Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It and When to Say Nothing at All by Karen Ehman

This is hands down one of the most impactful books I’ve read. Like the title implies, Karen Ehman, using Biblical principles, explores how to better control your tongue, knowing how and when to speak and when it’s best to stay silent.

Karen draws from her life experiences and this is what makes this book more relatable and interactive.

“Beyond just a ‘how not to gossip’ book, this book explores what the Bible says about the many ways we are to use our words and the times when we are to remain silent.” She addresses ‘unsolicited opinion -slinging, speaking the truth in love, not saying words just to people please, and dealing with our verbal anger’.

So if you are like me and need a loving but firm reminder that our words have power and that we need to be careful about what we say, then this book will be as much a blessing to you as it was for me!