Taming the Tounge

We’ve all at some time ran across people with the very critical tongue…those people who just don’t seem to have mastered the whole “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it at all” mentality. And often it doesn’t even seem like they are bothered by the effect that their words have on those who hear them. Often the hostility that is in our hearts is revealed …

…taming the tongue for the believer? (Galatians 5:16) How will you obey the instructions indicated in James 1:19 in your own life? How about James 1:26? Think about the attitudes expressed through your words in the past week. Ask yourself these questions, and answer them honestly… What attitude do I need to confess and make right with God? To whom do I need to go and ask forgiveness because he or she has been affected by my words?