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Your Words Invite Spirits

Chapter 5: The Tongue as a Gate

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Teaching by Andre’ D. Fullwood

Manuscript pages 80–81

Proverbs 15:4 (AMPC) “A gentle tongue… is a tree of life…” The Hebrew word marpeh (“gentle”) means healing, restoration, and remedy.

Words are invitations.

Speech summons presence.

When you speak:

  • faith invites the Holy Spirit
  • worship invites God’s presence
  • truth invites clarity
  • repentance invites mercy
  • humility invites grace

But:

  • fear invites torment
  • complaining invites heaviness
  • gossip invites division
  • anger invites strife
  • rebellion invites demonic influence

Your words are spiritual invitations.

Your vocabulary determines what you host.

The tongue as a gate confronts us with a question:

What spirits have I invited with my speech?

© 2026 Andre’ D. Fullwood. Shared by the author. Scripture marked AMPC is from the Amplified Bible, Classic Edition, © The Lockman Foundation, as credited in the manuscript.