For many years I struggled with my tongue, I’m not referring necessarily to swear words or profanity, but to the things that would proceed out of my lips that often disagreed with what God was declaring over my life.
At times, I found it too easy to come into agreement with things I heard that were in blatant disagreement with God’s Truth and His purposes for my life. Over time that changed as Holy Spirit got a hold of my life more and more and my speech began to change becoming more in agreement with His Word and His Truth.
My message shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as the light rain upon the tender grass, and as the showers upon the herb. Deuteronomy 32:2
To distill- purify (a liquid) by vaporizing it, then condensing it by cooling the vapor, and collecting the resulting liquid.
“they managed to distill a small quantity of water”
synonyms: purify, refine, filter, treat, process
For many of us, God has us in the process of refining the words that leave our lips. This change comes more and more as the message He has created us to be takes shape upon the tablet of our hearts. For what is in and upon your heart will always proceed out of your mouth (Matthew 12:34).
God is distilling your words, as He speaks over you by the Holy Spirit, causing the message written upon your heart to become the focal point of what proceeds from your mouth. As the Word is refined and distilled it becomes purer and purer until the only thing in the message is Him.
“Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the mind and healing to the body.” Proverbs 16:24
If you’re frustrated with your words or struggling with the stuff coming out of your lips don’t be discouraged! God has you in the process of Distillation and is working on your heart even now changing that dynamic. After all, if He wasn’t it wouldn’t even bother you in the first place!
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