What are you talking about?

Ephesians 4:29

What we say and how we say it will quickly inform others who we are and what is important to us. The way we talk to others reveals the extent of our respect for them and the value we place on who they are. If we say whatever we feel like whichever way we feel most comfortable there is a high chance that we consider ourselves more important than the person we are talking to. This attitude can quickly create a division between us and generate barriers if not hostility. The world would look very different if we always spoke in such a way as to build up and not tear down, to encourage instead of ridicule and to inspire rather than insult. This takes intentional effort and requires us to make a conscious effort to always be thinking about how we talk and what we talk about.