A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! - Proverbs 15:23.

 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.  Proverbs 25:11.

What comes out of our mouth is so very important, especially when we have the opportunity to counsel or be a spiritual help to someone. According to Proverbs 15:23 it is a joyful thing to be able to answer someone and to speak a word to them. In Proverbs 25:11 it says that it is like apples of gold..; it is a tradition or a common practice to give someone who is sick a fruit basket, how much more is it a gift to give a word that is fitly spoken. Proverbs 16:24 says, Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. The answer should come from the Lord. Proverbs 16:1 says, The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. And Isaiah 50:4 says, The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. And II Timothy 4:2 says, Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. We must be dilligent to study the Word of God (II Timothy 2:15) to prepare our hearts to bring forth fruit in our own lives. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. - Luke 8:15. We do not want to have perverse and corrupt things in our hearts, because they will come out. Luke 6:45, A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Luke 6:45 Also, we must guard our spirit to make sure that we are speaking the truth in the right spirit, not like Job's friends. Look at Job 26:1-4, But Job answered and said, How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? If we will be faithful to study the Word of God and pray, keep our hearts and spirits right, then the Holy Ghost can use the Words of our mouth to do a work in someone's life. And sometimes we may have to wait for an answer, there have been times when someone has asked me something and to my shame, I didn't know the answer. A time like that is when you need  to follow Proverbs 15:28, The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
It is very easy to give a hasty answer that may be wrong, but when you take the time to pray and search the Word of God for the answer your words will be more sure. Then there will be times when you have to have an answer right away. If you have prepared yourself to answer every man, then the Holy Ghost will take over. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. - John 14:26. And Matthew 10:18-20, And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Well, I hope this has been a blessing to you; until next time may the Lord bless you.

Sis. Tanya