War of Words

In this past Sunday's War of Words video, Paul Tripp made a point that I found incredibly convicting. Words come from the heart. Have you ever thought about that? Everything we say comes from our heart. There is no "I didn't mean that" or many times no "just kidding." Words we say were in our heart before they left our tongue. Tripp used an illustration of something his mother told him when he was young. "A drunk never says or does anything that wasn't already inside him." Or something along those lines, I can't remember the exact wording. But it's so true. Words do come from the heart. They are incredibly powerful. And we need to remember that and watch what we say and think before we speak. Nothing we say wasn't already in our hearts. Honestly, it's kind of scary.