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I'm sitting next to the playground at the newly renovated Navarra Park, watching children play and be happy,

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and also thinking, meditating on 2 Timothy 2.16.

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It says, but avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further unguidableness.

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Worldly and empty, here in this verse, are two descriptors that could really refer to a lot of talk, couldn't they?

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Unconstructive seems like it would cover empty. That happens a lot.

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Worldly mostly means stuff not to do with God. It also happens a lot.

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It seems like we would be silent a good part of the time if we actually cut these things out.

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However, the emphasis in this verse is on what will lead us to further godliness.

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We're to be cutting out things that will lead us to further unguidableness,

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and our lives should be built on things that will lead us to further godliness.

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So if you speak, make your speech valuable. Make it encouragement. Make it godly.

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Focus your eyes, your attention, your heart on Jesus and on His Word,

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and these things will give you strength to make your life full of godliness.

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Check out our website, newitesholishichurch.org,

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and feel free to text back in to the 419-419-0095 number,

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any encouraging message you'd like to see passed around to other Christians.

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God bless you today.