1. THE POWER OF WORDS Words are the vehicle through which we communicate our thoughts, the tongue is the driver. As such it takes us to our destiny.

2. Topics to be covered include: The lying tongue The flattering tongue The manipulating tongue The Hasty tongue The divisive tongue The argumentative tongue The boasting tongue The self-deprecating tongue The slandering tongue ........... Etc.

3. The lying tongue Proverbs 12:22 ‘The Lord detests lying lips, but He delights in men who are truthful’ Everything we do must be based on truth. Lies make for a shaky foundation in any relationship. Lies come in the form of : deceitfulness, half truths, exaggerations and flattery.

5. However, there is a time and a way to say everything: ‘The Lord GOD has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary’ Isaiah 50:4

6. Deceitfulness Why do we do it? For financial gain For social advantage To hide immoral acts To obtain some form of benefit or the other 1Peter 3:10 Genesis 27

7. Deceitfulness deprives us

8. Half truths The word integrity is derived from the mathematical term integer. An integer is a mathematical term meaning whole number as opposed to a fraction. When we walk in integrity, we tell the whole truth and not just a fraction of it.

9. exaggerating

10. Think it, believe it, speak it. My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. All the words of my mouth are just, none of them is crooked or perverse. This is your fasting meditation for this week