guilty verdict, no punishment) for those who are in Christ Jesus (who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior). For the Law of the Spirit of life (which is) in Christ Jesus (the Law of our new being) has set you free of the Law of sin and of death. 

We are no longer condemned because we are in Christ. Jesus is there to help us through the bumps and teach us to overcome our sinful nature. Our spirits, with the help of the Holy Spirit, will renew our hearts and our minds, and we will overcome sin and death. Do not be discouraged or dismayed but reach out to Jesus.

Romans 6:5-6

For if we have become one with Him (permanently united) in the likeness of His death, we will also certainly be (one with Him and share fully) in the likeness of His resurrection. We know that our old self (our human nature without the Holy Spirit) was nailed to the cross with Him, so that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin.

We change when we are saved. We are no longer the old person unable to make choices that miss the mark of goodness. The selfish old nature perishes, and the new nature of Jesus and love enters our hearts. God can heal our hearts from pain and move us to forgiveness, just as we were forgiven. 

Romans 6:4

We have therefore been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory and power of the Father, we too might walk habitually in newness of life (abandoning our old ways).

Through our salvation in Jesus Christ, we leave off the old sins and never return. We bury the sinful conscious self that was constantly under guilt and condemnation in the grave. We walk out a new person, able to have contact with God and His loving grace. Now able to walk free in this life, able to avoid the traps of the devil.