I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping. My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my foes. Psalms 6:6-7
A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing. Proverbs 6:12-15

Heavenly Father, I praise you for being a God with whom I can share my deepest sorrows and pains. I praise you for being a compassionate God that understands and sympathizes with my weaknesses. I thank you for the life of David and his example of transparency before you. Help me Father to embrace my weaknesses and bring them before you in the same way David did. There is nothing for me to fear in being completely honest before you. I thank you for how yo'u’ve met me in my places of brokenness in the past, and I look forward to how you will do it in the future as I continue to live honestly before you!

Lord today’s proverb reminds me of the weight and impact of “crooked speech.” For someone who talks as much as I do, I am not exempt from using words that aren't edifying to you and building up of others. Forgive me for my crooked speech. Forgive me for my gossip. Forgive me for my slander. Forgive me for the times when I have not honored you or others with my words. There is a strong warning in this proverb about calamity and being broken beyond healing as a result of crooked speech. Help me to hear this warning with sober judgement. Thank you for not bringing the calamity upon me that my words deserve.

I praise you God for this opportunity to worship you for who you are and be convicted for how I should live more in accordance with your Word. I thank you for the wisdom of Proverbs. I pray all of this in Jesus name, Amen.