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Whenever you can encourage rather than criticize, and I think that is so critical because it impacts other people's progress.

When you read this story, Miriam in the Bible, where they criticize Moses and then God struck up with leprosy, the whole place came to a standstill.

They couldn't move. Nobody could move forward. And I say that's a lesson

there, because when you were critical like that, it really impedes other people's progress.

Well, Deborah Paget joins us today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and she's going to be talking

about how your words reveal your heart. I'm John Fuller. You know, John, have you ever said something that as the words are coming out, you're wishing, hoping that you could get them back in? Oh, far too many times. It's kind of a trick question, right? I remember doing a devotion with Trent and Troy when they were younger, and I squeezed out toothpaste and then said, now put it back in the tube. Of course, you can't. You could get a little

back in there, but you can't do it. And that's the whole point of the devotional. Once you say

something, it's impossible to put it back in the tube. And it was, I think, a pretty impactful,

a little devotional. But today, we want to talk about how to curb what we say and how we say it. So our words reflect Christ. You don't have to worry about getting it back in the tube if you're reflecting the words of Jesus, right? Compassion and, you know, good questions, being interested in somebody, sincere, loving, kind, all the fruit of the spirit. The Bible tells us to do everything without

complaining or arguing. Just that one command could take a lifetime to master. That's my experience

because it isn't really about the tongue. It's about the heart, as the scripture says.

From the heart, the tongue speaks. And man, we need to be mindful as Christians

about those things. Here's the hope. With God's help and the Holy Spirit's guidance, we can grow in

this area. We can learn to pause, to take our thoughts captive, and to bless instead of wound.

And here, focus on the family. We want to work on that, and we're assuming

you, too, as a believer in Christ, will want to work on that. So we're going to cover this today

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