The Connection between your Heart and your Mouth
(Prov 10:14 NIV) Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
In this text Solomon seemingly contrasts the heart (or storage) of the wise man with the mouth of the fool. Like yesterday’s message, at first glance it looks like these two are not connected, but upon further review we will see that they are.
Wise men store up knowledge: Solomon, being the wisest man of his time, knew a thing or two about storing up knowledge. He knew that the wise are in a constant state of learning and that they meditate on the right things. Solomon’s father (David) taught about “The Blessed Man” in the first Psalm. He said that this man literally meditates on the Word (or counsel) of God day and night.
Likewise, when the Lord was preparing Joshua to lead the nation of Israel into the Promised Land He told Joshua to keep the Word of God in his mouth and his mind. The promise was that if Joshua meditated on the Word day and night, spoke the Word consistently, and then observed to DO (putting action to it) all that he learned, that he would literally make his own way prosperous and he would enjoy good success (see Joshua 1:8).
The key to all of this is what we store in our heart. The wise store Godly counsel in their heart. Eventually, the abundance of their heart begins to flow out of their mouth. Before they know it, what’s in their heart and their mouth begins to dictate what they put their hands to do and how they do it. Continue down this road long enough and you will find yourself living in God’s best. However, the fool chooses to fill his heart with the wrongs things and eventually his mouth gets him in trouble.
But the mouth of a fool invites ruin: Unlike the wise who meditates on Godly counsel, the fool meditates on ungodly counsel. They are quick to gossip, to welcome bad news, and to harbor on the evil done to them. They harbor bitterness, hatred, and unforgiveness in their hearts.
They fill their hearts with the wrong things and eventually the abundance of their hearts causes them to speak the wrong words. Jesus explained this well to the Pharisees when He said, “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken” (Mat 12:35,36).
Did you catch that? Jesus explained the connection between what’s in your heart and what comes out of your mouth. It is obvious that the fool fills his heart with the wrongs things, because his mouth constantly gets him in trouble. If we fill our hearts with the right things, we can use our mouths to build up and not tear down.
In Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus he explained the benefits of using our mouths the right way when he said, “Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them” (Eph 4:29).
So what does this mean? A few quick things:
1. There is a connection between what comes out of your mouth and what’s it in your heart.
2. If you fill your heart with things pleasing to God, then you will speak words pleasing to God.
3. If your heart is full of Godly counsel and your words are communicating Godly counsel, it is only a matter of time before your actions line up with Godly counsel – causing you to experience God’s best in your life!
4. The wise speak few words, but the words that they do speak are used to build up and never to tear down. The fool speaks all day long and his mouth get’s him in trouble.
5. Jesus said that we will all have to give account for every careless word we have spoken!
Father, I understand the connection between my heart and my mouth. I fill my heart with good things. I meditate on Your Word day and night. As I fill my heart with Your counsel, the abundance of my heart begins to affect the quality of my words. As my heart and my mouth line up with you, my actions are soon to follow. I declare, by faith, that as I enter this day my heart is pure, my words are Godly, and my actions will be pleasing in Your sight. I am the wise, not the fool, and I experience Your best in my life daily! In Jesus’ name. Amen!
This is Today’s Word! Apply it and Prosper!
(Prov 10:14 NIV) Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
In this text Solomon seemingly contrasts the heart (or storage) of the wise man with the mouth of the fool. Like yesterday’s message, at first glance it looks like these two are not connected, but upon further review we will see that they are.
Wise men store up knowledge: Solomon, being the wisest man of his time, knew a thing or two about storing up knowledge. He knew that the wise are in a constant state of learning and that they meditate on the right things. Solomon’s father (David) taught about “The Blessed Man” in the first Psalm. He said that this man literally meditates on the Word (or counsel) of God day and night.
Likewise, when the Lord was preparing Joshua to lead the nation of Israel into the Promised Land He told Joshua to keep the Word of God in his mouth and his mind. The promise was that if Joshua meditated on the Word day and night, spoke the Word consistently, and then observed to DO (putting action to it) all that he learned, that he would literally make his own way prosperous and he would enjoy good success (see Joshua 1:8).
The key to all of this is what we store in our heart. The wise store Godly counsel in their heart. Eventually, the abundance of their heart begins to flow out of their mouth. Before they know it, what’s in their heart and their mouth begins to dictate what they put their hands to do and how they do it. Continue down this road long enough and you will find yourself living in God’s best. However, the fool chooses to fill his heart with the wrongs things and eventually his mouth gets him in trouble.
But the mouth of a fool invites ruin: Unlike the wise who meditates on Godly counsel, the fool meditates on ungodly counsel. They are quick to gossip, to welcome bad news, and to harbor on the evil done to them. They harbor bitterness, hatred, and unforgiveness in their hearts.
They fill their hearts with the wrong things and eventually the abundance of their hearts causes them to speak the wrong words. Jesus explained this well to the Pharisees when He said, “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken” (Mat 12:35,36).
Did you catch that? Jesus explained the connection between what’s in your heart and what comes out of your mouth. It is obvious that the fool fills his heart with the wrongs things, because his mouth constantly gets him in trouble. If we fill our hearts with the right things, we can use our mouths to build up and not tear down.
In Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus he explained the benefits of using our mouths the right way when he said, “Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them” (Eph 4:29).
So what does this mean? A few quick things:
1. There is a connection between what comes out of your mouth and what’s it in your heart.
2. If you fill your heart with things pleasing to God, then you will speak words pleasing to God.
3. If your heart is full of Godly counsel and your words are communicating Godly counsel, it is only a matter of time before your actions line up with Godly counsel – causing you to experience God’s best in your life!
4. The wise speak few words, but the words that they do speak are used to build up and never to tear down. The fool speaks all day long and his mouth get’s him in trouble.
5. Jesus said that we will all have to give account for every careless word we have spoken!
Father, I understand the connection between my heart and my mouth. I fill my heart with good things. I meditate on Your Word day and night. As I fill my heart with Your counsel, the abundance of my heart begins to affect the quality of my words. As my heart and my mouth line up with you, my actions are soon to follow. I declare, by faith, that as I enter this day my heart is pure, my words are Godly, and my actions will be pleasing in Your sight. I am the wise, not the fool, and I experience Your best in my life daily! In Jesus’ name. Amen!
This is Today’s Word! Apply it and Prosper!
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