When we talk, we give away what’s in our hearts. So, we can try to control our tongue, that is important. But ultimately we need to manage what’s in our heart.
Out of the Abundance of the Heart the Mouth Speaks
thoughts
God, Is That You? How to Know False Teaching
How can we tell if a person is speaking the word of God? How can we discern the voices in our head? Is it God, Satan, or our own selfish or prideful desires?
Think on These Things: Change Your Heart and Mind
To this day I still tell myself to think about butterflies or at least the adult version of something prettier and better than what I’m focusing on right now.