Try to be tactful - All The Word for Today Daily Devotionals for 2026

The Word for Today - Saturday, July 4, 2021
by Bob and Debby Gass

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Try to be tactful

â€˜Let your conversation be gracious and attractive.' Colossians 4:6 NLT

If you habitually put your foot in your mouth, there's a Scriptural remedy. , when the truth is that anger, frustration, disappointment, and retaliation are what's truly in our hearts.

What's the remedy? Before you speak, take a moment to review the words in your mind, and try to evaluate their impact. Then choose to yield to the Holy Spirit's leading. Doing that will help you develop the emotional discipline necessary for stifling tactless remarks.

SoulFood: Is 53:2-12, Acts 8:26-40

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