Psalm 12:1-8

God is teaching me a lot these days on prayer and just spending time talking to Him. All He wants is for our hearts to be with Him in conversation so that we not only speak but listen to what he wants to do in our day. I trust He will guard over you and lead you through your week friend.

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Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be,
  For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. 
They speak falsehood to one another;
  With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. 
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
  The tongue that speaks great things; 
Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail;
  Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?" 
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
  Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs." 
The words of the LORD are pure words;
  As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. 
You, O LORD, will keep them;
  You will preserve him from this generation forever. 
The wicked strut about on every side
  When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Psalm 12:1-8

Think to yourself for a moment; what is the most painful of all sins? Immediately you start quite a list in your head of some of the worst things imaginable, but there is one that really tops them all. Gossip or a tongue that is quick to spread lies is the most devastating sin that comes to my mind. Not one of us has gone without being hurt by this sin, and if we are honest we have not gone without committing it either. 

Double hearted people are spoken against throughout the Word of God, because they cause so much destruction in their ways. We use our mouths as weapons of gossip rather than of peace we hurt ourselves and everyone else around us. We can begin to understand why the Psalmist wonders if there is anyone who is faithful anymore. This heart cry is in the midst of such trial among deceivers. 

Even when we think we mean well, we can be using gossip and foolish talk. Some things are usually best left unsaid and unspoken, except to the Lord in prayer or with concern with a spouse. Its so easy to lose the reality that words can really damage reputations and lives to the point where repair is almost impossible. Guarding the tongue is crucial to walking a good and upright life with the Lord. If you must speak, speak first to Him and even more so that the truth will be the only remaining thing that comes from your lips.