As written and presented by Mary Whelchel

The Bible tells us that the power of life and death is in the tongue. Why, then, don't we use it for life instead of for death? I believe that we as Christians, more than anyone else, should be very careful that we are not speaking words that destroy others or ourselves.

As written and presented by Mary Whelchel

Undoubtedly you know someone who just cannot stop talking-just a real motor mouth. We all know people like that. Do you like to be with them? Probably not that much. But talking too much is more than just an irritating bad habit. We need to see what God has to say about talking too much.

Proverbs 17:27 says a man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a few verses later it tells us that a fool delights in airing his own opinions, and that it is shameful for a person to answer before listening.

As written and presented by Mary Whelchel

You know, all of us have missing pieces in our lives: those things we really desire and long for but for some reason, we just don't have them. They can be little things or big ones, but they sit there in the back of your mind, always gnawing at you a little, and you feel like something important is really missing. Now the key issue for us as believers is how do we handle these missing pieces? As I see it, you have several options open to you:

As written and presented by Mary Whelchel

Do you think it's realistic for us to be able to thank God for the missing pieces of our lives? I believe not only is it realistic, it's the only way we'll know real peace and contentment in our lives.

God began showing me a few years ago that the missing pieces were actually a blessing. Why? Because without them I might have been lulled into thinking I was self-sufficient and never seen my true needy state.