Kind, encouraging, and humorous, Karen Ehman assists us learn the essential practice of using our phrases more effectively–alleviating heartache and regret, reducing relational pressure and conflict, lessening our stress levels, and growing our romantic relationship with God.

From Bible situations to contemporary times women have struggled using their words. What to say and how to say it. What not to say. When it’s best to stay silent. And what to do when you’ve said something you want you could right now take back. In about Maintain It Shut: What things to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say ALMOST NOTHING this book a female whose mouth offers obtained her into loads of difficulty shares the hows (and how-not-tos) of coping with the tongue.

Beyond only a ‘how never to gossip’ publication, this reserve explores what the Bible says about the many ways we are to make use of our words and the times whenever we are to remain silent. Karen will cover using our conversation to interact with friends, co-workers, family members, and strangers as well as in the many places we use our words in private, in public, online, and in prayer. Also the words we say silently to ourselves. She will address unsolicited opinion-slinging, speaking the reality in love, not really saying words just to people-please, and coping with our verbal anger.

Christian women have a problem with their mouths. Even though we know that Scripture offers much to say about how we are–and are not–to make use of our words, this is still an tremendous issue, leading to heartache and stress not merely in family human relationships, but also in friendships, work, and church configurations.

Also available: Keep It Shut little group video study and study guideline.