The irony of this makes me laugh.

A post about using less words.

Yet, I process with words…trying to find the happy medium.

As of late, I have blogged less and I think one of the reasons behind this is for several reasons…One, well, life is crazy. Two, I feel that my words have become so many that they have lost their importance.

I was telling my husband the other day that I need to stop talking as much in our growth group. I was somewhat expecting him to say, “nooo honey, what you say is so valuable and important…” But, he replied with a simple “yes.” It somewhat stung to hear that, but it was so good and so humbling. He probably doesn’t even remember saying it, but it resonated with me throughout this week.

Today, as I was reading in Proverbs, God’s Word really spoke to me. The Proverbs talk a lot about fools and the wise. I often read the verses and think, “oh, that was inspirational…I’ll add that to the list of the billion other things I need to work on.” Today was different…as I was reading, the ‘babbling fool’ was mentioned several times. And each time, I read it as myself instead of categorizing it to someone else who I think talks a lot…HAHA…

So as I read Proverbs 10:19, I read. “Whenever [Sarah’s] words are many, transgression is not lacking, but when [Sarah] restrains [her] lips [she] is prudent.” Or verse 8: “The wise of heart will receive commandments, but [Sarah], the babbling fool, will come to ruin.”

Yep, ouch…those outcomes don’t sound too fun.

We did an exercise in our growth group on Tuesday, and they asked us to name one of the heart attitudes that our church adapted from scripture (see them here) that we have the most difficult time with. I put one answer (which is definitely difficult for me), but as I look back on the last few months, (and if I’m being honest, the last [not quite] 26 years of my life) I struggle with giving and receiving scriptural correction. Like verse 19, I talk a lot and transgressions are many…and for those of us who talk a lot, pride is strongly attached to that.

It’s gonna be a long road, but it will be worth it.

So, reader of my blog, here’s where you come in…

What are some ways you have combatted over-talking? How have you chosen wisdom in this area of your life? How have you seen God work as you have chosen to restrain yourself instead of having babbling lips?

Ready, Set, Go!