"The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them." ~~King Solomon

The most difficult thing in life to control is our tongue. What we say makes a difference. With God's Holy Spirit in us we can be wise. Otherwise we spread destruction everytime we speak.

May we speak the common sense of God and be preserved.

"The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them." ~~King Solomon (Proverbs 11:9)

"If good people barely make it, what's in store for the bad!" ~~King Solomon

Jesus is straight with us. The way is not easy. He says it over and over. Unfortunately, many in the church want us believe otherwise. Solomon knew otherwise as well.

We need to vigilant. We need to follow the narrow way. We need to take up the way of sacrifice. We need to leave everything behind for Jesus, our Messiah.

"If good people barely make it, what's in store for the bad!" ~~King Solomon (Proverbs 11:31)

God offered Solomon anything he wanted. All he asked for was wisdom. God gave it to him. Here is his suggestion so I think I should pay attention to it. Simple advise.

Start with God.

That's it.

Start with God—the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning. Proverbs 1:7

I should pause

Easier said than done some days. Someone says something and off I go. I react. I speak. I regret it.

God's wisdom teaches me to pause. I should forgive what they say. I should forget what they say.

His wisdom teaches me to pause.

Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget. Proverbs 19:11