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Humility Towards The Word!
If you submit to the Word as vital food for your soul each day, there will be a wonderful cumulative effect. The Lord will bless you and open your eyes to more and more of His grace and truth. The result is greater and greater spiritual health and peace over time! Is 55:10-11, Jn 8:32

Is 55:10-11
"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout,  giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it."

Humility Towards The Word!
If you’re anxious or depressed on a regular basis, may I submit to you that you need to submit to the Word of God. This doesn't just mean reading the Word, but reading the Word with a humble attitude, always knowing you still have a lot to learn.

Humility Towards The Word!
With the right motivation of His love in our hearts, which comes from learning the Word, we're able to represent Him properly with things like "fine speech". Pr 17:7

Practical Results
Fine speech gives us "something to really grab onto" in our souls!! (like the small rope hanging down from an attic door - think of fine speech giving you easier access into another's soul!)

Out of the Darkness
Fine, gracious speech can help open the eyes of the hearts of others, that they might see their need for something greater, something pure; a relationship with God Himself.

Practical Results
Fine speech can open up a crack in the soul of another, that they might actually listen to the Good News of God.

Gracious Words Show Love!
That's the power of thinking first and having gracious speech. Allow His love to take over in your soul before you speak. Allow His Spirit to rule your soul in that moment! Eph 5:18-19, Col 3:15-16

Gracious Words Show Love!
Don't be afraid to let others know you care about them! If you are afraid, then WHY are you afraid?

"Seasoned With Salt"
Think of how much salt makes plain food taste better. Seasoned words will be much more readily received, as we speak the truth in love. Eph 4:15

"Seasoned With Salt"
Salt is one of God's natural preservatives. In a spiritual sense, having gracious speech can help keep the soul of others from spoiling. Mt 5:13, Mk 9:50

"Have Salt In Yourselves"
We must utilize the opportunity the Lord has given us... we mustn't waste it away and become tasteless because we choose to be selfish or we let the world drag us down.