Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but that which is good, for the necessary edification. Ephesians 4:29
What a frustrating problem pollution is! everyone suffers, but all contribute to increase. Pollution comes in many forms, but there is a form that is often overlooked. And it is "verbal contamination", and it is generated by grumblings, complainers and critics. The poison of pessimism creates an atmosphere of generalized negativism where the only thing that is emphasized is the bad side of things.
As people, and more as believers daily we must be correcting, thank God we have and we have the help of the Holy Spirit that brings us daily to all truth, and corrects us in our speech. Personally I have made this type of challenge with my daughters, to correct our speech, to exclude words from our vocabulary, not to hear criticism, or complaints, or negativities of people who usually generate this type of verbal contamination.
In Ephesians 4, Paul urges believers to act in a practical way. We are told that we must divest ourselves of the old self and its behaviors, which sadden the Holy Spirit (read Ephesians 4: 22-30) and clothe us with the new self that edifies others (verse 24). By depending on the help of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16), we can make many changes in our behavior, in the way we think and in the way we speak.
It is a continuous learning, daily we live in Venezuela with the situation in our country. It is inevitable to hear complaints about the high cost of food, medicines, this situation is truly alarming. The only thing that keeps us in our faith, personally I will continue to believe that God is not subject to crisis, that he is our Father and that he will sustain us every day with what is necessary to move forward.
So dear reader, if we want to get rid of verbal contamination, we must decide to change and ask God to help us. This is a great way to begin to cleanse the spiritual environment.
God bless you that you have a blessed week, walking with the conviction that we are not alone, God is with us..