The Heart as Teacher

12-01-09

Proverbs 16:23
It is good to know what to say, but oh too often the right words doesn’t come out right nor is it received in the rightness intended. In these times advice is taken as an insult because of how it was presented. Perhaps you have experienced the frustration and embarrassment from saying good things in the wrong way. These moments act as tools to motivate toward a better way of getting the message across.

The heart is that resource the wise uses to teach the mouth how to respond in a way that produces good results. With the heart as teacher the good words will not only be present they will flow in the goodness intended. The wise teaches the mouth and adds learning to the lips.

The heart has the ability to teach, whether though tact, patience, gentleness or silence. The heart becomes the instructor and educator to increase learning on how to say what needs to be said. No chalk boards, no lesson plans only real life experiences packed with the emotional tensions and attitudes to bring the student face to face with the lesson. The students don’t just hear the lesson they experience it.

The heart is not only a tool for the student, but also for building life in those who will hear. By working on the tongue the heart teaches proper representation which enables the mouth and lips to exercise tact and skill when communicating with others. By making the words less offensive others are more receptive to the truth found within them. The wisdom in one heart is able to build the life in another.

Recognize the heart as your teacher. Let it instruct you and mold your mouth into the speech other need to hear. Let it add to the lips what it has learned. Let it give from the knowledge and understanding stored within. See what is in your heart, it will teach you what to say and how to say it