說話的能力是神賦予人的恩賜。人需要說話，也喜愛說話。說話不單為了溝通，也是一種自我表現和舒緩或發洩情緒的重要手段。說話也好像其他屬靈的操練一樣，要我們經常留意，也要明白聖經的教導。我們要學習把說話的能力奉獻給主，讓祂使用我們所說的話，既能表達自己，讓自己有好的、正常和健康的情緒與感受，也能造就別人，祝福聆聽的人。
我以前在講道中曾提及語言是一種力量，它可以是建立生命的力量，也可以成為破壞生命的力量。基督徒必須重視自己的言談，因為我們是諦造和平的使者，也是與神同工的生命建造者。我們如果因為亂說話，破壞了一個人的信心，甚至影響一個人因此不接受耶穌，就形同犯了破壞生命的罪。
然而，如果因為善於說話，鼓勵了一個人屬命成長，或帶領了一個人接受耶穌，就善用了語言的恩賜，建立了生命。
Speaking is a God given ability to human beings. People need to speak and love to speak. The purpose for speaking is not only to communicate, but also to express our thoughts, feelings and emotions. Like other spiritual disciplines, speaking is also a discipline to Christians, and we should be consciously practicing it according to the biblical teaching in this area. We should dedicate our tongue to the Lord, and let Him use it to bless and build people up, and correctly and healthy to express our thoughts and emotions.
I have once preached that speech is a form of power, which can build up life as well as destroy life. Christian must be very cautious in speech, for we are messengers of peace, and working with God to build up life. If we speak carelessly, we may destroy people’s faith, and push them away from receiving Jesus. This is a sin of harming people’s spiritual life.
However, if we can make good use of our tongue to encourage a person to grow or to lead another person to Jesus, then we are good stewards in speech, and people’s life will be blessed.
