Would you just shut your mouth....

You are probably wondering whats up with my title to this post. To be honest I am struggling right now with something I said. Sometimes I just wished I really took the time to think about the consequences about what I am going to say before I blurt it out and end up ruining someones day. I did it yesterday. I did a horrible job of it and totally ruined their day. I feel so often I lack self-control in this area of my life. I am thinking about how much something is affecting me that hasn't happened or that has happened and then I happen. I blurt out what my thoughts are without really even thinking about the consequences of them. And then after I blurt them out I feel like I crawl into my shell and don't know how to talk about what I just said or why I said it the way the I did. So not only have I blurted out something hurtful but I have now no words to say about why I said what I said. Wow. Am I making any sense. I sure hope so.
In years past I have really tried to dig into the Word and what it says about the tongue. And I was just again looking at some verses this morning. I would like to share a few of those here with you.
Psalm 39:1-5 NLT
1 I said to myself, “I will watch what I do
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”
2 But as I stood there in silence—
not even speaking of good things—
the turmoil within me grew worse.
3 The more I thought about it,
the hotter I got,
igniting a fire of words:
4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”

Proverbs 10:31-32 in the Message.
31 A good person's mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom;
a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp.

32 The speech of a good person clears the air;
the words of the wicked pollute it.


Proverbs 18:20-21 in the Message
20 Words satisfy the mind as much as fruit does the stomach;
good talk is as gratifying as a good harvest.

21 Words kill, words give life;
they're either poison or fruit—you choose.

Proverbs 21:23 in the Message
23 Watch your words and hold your tongue;
you'll save yourself a lot of grief.

As I meditate on these verses this morning I want to become a wise person in the way I use my words. I don't want to hurt people anymore with things that I say without thinking. I want to come to a place where I only say things that are uplifting and not degrading. I pray this morning that you bring me to a place Lord where I can learn this wisdom from you.