Do you know what is acceptable?
Ask yourself that question.
In any given situation, around any individual,
do you know, can you discern,
do you have the discretion to know
what is acceptable to say and what isn't?
If you don't, then you need to learn discretion.
Proverbs chapter 16 verse 23 says,
the heart of the wise teacheth his mouth,
isn't that interesting, and addeth learning to his lips.
Hey, some Christians need to take their mouths to school.
Sit them down at a desk and say,
all right, I'm gonna teach you how to talk.
And I'm not talking about grammar either.
I'm gonna teach you how to be appropriate.
I'm gonna teach you discretion and wisdom and judgment.
I'm gonna teach you timing.
I'm gonna teach you what to say, how to say,
and when to say it because you're a righteous mouth,
and you know what, I want you to learn how to speak.
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth
and addeth learning to his lips.
You know, there's nothing wrong with developing a thought
in your mind of what you're gonna say before you say it.
There's nothing wrong with thinking about what,
and it sounds funny, right?
But you know what, sometimes people talk and you wonder,
did they think about what they were gonna say
before they said it?
There's nothing wrong with taking a couple minutes
before you speak and say, is this appropriate to say?
Like, oh, but that just takes too long.
I'd rather just spout off and just like,
you know, whatever, the chips may fall, you know?
Yeah, but here's the thing, at that point,
you're not a person of discretion.
See, a person of discretion thinks, all right,
this needs to be said, but maybe not right now.
Or this needs to be said,
but not in front of these individuals.
This needs to be said, or this doesn't need to be said.
Or maybe I just need to tell my wife.
I need to gossip about this to my wife instead.