The Zip It

<p><strong>This follow-up devotional to the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Keep It Shut</em> takes a deeper look at the advice and commands of Scripture concerning the tongue offering practical how-to's that will inspire you to use your words to build bless encourage and praise. </strong></p><p>Each day we speak thousands of words in dozens of places. One thing is certain about the words we speak type and text: they are powerful and they have consequences. They can impart love and life or deliver discouragement and defeat.</p><p>No wonder Scripture contains more than 3500 verses about the power of the tongue. This devotional will take you on a journey over the next forty days to learn to choose and use your words wisely--saving you a boatload of regret and wounded relationships.</p><p>Each of the forty interactive entries includes a Scripture-verse focus for the day a story or teaching point and reflection questions. Each entry ends with both an action that will help you carry out the directive in the verse and a prayer prompt. The entries in <em>Zip It</em> build upon each other equipping you with new tools for how--or how not--to use your words.</p><p>Ultimately <em>Zip It</em> will challenge you to use your mouth with godly purposes. To build . . . not to break. To bless . . . not to badger. To encourage . . . not to embitter. To praise . . . not to pounce.</p>