Proverbs 17:28<\/b>\u00a0\u201cEven fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Proverbs 29:11<\/b>\u00a0\u201cA fool vents all his\u00a0feelings, but a wise\u00a0man\u00a0holds them back.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Proverbs 17:27<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n Proverbs 10:19<\/b>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>When there are\u00a0many words, transgression is unavoidable, but\u00a0he who restrains his lips is wise.<\/i><\/p>\n I need to stick to the Word.\u00a0 I must shout that \u201cfrom the rooftops.\u201d\u00a0 Everything in me, God within me, compels me to share the Word of God.\u00a0 I will do that for the rest of my life.\u00a0 When I share the Word of God I share what I am commanded to share. (Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 13:9<\/b>)\u00a0 As the Apostles Peter and John confessed \u201c<\/span>As for us, we cannot help speaking\u00a0about what we have seen and heard.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0(Acts 4:20<\/b>) \u00a0So, as we are all called to do, I must speak and write about Jesus.\u00a0 It is what is in my heart and my mind.\u00a0 It is what floods my spirit.<\/p>\n When someone is asking me of \u201cspiritual\u201d things but prerequisites the conversation by saying \u201cbut I don\u2019t believe in the Bible, so don\u2019t quote it,\u201d\u00a0 I let them know I cannot do that.\u00a0 Anything I know of God began by His Spirit as the Holy Spirit revealed the Word to me.\u00a0 No, God\u2019s words and thoughts are infinitely beyond mine (Isaiah 55:8-9<\/b>) so I must, I am compelled to share them.\u00a0 In His Words are truth (John 17:17<\/b>)\u00a0<\/b>and life (John 6:63<\/b>), and my thoughts become dust underfoot.<\/p>\n Oh Lord, but I pray that all my thoughts be thoughts that You give to me and that all my emotions controlled by You. \u00a0May my thoughts and words be holy because You have given me the Holy One within. \u00a0Lord, please forgive me when they are not.<\/p>\n I know, that sometimes, I should just be quiet.\u00a0 Help me Lord to be quiet.\u00a0 Let me not be proud in the offering up of words, but guided by you.\u00a0\u00a0Even Forrest Gump knew when to just stop and to be quiet \u201cAnd that\u2019s all I have to say about that.\u201d\u00a0 Well, \u201cthat\u2019s all I\u2019ve got to say about that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n P<\/b><\/span>salm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear\u00a0me.<\/p>\n Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has shown You, O man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; and what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Your God.<\/p>\n Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Proverbs 17:28\u00a0\u201cEven fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.\u201d Proverbs 29:11\u00a0\u201cA fool vents all his\u00a0feelings, but a wise\u00a0man\u00a0holds them back.\u201d Proverbs 17:27\u00a0\u201cThe one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.\u201d Proverbs 10:19\u00a0\u201cWhen there are\u00a0many words, transgression is unavoidable, but\u00a0he who restrains…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1192],"tags":[82,103,100,93,101,94,1874,88,17],"class_list":["post-2192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotion","tag-acts","tag-isaiah","tag-john","tag-mark","tag-matthew","tag-micah","tag-numbers","tag-proverbs","tag-psalm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2193,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192\/revisions\/2193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}