Mouth Management

 A typical business person has an average 30 conversation a day.  The average man speaks 20,000 words a day. The average woman speaks 25, 000 words per day. Maybe this will explain why some husbands have nothing to say when they get home at night from work while their wife is eager to converse. Sometimes the wife will demand to know what happened for the day and what activities had been done. While a man may have used up his daily allotment of 20,000 words at work, his wife still has a 5,000 word supply.

We are a world of talkers. Talk is everywhere. We have radio programs, talk TV shows, cell phones on every pocket. The problem is this: The more you talk, the greater the odds that your mouth will get you into trouble.  Less talk, less evil and when you are provoke to talk; the more   your mouth will get you into trouble because when you are angry the more it is difficult to tame the tongue.

Here are four simple suggestions for “Mouth Management”:

1.       Think before you speak.  Before you open your mouth, pause for a while and put your mind in gear before opening your mouth. Be aware of your circumstances and have a control of your mouth. Be wise in everything even including the mouth. Proverbs 16:23 says “From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive. Also in Proverbs 18:20 says “Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction.

2.       Always speak the truth. We often hold back the truth to avoid conflict or just not to destroy relationships. We don’t want to rock the boat, but eventually silence makes things worse. Dishonesty destroys relationships, but a real friend will level with you.  Real friend will always tell the truth even if it will hurt but hasten you. Proverbs will always give us the right wisdom and balance in life even in dealing our mouth. Proverbs 25:26 says “An honest answer is like a kiss of friendship.

3.       Speak the truth with love. This is the filter for point # 2. Never use truth as    an excuse to batter people. Never use the truth as a leverage to tear a person down but always use the truth with love to anyone. Let us take a look at Proverbs 12:18 to balance this and says “Some people make cutting remarks but the words of the wise bring healing.

4.       As God for help in managing your mouth. This is the  best  act that you can do  before you open your mouth for  without the help of the Lord, most of the time,  even if you like to  use your mouth  in a nice manner,  the opposite  is being done.  Take the advice of Psalm 141:3 which says “Take control of what I say o Lord, and guard my lips”.