Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

Have you ever heard someone say, talk is cheap?

The fact of the matter is that your talk is anything but cheap. Words are powerfully

important, but you won't understand the significance of words until you understand at heart level

that the very first words spoken on earth were from God. In today's episode, Paul teaches how our

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Now, here's Paul addressing our talk.

We drove through Philadelphia in silence.

Finally, we had a night out with each other, yet as we drove through the city, neither of us said anything. It wasn't supposed to be this way. The silence was deafening, and it seemed to last for hours, even though it was just a few minutes. In our heads, we were both replaying the DVD of what

had happened earlier. We were both nursing our hurt and internally reaffirming our innocence.

Fortunately, it wasn't too long before the silence was broken. Forgiveness was sought and received,

and we were enjoying rather than tolerating each other's company.

It had started so typically, so innocently, I'm sure you'll be able to relate. It was a Friday night at the end of what was a very busy and felt like a very long week.

We had each come into the evening with our own agenda and our own set of

expectations for the other person. We were both more demanding than serving and immediately

got hurt and frustrated when our ideas for the evening seemed to be dismissed by the other person.

Sadly, it had been more natural for us to accuse one another than to listen to one another.

Sadly, neither one of us took time to look at ourselves.

Sadly, we each gave up on the other and slid into self-righteous cancunes of hurt and anger.

Does this story depress you?

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