GOOD FOR BAD

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     When toxic words come our way, the key is to be sure not to internalize them, but to guard our hearts and to replace them.  Whether the words come from others, whispered from Satan or from yourself, guard your heart against toxic words, and, also, replace those words with life-giving words.
     One of the keys to life is returning life-giving words for toxic ones.  The natural response is to return evil for evil, toxic for toxic.  But, God is able to work powerfully when we return good for evil, life-giving for toxic.
     Why do you think we tend to speak more toxic words than life-giving words, even when we don't intend to?

Read James 3.

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