"No Wasted Words:

"May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer" ~ Psalm 19:14

The words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts - two things that so easily get tied up by the cares and temptations of the world. David understood that His Rock and Redeemer sees and knows all things, so he kept in mind his desire that God would be pleased with what is in his heart and what comes out of His mouth. Too often, we rely on the strength of our own will to clean up our speech and focus on saying only that which builds others up. Yet, time and again throughout Scripture, we are reminded by Jesus that what comes out of the mouth flows from what is within the heart. We cannot change our outward behavior and speech if we are not being inwardly transformed by our Lord. This week at Friendship, we'll discuss how we get to a point of having "No Wasted Words". Our words are wasted when they are unnecessary and do nothing to encourage and train another person. Angry speech, cursing or coarse joking, and gossip are all problems that originate in our hearts, so we must be humbly surrendered to the work of the Holy Spirit in transforming us and renewing our minds. Join us for a message which every human being needs to hear!