The tongue can be a
very nasty member of the body. Every one
of us have been victims and victimizers of others with the tongue. We say things that we often regret. We hurt those we love and care about with the
words we speak. We say things that sometimes
are simply not true because we don’t have our facts straight and sometimes we
fail to take the time to consider how we will affect others by what we
say. We speak often from our emotions
instead of our heads. Sometimes we may
even wish that we could cut our tongue out so we don’t hurt anyone anymore.
Scripture makes it
clear that what we speak comes from the heart.
Therefore, we must take a serious look at our hearts. We must regularly ask ourselves, “Is my heart
right with God?” Do we take the time we
need in God’s Word to have our souls exposed before God? You cannot spend time in the Word on a
consistent basis without seeing yourself as falling short of God’s standards of
holiness. God’s Word is clear; we all
fall short of God’s glory. No one is so
righteous that he does not sin. Biting
and hurtful words come from a heart that is not right with God.
If you need to gain
better control of your tongue, take your need for the Lord to have control of
you more seriously. Self-control is one
of the evidences that you are under the control of the Spirit of Christ. You will never perfectly control your tongue,
but you can do better than you now do.
The issue is, “Will you let the Lord have His way with you?”
Don’t ruin everything. Take the time to be holy in your heart so
that your tongue won’t betray you.
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