"And the tongue is a fire. [The tongue is a] world of wickedness set among our members, contaminating and depraving the whole body and setting on fire the wheel of birth (the cycle of man's nature), being itself ignited by hell...With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men who were made in God's likeness!" James 3: 6,9 (Amplified)
Ever said anything you wished you took back as soon as it left your mouth? I know I have several times, and perhaps in my lifetime I'll do it again. It's that ragged tongue, it has such a potential to do marvelous things, but can be equally as destructive. James marveled at this paradox, after all how could something praise God and later curse the very perfect creation of God.
This member of our body is guided by emotion more than any other member of our body. Our brain has a direct link to the tongue and when we feel good or bad we respond in kind. However, because it is linked to the brain it is also the hardest to control, because at times subconscious thoughts emerge and we're not wholly (or consciously) aware of what we speak.
Then what to do? The best way to control it is to realize that we can't. Let our flesh lose the battle that the spirit so desperately desires to win. Begin exercises of praise rather than speaking negativity. The more we practice to speak good then it will be rather difficult to speak evil, or we will feel wrong about it. If we allow God to control our lives most assuredly He'll control our tongue, if not then we become victims of our own inherently wicked desires and the flesh triumphs once again. Prevent this at all costs!
Ever said anything you wished you took back as soon as it left your mouth? I know I have several times, and perhaps in my lifetime I'll do it again. It's that ragged tongue, it has such a potential to do marvelous things, but can be equally as destructive. James marveled at this paradox, after all how could something praise God and later curse the very perfect creation of God.
This member of our body is guided by emotion more than any other member of our body. Our brain has a direct link to the tongue and when we feel good or bad we respond in kind. However, because it is linked to the brain it is also the hardest to control, because at times subconscious thoughts emerge and we're not wholly (or consciously) aware of what we speak.
Then what to do? The best way to control it is to realize that we can't. Let our flesh lose the battle that the spirit so desperately desires to win. Begin exercises of praise rather than speaking negativity. The more we practice to speak good then it will be rather difficult to speak evil, or we will feel wrong about it. If we allow God to control our lives most assuredly He'll control our tongue, if not then we become victims of our own inherently wicked desires and the flesh triumphs once again. Prevent this at all costs!
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