Good morning everyone and welcome back to another morning with the masters where we devote

ourselves to the Lord daily with you. Good morning you guys. We were kicking off a fun

new devotional in the Bible app titled Watch Your Mouth. There's a link to that in the

description of this podcast if you guys want to follow along with us and as always I'm

going to read the scripture and then Tor is going to pick up with the diva. Let's do it.

The scripture is Proverbs chapter 18 verse 21 and it says this, the tongue can bring death

or life. Those who love to talk will reap the consequences. The devotional sets. Watch

your mouth is a phrase my siblings and I heard frequently from our parents during our developmental

years. Watch your mouth was used as a reminder for my siblings and I to stay within the communication

boundaries of discipline, respect, honesty and positivity established by our parents. I can

only recall the phrase being used when we went contrary to our parents directives or if our

words went against God's command. Similar to a parent reminding a child to evaluate their words,

God informs his children of the power of their words and the importance of choosing those words

wisely. With our tongues we either speak life or death, victory or defeat, insecurity or confidence,

weakness or strength, trust or doubt. But whatever you say, be prepared to eat the fruit of your

words. There have probably been times in your life when you've said things that were hurtful

towards yourself and others. When that happens, it is vital to seek and receive God's forgiveness,

repent and thoughtfully give attention to your words from that point on. It all starts with

watching our mouth because the words we speak have long lasting impact directly connected to our

present and future circumstances. You'd be surprised how your words are affecting your situation.

Scripture reveals several accounts regarding individuals either watching their mouths

or carelessly using words. In both cases, we are shown the effect of the tongues power. Words can

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