What is the root of your conversation? How do you respond when you are faced with situations in your life? Do you speak the word of God, or do you speak the word of the world? Do you speak life, or do you speak death? "Death and Life are in the power of the tongue..." (Prov. 18:21a, KJV) Whether you speak life, or death, the Root Of Your Conversation is based upon what's in your heart. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth will speak. (Matt. 12:34) So whatever is inside you is what comes out of you during your conversations. So, how do I make sure I have the right roots? I am glad you asked that question.

There are three steps to getting the right kind of roots in your conversation.

Step one: Guard your heart. What you allow in, and what you allow to stay in your heart, will take root. Guard your heart for out of it flows the issues of life. (Prov. 4:23) You cannot allow anything into your heart. Words are seeds. They enter your heart by what you see and hear. That is why you cannot just watch anything, (i.e., television shows or movies) or let anyone talk to you about anything. Whether you are seeing or hearing, seeds are being dumped into your heart. In order to have good roots, you must allow the word of God in your heart. This is done by going to church, listening to, or watching tapes, or by conversing with godly friends. Yes, godly friends! Your worldly friends cannot tell you what God says about anything, especially if you are going through a situation. You need godly counsel. (Ps. 1:1)
Step two: Weed out the bad roots. You decide what seeds take root by what you allow to stay there. If you accept and believe the words (seeds) you allow into your heart, they will take root. Good or bad! When you meditate on words, they become strong and real to you, and they become what you believe. Then you will talk about what you believe. Replace negative words, (roots and seeds) or words contrary to the word of God, with the words of God. For example, do not listen to what family and friends say about raising your children if it is not godly. You know what I*m talking about, "the terrible twos," "the troublesome threes" and "out of control teenagers." "You can*t do anything with teens because they will do what they want, when they want!" This is what the world says about our children, but what does God say? "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." (Prov. 22:6) Find out what God says about raising your children, and let His words be the roots in your heart.
Step three: Strengthen your roots. You strengthen your roots by fasting, praying and by studying the Word of God. These three things add nutrients to your roots. Fasting breaks the hold that the bad roots may have in your heart. (Isa. 58:6) This also puts your flesh in check. Praying the word adds water to your roots. Your roots need water in order to grow. By studying the word of God, you are learning more in depth about His word and allowing your roots to grow deep. The more you know about God*s word, the more you grow.

Remember, Jesus said you will have what so ever you say. (Mk. 11:23) So make sure that your conservation is rooted and grounded in the words of God.

Nathaniel Ware is the husband of Monica Ware, Publisher & Founder of EVE.
Nathaniel is a dynamic singer, songwriter and children's worker.