1 Peter 3:10-11
10 For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
11 let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.
If you want to love the life you are living and see good days, take note of what God revealed here through Peter, and you can live such a life. Notice the very first thing he addresses in these scriptures is your words. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that death and life are in the power of our tongue. What you are speaking is bringing forth a life you will love and good days, or it will bring the opposite.
Notice it said you must keep your tongue from evil and from speaking deceitful words. To stop speaking evil words, things contrary to scripture, you must stop feeding on such things, for out of the abundance of heart the mouth speaks. If you are skipping church and do not take time to feed on the Word each day, the world around you will make sure you hear plenty of things contrary to God’s Word.
Secondly you must stop speaking deceitful words. James 1:26 teaches us that if you continue to say one thing and yet do another you are deceiving your own heart. Peter goes on to tell us to turn from evil, to seek peace and pursue it. If you are always causing strife with others, you are self-seeking, and James tells us this produces every evil work. You must choose to walk in love at all costs, and sometimes to do so you must walk away rather than fight and argue with others. Learn to address these keys areas in your life and you can live a good life.
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