Watch your words

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly." (2 Timothy 15-16) This passage really spoke to me as I read it this past week. One thing that I have struggled with and still struggle with is my tongue and keeping it under control (James 3). My main problem is encouragement though, because as I sit around with what I would call my good group of Christian friends most of the things that we say are words that put down each other and for more than the last year here at Williams I have struggled with Ephesians 4:29. That is not something to just pass over, Paul kind of meant it when he wrote it. We all were told when we were kids that if we did not have anything nice to say then to not say anything at all. I think this is kind of the same principle of this verse. (Ephesians 4:29) This makes perfect sense but yet we still do not do it. Why is it that even with my friends I do not uplift them and I know that what people hear me say must contradict what I stand for at times. Not only that but I do not go out and witness or even whenever the situation arises I have been insensitive to the Spirit and have just past up the opportunity to share the Gospel and then I will turn around and put down one of my friends. This is not right and is something I am trying to change and I ask that you please pray for me about this. Now I am just preaching at myself, which I do often, but this is just something that I struggle with and I am just sharing my heart. Good Day and God Bless
Matt Justice