T.H.I.N.K before you speak✊🏾

T.H.I.N.K

https://www.highergroundsmgmt.com/post/the-importance-of-thinking-before-you-speak#:~:text=Another%20great%20tool%20for%20helping,and%20Kind%3A%20T%20%E2%80%93%20TRUE .

Another great tool for helping to train yourself to think before you speak is to use the THINK acronym. THINK can help you take control, make good decisions, talk less, and listen more.

THINK stands for True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, and Kind:

T – TRUE. Is what you are saying true, or is it ‘fake news’? Lies and misinformation hurt others and reflect the liar as someone untrustworthy.

H – HELPFUL. Are your words helpful? Assisting others to make better decisions by offering good advice is also important.

I – INSPIRING. Are others inspired by what you are saying? People are greatly inspired by words that influence to prompt others to do amazing things.

N – NECESSARY. Do your words need to be said? Useless chatter is annoying, while language that actively hurts others is wholly unnecessary.

K – KIND. Is what you want to say kind? We all know the saying “if you don’t have anything nice to say, say nothing at all”. Unkind sentences have the power to hurt people.

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“Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭AMP‬‬

In the Greek “think” logizomai ‘log-id'-zom-ahee’ is defined as

to take an inventory, that is, estimate (literally or figuratively): - reflect on, take account of, estimate aright, conclude, esteem, impute, lay, number, reason, reckon, suppose, think (on).

Scriptures to think on:

Proverbs 12:18:

"Wise words heal and thoughtless words can cut like a sword!".

Proverbs 13:3:

"If we can control our tongues, it will enhance our lives. But if we speak before we think, we can ruin everything".

Proverbs 15:4: "A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit”

Proverbs 15:28:

"The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words".

Proverbs 16:23: "Intelligent people think before they speak; what they say is then more persuasive".

Proverbs 18:21: "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit."

Ecclesiastes 5:2-3:

"Think before you speak, and be careful about what you say to God".

Ephesians 4:29: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."