Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers. Ephesians 4:29
The Lord keeps His word and His promises therefore we believers should do the same. We are to emulate Him for He is our role model, He is the way we are to strive to be. No we will never be perfect like Him, we are sinners, we are filthy rags next to our Holy Father, but we can do things here on earth that glorify His name and one of those is our word. We need to honor our commitments, we need to keep our word to someone who may share something in confidence, we need to speak truth and life in our words and not gossip, lie, or talk filth. You may be the only representation of the Lord someone ever sees or knows and it is your duty to the Lord to glorify Him in all you do and when you truly meditate on that and take that privilege very seriously, you will think twice before you speak. Do not tell someone you will help them with something and then back out of it. Don't talk about one co-worker to another, no matter what it is about. Do not share with your spouse what your friend has shared with you if they have asked you not to. And do not justify any lie or any omission, as a "a little white lie" or "what they don't know won't hurt them" for no matter how imperfect we are, we should always strive to be good people - and this means not lying. The world may not know, but the Lord knows and that is how you should live your life-by His standard, not your own, not the world's. The bible is clear when it says, Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.(Romans 12:2)
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