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Was just reading another parenting book - Leading Teens to Freedom in Christ by Neil Anderson and Rich Miller. Some stuff struck me afresh.

I came across a verse I once held dear, and have gradually forgotten:

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification [building up] according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Eph 4:29

The next verse tells us the Spirit of God is grieved when we use our tongues to tear down.

Reckless words do not wreck less, they wreck more.

Wow.

What an important reminder.

I recently watched a movie which uses the F word like, every 2 minutes. Was getting disturbed, and wondered to myself, will I get unknowingly influenced, and could I possibly start using this word too?

Now that the Lord has answered my question by showing me this verse, I'm gonna make the choice - to not LET any unwholesome word PROCEED from my mouth.

And He reaffirmed from Proverbs 4:24 - Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

May the words of my mouth serve to build up only, and never tear down! May this be so for every student I teach!