{"id":1283,"date":"2026-02-25T00:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2026-02-22T20:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:11:29","slug":"day-25-conversation-heart-timely-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/day-25-conversation-heart-timely-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 25–Conversation Heart–Timely Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOUTH MEDICINE:<\/u><\/strong>
\nTo everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: …A time to keep silence, and\u00a0a time to speak; <\/em>Ecclesiastes 3:1,7<\/p>\n

TONGUE TALK:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Timely speech can make a great difference in someone’s life.<\/p>\n

As Ecclesiastes says there is a time for everything, so if we happen to speak into someone’s life at just the right time or if we keep silent and do not speak at that certain time, our speech and actions could be what God uses to make a difference in their life.\u00a0 Sometimes God may want us to speak, and sometimes He may want us to keep silent.
\nWe need to always be ready and pray that He will show us what we are to do.<\/p>\n

HEART HELP:
\n<\/u><\/strong>And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,<\/em> 1 Corinthians 2:4<\/p>\n

MY PRAYER FOR TODAY:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Dear God,
\nI always want my words and actions to be timely. Please help me to be aware of this each day so I might be used of You to speak or act in someone’s life at just that right time.
\nI pray my speech will always be timely because Your Spirit is helping me to discern the time to speak and the time to be silent.
\nThank You God. Amen.<\/p>\n

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