Not even one bad word

In making plans for this week, Bethany and I planned a girls and boys evening. Originally it was intended to be something earned, but we decided to just let all the kids come because we wanted them all to be able to participate. When I was thinking/praying about a particular thing my Ana kids need to work on, their mouths was what came to mind. I sat down to spend some time with Jesus and prepare for our meeting discussing this issue. Ephesians 4:29 was the verse that summed up what I wanted to share with them, "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is useful in building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." We talked about what unwholesome talk is: gossipping, cursing, swearing, talking back, making fun of someone, taking the Lord's name in vain, and just plain ugly talk. And I also tried to give them an example of a tower and what happens when you pull out one of the blocks in the middle...it gets destroyed. We then played a game (if that's what you want to call it) where everyone drew out a slip of paper telling them to say something nice about another child in the room or giving an example of unwholesome talk. We hung up the verse in the kitchen and I was suprised at how many times they referred each other to, "Niciun cuvant sticat (not even one bad word)!" And a few of them asked if we were going to play the game again, or have another discussion. Please pray for these great teachable moments. Pray that I would be disciplined enough to prepare for them and that the Holy Spirit would give me wisdom as to what needs to be discussed.