We Become What We Say

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness. Proverbs 15:12
Why is the tongue so important? Because the expression of thing deepens the impression.
A word uttered becomes a word made flesh - in us. We become the incarnation of of what we express, Jesus said "For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned" Matthew 12:37.
After I saw that a person becomes what he says, I have looked at this verse in a different light. If you tell a lie, you become a lie. The deepest punishment of a lie is to be the one who tells the lie. That person has to live with someone he can not trust.
Now look at this from the opposite perspective. When we express good things, positive things, loving things, scriptural things, these things go deeper into us. Clear expression deepens impression.
If it is true that we become the incarnation of what we say, and I believe it is, how careful we ought to be to ensure what we say is guarded and governed by truth, integrity, and kindness. Always remember every word you utter becomes flesh in you.

(lifeway devotional courtesy of Everyday with Jesus)