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Proverbs 22, 18, for it is pleasing when you keep
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them in your heart and have all of them ready
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on your lips. Today's episode, fixing your mouth. Growing up
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in the South, I heard my mother and my aunties
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and them ask a question that required no answer. How
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could you fix your mouth to say that? Now, as
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a kid, my little imagination went straight to the repair shop.
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Somebody taking their mouth off, getting a screwdriver and a hammer,
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making adjustments, then attaching it back to their face. Apparently,
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you needed tools to say what you just said. But
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of course, they meant, how did you even let those
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words come out? Proverbs 22, 18 gives that expression somewhere
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else to go. The New International Version says to keep
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these sayings in your heart and have them ready on
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your lips. The teacher asks us to listen and take
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wisdom to heart. Then we practice bringing it from the
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heart and head back out of the mouth on demand.
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And I know something about having words ready. Give me
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the first few notes of an old song. I've got
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lyrics I haven't consciously thought about in 30 years lined
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up and ready for duty. Movie quotes, too, and a
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few other expressions I will not fix my mouth to
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repeat right here. You're welcome. Pray for me. We rehearse
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things until they become available without much effort. What if
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we gave wisdom that kind of prominent space? Imagine somebody
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pushing your buttons and a wise answer popping out before
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your favorite comeback. Yeah, sometimes you got to pop out
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and show some wisdom. That takes practice. Sometimes you catch
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yourself halfway through the sentence. Hold on. Let me say
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that differently. That counts. Keep on practicing. Today is International
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Stuttering Awareness Day. I have friends who stutter and I
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want to give them their props. Speaking can take effort
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the rest of us never notice. We can honor that
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by giving people time to finish. That brings a responsibility
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back to me. When I fix my mouth to speak,
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am I giving that same care to the words I choose?
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Everybody's voice deserves respect and everybody can practice letting compassion
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shape their words. Remember, give wisdom enough room in your
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heart to find its way onto your lips. Prayer. God,
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fill my heart with wisdom that shapes my words. Today's challenge,
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write one patient response you'll need today, such as, help
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me understand what you mean. Say it aloud three times.
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Use it in one real conversation before the day ends.
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Proverbs Daily is a reader and listener supported program. Every
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post is free. But if you'd like to help spread
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the message and make the sacred positively contagious, tap subscribe
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or upgrade and join us. Thank you in advance for
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your support. About the author. Fred Lynch is a creative communicator, author,
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and Christian hip-hop pioneer. To connect everywhere, hit me at
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HeyFredLynch on all the socials and we'll connect. Want daily
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wisdom on your phone? Go to ProverbsDaily.org. Thanks again and
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please like plus share to help someone walk in wisdom.
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Be wise. Be well. Peace.
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Proverbs 22, 18, for it is pleasing when you keep
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them in your heart and have all of them ready
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00:00:05.960 --> 00:00:10.740
on your lips. Today's episode, fixing your mouth. Growing up
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00:00:10.779 --> 00:00:13.580
in the South, I heard my mother and my aunties
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00:00:13.619 --> 00:00:17.039
and them ask a question that required no answer. How
6
00:00:17.079 --> 00:00:20.019
could you fix your mouth to say that? Now, as
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00:00:20.059 --> 00:00:23.960
a kid, my little imagination went straight to the repair shop.
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00:00:24.050 --> 00:00:27.769
Somebody taking their mouth off, getting a screwdriver and a hammer,
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00:00:28.070 --> 00:00:32.210
making adjustments, then attaching it back to their face. Apparently,
10
00:00:32.530 --> 00:00:35.590
you needed tools to say what you just said. But
11
00:00:35.649 --> 00:00:39.049
of course, they meant, how did you even let those
12
00:00:39.170 --> 00:00:44.719
words come out? Proverbs 22, 18 gives that expression somewhere
13
00:00:44.820 --> 00:00:48.119
else to go. The New International Version says to keep
14
00:00:48.189 --> 00:00:51.250
these sayings in your heart and have them ready on
15
00:00:51.310 --> 00:00:54.770
your lips. The teacher asks us to listen and take
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00:00:54.909 --> 00:00:59.189
wisdom to heart. Then we practice bringing it from the
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00:00:59.250 --> 00:01:03.329
heart and head back out of the mouth on demand.
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00:01:03.710 --> 00:01:07.340
And I know something about having words ready. Give me
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00:01:07.409 --> 00:01:10.609
the first few notes of an old song. I've got
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00:01:10.769 --> 00:01:15.150
lyrics I haven't consciously thought about in 30 years lined
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00:01:15.269 --> 00:01:18.829
up and ready for duty. Movie quotes, too, and a
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00:01:18.870 --> 00:01:22.319
few other expressions I will not fix my mouth to
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repeat right here. You're welcome. Pray for me. We rehearse
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things until they become available without much effort. What if
25
00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:34.060
we gave wisdom that kind of prominent space? Imagine somebody
26
00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:37.340
pushing your buttons and a wise answer popping out before
27
00:01:37.379 --> 00:01:41.060
your favorite comeback. Yeah, sometimes you got to pop out
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00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:45.650
and show some wisdom. That takes practice. Sometimes you catch
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yourself halfway through the sentence. Hold on. Let me say
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that differently. That counts. Keep on practicing. Today is International
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Stuttering Awareness Day. I have friends who stutter and I
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00:01:57.980 --> 00:02:01.049
want to give them their props. Speaking can take effort
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00:02:01.109 --> 00:02:04.129
the rest of us never notice. We can honor that
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00:02:04.209 --> 00:02:08.870
by giving people time to finish. That brings a responsibility
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00:02:08.930 --> 00:02:11.870
back to me. When I fix my mouth to speak,
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00:02:12.210 --> 00:02:15.379
am I giving that same care to the words I choose?
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00:02:15.939 --> 00:02:22.139
Everybody's voice deserves respect and everybody can practice letting compassion
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00:02:22.500 --> 00:02:27.180
shape their words. Remember, give wisdom enough room in your
39
00:02:27.240 --> 00:02:31.360
heart to find its way onto your lips. Prayer. God,
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00:02:31.860 --> 00:02:36.289
fill my heart with wisdom that shapes my words. Today's challenge,
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00:02:36.699 --> 00:02:40.560
write one patient response you'll need today, such as, help
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00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:44.120
me understand what you mean. Say it aloud three times.
43
00:02:44.699 --> 00:02:48.039
Use it in one real conversation before the day ends.
44
00:02:48.479 --> 00:02:53.020
Proverbs Daily is a reader and listener supported program. Every
45
00:02:53.099 --> 00:02:55.539
post is free. But if you'd like to help spread
46
00:02:55.560 --> 00:03:00.849
the message and make the sacred positively contagious, tap subscribe
47
00:03:00.949 --> 00:03:05.310
or upgrade and join us. Thank you in advance for
48
00:03:05.330 --> 00:03:10.710
your support. About the author. Fred Lynch is a creative communicator, author,
49
00:03:10.750 --> 00:03:14.069
and Christian hip-hop pioneer. To connect everywhere, hit me at
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00:03:14.110 --> 00:03:17.770
HeyFredLynch on all the socials and we'll connect. Want daily
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00:03:17.830 --> 00:03:23.000
wisdom on your phone? Go to ProverbsDaily.org. Thanks again and
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00:03:23.090 --> 00:03:27.319
please like plus share to help someone walk in wisdom.
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00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:29.919
Be wise. Be well. Peace.
