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1 " Winning the war of words involves choosing our words carefully. It is not just about the words we say, but also about the words we choose not to say. "
― Paul David Tripp , War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles
2 " Christ has already placed in my storehouse everything that I need. "
3 " An idolatrous heart will produce idol words, words that serve the idol that grips us. "
4 " Spiritual adultery occurs when I give the love that belongs to God alone to something or someone else. "
5 " Change begins at the level of the heart. "
6 " Word problems are often interpretation problems. We do not say the right thing because we do not believe the right thing. "
7 " The heart of the righteous weighs its answers” (Prov. 15:28). "
8 " Genesis 1—the only time in human history when there was no war of words. In Genesis 1, the world of communication was a world of peace, truth, and life. Words were never used as weapons. Truth was never used to tear down. Words were always spoken in love, and human communication never broke the bonds of peace. "
9 " You do not really understand the significance of words until you realize that the first words that human ears ever heard were not the words of another human being, but the words of God! The value of every piece of human communication is rooted in the fact that God speaks. "
10 " When we speak, it must be with the realization that God has given our words significance. He has ordained for them to be important. "
11 " We realize that God has us just where we need to be so that his purposes for us and his promises to us may come to pass. "
12 " God is at work, taking people who instinctively speak for themselves and transforming them into people who effectively speak for him. "
13 " Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. (James 1:19) "
14 " Self-control is a fruit of his work. "
15 " hope is nothing less than a confident expectation of a guaranteed result. "
16 " To speak as Christ’s ambassadors, we must understand God’s mission and how it offers us practical guidance for the things we face with family, friendships, and the body of Christ. It’s Been His Mission from the Beginning "
17 " To be part of God’s redemptive rescue is not only a high calling but a moral obligation. "
18 " No podemos gloriarnos en aquello de lo que nos libera la gracia, sin aceptar también aquello a lo que nos llama. "
19 " Just like Adam, when we blame people and situations for our problems, below the surface we are also making accusations against God. "