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40 Days Of Teshuvah To Yom Kippur |
Create In Me A Clean Heart Oh Adonai and Renew a Right Spirit Within Me
Psalm 51
Read Psalm 27 Daily
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The Goal Of Al Chet Is To Get To The Root Of The Problem. To become more like Yeshua and to become conformed to His Image and Torah is a process, it does not happen over night. The key is never to give up, because He does not give up on us. We are all under construction and a work in process and this is the time to do spiritual house cleaning.
#18 For the sin that we have sinned before You through foolish speech.
This is what can be called "Wasted Talk". When we talk with people are we ministering words of life?
We wouldn't think of "foolish speech" as being a sin before God, but have we ever listened to some of our conversations? I know the more I grow spiritually, the less time I have for foolish speech. It is easy to get caught up in it, we all have done it but when all is said and done have we grown or have we digressed after a discussion?
When we gather for social events with believers, what do our conversations focus on? Are we busy talking about this minister or that minister and picking apart people or are we challenging each others spiritual growth.
Proverbs has much to say about speech.
Pro 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Pro 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness
Pro 15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Pro 8:7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Pro 10:18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Pro 10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Pro 10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolishis near destruction.
Pro 14:3 In the mouth of the foolishis a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Pro 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Pro 15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolishdoeth not so.
What other types of foolish speech are we to avoid;
Tit 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
2Ti 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Eph 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
*Journal - Food For Thought
People have a habit of talking for takings sake. When we're bored, we may get on the phone, and "talk and talk and talk." Don't talk without a purpose. In any conversation ask yourself: "Is there any point to this conversation? Am I learning anything? Am I growing?" If you can't identify the point, there probably is none.
Ask yourself:
Did I waste time by talking about trivial things?
Do I seek to share words of Torah at every opportunity?
Exploring the "Al Chet" Prayer by Rabbi Shraga Simmons (Aish Hatorah) |
