"Hush Your Mouth"

"If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of Thy children." (Psalms 73:15) It is extremely hard to take something spoken back; it's down right impossible! Maybe it's possible on Twitter or Facebook, if you know what you are doing; but even then, if someone saw it, it's already been out there. You know, Job really was a pretty good example of someone suffering well; he really got into the part, and he made it a public display how much he deserved to have not ever been born. Not that I am picking on Job again, but the point is more about not letting our feelings be displayed in words, at least not the bad ones. I think we mostly like to share negative feelings, but keep the positive feelings more to ourselves. Maybe we think we can hold onto them longer if we keep them inside; but that is not really how it all works. We think good thoughts about someone and keep them to ourselves, then speak out when we are not pleased with them. It's pretty much how many people treat there children; 90% of what they say to there children is all negative stuff, like don't do that, stop doing that, put that down; whatever it is, there is just way more words that scold than words that praise. When we have been given opportunity to be someone that is looked up to as one of God's servant, then we have a great responsibility to keep our feeling in check. It really goes without saying, that words do matter; and I for one know how guilty I am of saying the wrong things. I pray for God to make me His vessel, yet, no sooner do I pray it, garbage rolls out of my mouth. And there is nothing more miserable that wishing you could take back something said, especially when it is said in anger or in a state of feeling wronged. Fortunately for Asaph, or whomever, to this point he has only been expressing his thoughts, and has not publicly announced all that he has been thinking. The cat has not been let out of the bag, if you know what I mean. We all might have someone that we think is someone to confide in, but even the closest friend can take something beyond the walls of secrecy; especially if it is something that puts you at odds with what you portray yourself to be. Actually, this verse displays the very first step in regaining his steps, which is the impact his thoughts might have on others regarding his testimony. We have got to think first of stumbling others! If we do not have a regard for what others might think, then we really need to check ourselves, because we are meant to be an ambassador of Jesus Christ; which means, we are meant to speak for Him, and represent His kingdom. It's one thing to not care what people think about you, but it is entirely something else to not care what people think about your Lord...  "For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. As the Scriptures say, "People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades. But the word of the Lord remains forever." So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord's kindness." (1 Peter 1:23-2:3) NLT