No matter how hard I try, my mouth always finds a way to get the best of me daily. I can bite my tongue until it bleeds, but it always ends up wiggling its way about and destroying my righteousness within God.
Have you ever been put in a situation whether it’s driving down the road and you are running late for work, and they’re in that left lane and refuse to either speed up and pass, or just move over out of the way, someone blocking the isle at the grocery store and won’t move over so you can get by, or road construction has you stopped at a dead still while you are trying to get to one of your kid’s games? No matter how hard you try, do you always end up saying or doing something that is not from God, and as soon as you do it, you feel regret?
No matter how hard you try to calm the tongue, it will never happen. You may get by with telling one person off, but sometime in your life, you will not be able to keep quiet for the rest of your life, and if you aren’t saying it, you are most likely thinking it. In the Bible, it tells us in, James 3:8 “but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.”
If you are anything like me, it is horrible. The tongue is the most powerful parts of the body according to, Proverbs 18:21 “The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.” and in Psalms 52:2-4 “2 All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies more than truth. 3 You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. 4 You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
Now, I am not saying through these verses that we love hurting others, but I am saying that it is hard for me to control my mouth, especially when I’ve had a horrible day. Sometimes it is pettiness, sometimes it’s anxiety, sometimes it is frustration and sometimes it’s just pure anger.
After it is all said and done, the guilt hits me harder than a batter swinging for a baseball, trying to knock it over the fence. It hurts me knowing I hurt Jesus. It hurts me knowing I disappointed Him. Wouldn’t it be lovely, if once we accepted Jesus into our hearts and became believers, that we no longer had a sinful desire, however, if that was the case, then how much could we prove to a God that is mightier than our tongues that we actually love Him?
We all fall short. We all fail daily. Some fail differently than others. You may be one of them that’s reading this right now and thinking, it’s not that hard to keep your mouth shut, and I may say it’s not that hard to stop drinking, just put the bottle down. No sin is greater than another. As believers it is not our job to be judgmental of other's sins because we all sin. We may not commit physical murder, but have we murdered one’s curiosity about becoming a believer because of our tongues?
You see, no matter how you look at sin, sin is sin. The tongue is a very powerful contributor to sin. We must try our bests to control our tongues. Ever seen the saying, if my mouth doesn’t say it, my face certainly will? If we think it, we might as well say it. I know it is hard. We just have to try and flip the script. Change and turn the situation around.
When someone won’t get over in traffic, pray for them. Turn up your worship music loudly and begin praising. You never know what or why God is slowing you down for up ahead. We all know life happens, try to wake up earlier, and get ahead of the traffic. Go to bed earlier and wake up earlier. There has to be some way we can prevent ourselves from getting so upset and allowing our tongues to ruin our witness.
The power of the tongue is as powerful as before the Word of God, the Word was God, and the world was dull and void. The power of God’s tongue spoke, and everything came into existence! Genesis 1: 1-31, continuing to Genesis 2: 1-3. Now we are not as powerful and as mighty as God. The tongue can do good and evil. We speak good things, good things happen. We speak bad things, bad things happen.
I am also going to put in a devotional to this one. Bear with me as I’ve never done this before, so I’m going to try and add the link here. If a harsh tongue is something you struggle with, I highly recommend searching devotionals that give you a deeper meaning, and more insight about how to control your tongue.
This is a devotional I found on YouVersion (keep in mind this is not my devotional) and I recommend it fully. Take the SOAP affect Scriptures, Observation, Application and Prayer when studying this devotional.
https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/12865-the-tongue
Genesis 1:2
The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God formed the man from dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.
Psalms 34:11-18
11 Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the Lord. 12 Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous? 13 Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! 14 Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. 15 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; His ears are open to their cries for help. 16 But the Lord turns His face against those who do evil; He will erase their memory from the earth. 17 The Lord hears His people when they call to Him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. 18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
Proverbs 15:4
Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 21:23
Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.
I really hope you have enjoyed the words given from me to you today.
This is a blog post from REMAIN IN FAITH praying you have a blessed, beautiful, and peacefully quiet day today. God Bless
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