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要谨慎你的言语。言语有很大的威力，它会成为祝福，也有可能使人受伤。当你说话不注意或很消极的时候，你伤害他人也伤害自己。用言语表述的能力是一种特权，是给予那些按我形象被造的人。因此，你要负责的去运用这个特权。

WATCH YOUR WORDS DILIGENTLY. Words have such great power to bless or to wound. When you speak carelessly or negatively, you damage others as well as yourself. This ability to verbalize is an awesome privilege, granted only to those I created in My image. You need help in wielding this mighty power responsibly.

虽然这个世界称赞机智灵敏的反驳，我对交流的带领却是与之相反的：快快的听，慢慢的说，慢慢的动怒。无论你什么时候讲话，都要求我的灵帮助你，指教你当说的话语。在你接电话前，这样祷告—‘圣灵，帮助我”，久而久之，你会发现这个原则的益处。这个原则也可以用在和你周围的人的交流上。如果他们很沉默，在和他们讲话之前先祷告。如果他们在讲话，在回应他们之前先祷告。这些都是很短的祷告，但是这样的祷告却使你一直在我的里面。这样的方式，让你所出的话都是在我的灵的控制之下。最后你会发现：在你的生命中，积极的言语会取代那些消极的言语，你增长的喜乐也会让你很惊喜。

Though the world applauds quick-witted retorts, My instructions about communication are quite different: Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Ask My Spirit to help you whenever you speak. I have trained you to pray--"Help me, Holy Spirit"--before answering the phone, and you have seen the benefits of this discipline. Simply apply the same discipline to communication with people around you. If they are silent, pray before speaking to them. If they are talking, pray before responding. These are split-second prayers, but they put you in touch with My Presence. In this way, your speaking comes under the control of My Spirit. As positive speech patterns replace your negative ones, the increase in your Joy will amaze you.

经文：

弗4：29：污秽的言语，一句不可出口，只要随事说造就人的好话，叫听见的人得益处。

祷告：

亲爱的主，帮助我，让我在每一次讲话之前都能先祷告，让我能谨慎我的言语，让我能讲述积极、正面的话语。让我所讲的话能成为他人的祝福。