"Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips" , Psalm 141:3
There is a super power given to us and that is the tongue. It produces words and Words have power. They can heal or they can destroy. They can also make you a laughing stock.
God's Word mentions the tongue in over 120 passages, and many of those are cautions about using it wisely. Learning to control how we speak – to the Lord and to others – is one of the vital parts of our growth as Christians. The tongue reveals our hearts. It is a window.
If you want to see the effect of your tongue, take a tube of Toothpaste and squeeze some onto your hand. Now try putting all that you squeezed back into the tube. Impossible right? Trying to put it back in the tube will further mess your hand.
The tongue is like the tube. Once it has spoken words, you cannot put them back in your mouth. They will leave a mark. If they are good, kind words, you will leave a good kind mark. If they are harsh and or filthy words they will leave a filthy mark. They can never be taken back.
Kind words come from kind thoughts, and through Gods words.
Evil words come from our ego, jealousy, hate, and all those negative emotions which are not part of Christian thoughts.
Most of us suffer from this (what I call) silent sin. And like all sin, God is happy to help us overcome it. We need but ask.
Controlling the tongue is a basic part of living a Godly life. As Peter says in 1 Peter 3:10
For, whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech” .
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