Daily Devotional - Speak Less and Say More

Our Daily Devotional - “Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.”
— Ecclesiastes 5:2

Standing at the threshold of a new year, I’m carrying a simple resolution: Speak less and say more. Ecclesiastes reminds me that this isn’t just good communication—it’s proper posture. God is in heaven. I am on earth. That truth alone should slow my words and steady my heart.

We live in a world that rewards quick opinions and constant noise, but Scripture calls us to something deeper. When I rush to speak—especially before God—I often reveal more impatience than faith. This verse isn’t a call to silence; it’s an invitation to intention. Fewer words, more weight. Less noise, more meaning.

Speaking less means resisting the urge to fill every moment, defend every position, or perform for approval. Saying more means letting words rise from reflection, humility, and listening first. In God’s presence, silence is not empty—it is attentive. And words spoken from reverence carry far more than words spoken in haste.

Let Us Pray - Dear Heavenly Father teach me to slow my words and quiet my heart in Your presence; help me listen more than I speak, choose my words with care, and trust that You are at work even in the silence. Shape my speech so that what I say is rooted in humility, guided by wisdom, and offered in obedience to You. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Walk in faith, rest in grace, and trust the One who walks beside you.

In His love and grace,

ray mileur
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