Stop Silence - Speak Up, Do Not Withhold Good

My Planks - Daily Intentions with Jesus at Heart

What does the Bible mean when it says to "judge fairly"? The first step is to point out the planks in my own eye. "Do not withold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act." Proverbs 3:27. Speaking is action. Anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. The fruit produced from your speaking up should be righteous fruit.

My Plank: SILENCE

Verses:

Proverbs 31

Matthew 28

James 1

Proverbs 3

Action Step: Pray that He will guide your words when opportunities for Him arise. Invite Jesus to walk everywhere with you throughout your day, and then act like Jesus is literally right beside you. Notice ways you may be in the right place at the right time just because God places you there to be His hands and feet. So pray before you speak, and ask Him for the words and wisdom. Invite God to show you how to purposefully rethrone Him in all of your interactions, including the uncomfortable times you are challenged to speak for good, to de-escalate a situation, or to praise a deserving person. Repent for the times you have stayed silent and He would've rather you had spoken up. Ask God to break any bonds you may have formed of allegiance with things of this world that are not of Him, things that prevent you from speaking. What other verses do you think should be used for this plank?

What is My Planks?

If I want to make BIG societal changes, where do I start? Well, it may sound cliche or naive, but the first step is to look at ourselves. Jesus told us we start with ourselves by removing the planks from our own eye before addressing the specks in the eyes of others.

So that’s what I’m doing here. I'm rebuilding myself after 10 years of rare disease. Welcome to My Planks. I'll share one of my planks each week. Every episode will end with an optional repentance minute, if that week’s plank was familiar to you too, you can join in.

Repentance is key. We can't just point out our planks, we need to repent to God, and get His help removing them. Supernatural help from God the Father is ALWAYS THE BEST DECISION.

Join me as we change the world by starting with ourselves.

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