The phrase came to me while meditating and listening to the word of God. Words are not just words. They are spirit and life. It is easy to speak the word of God on Sundays, around other believers, or when things are going good. However, when challenges come, the true test is saying what the word of God says consistently. Even when we are joking, we have to be careful.
James 3:10-12 Easy Read : 10 These praises and curses come from the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, this should not happen. 11 Do good water and bad water flow from the same spring? Of course not. 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree make olives? Or can a grapevine make figs? No, and a well full of salty water cannot give good water.
Hebrews 3 :1: Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.
Colossians 4;6 Amplified: 6 Let your speech at all times be gracious and pleasant, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how to answer each one [who questions you].
Hebrews 10:22-23 NKJV: 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Testimony: My sister and I believed for her to get work nearby where we lived after being laid off from her previous work. We put the pay and the type of work she wanted. While waiting, she did an internet business to create income. We kept tithing, giving, & doing the natural. God answered our prayers and my sister got what she requested.
Prayer: God, thank you for being faithful to your word. I repent of double talking. I align my speech with the word of God. God, set a guard over my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. I let my words be seasoned with grace even when I am joking. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable your sight, oh Lord my strength and my redeemer! In Jesus’ name! Amen.