Taming our tongues

[Classik]

There is power in spoken words, most of us christians don't care. We don't know what we are - we are gods - we have power to set free or to bind

Matthew 18:18 NKJV
Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

That is the reason we ought to, as christians, watch our tongues. Do not think you don't have powers, for whatever proceeds out of your mouth might come to reality.

I love my sister for this: no matter how angry she gets... she tries to tame her tongue. Others would curse people, call names and abuse the ones that wronged them. What will you gain when you bring curse upon someone?


You remember the account of Elisha, how he cursed those kids and immediately somthing happened? (2 Kings 2:23-25)

Ephesians 4:29 NKJV
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

Some would argue, 'It's not easy to control our anger'
Can you still walk away?

I'm guilty too.
At times we curse the government, the leadership, our children, our friends etc

some do it unconsciously!

How can we successfully tame this mouth? Do we need Araldite® Adhesives?

 

[Classik]

I remeber what my cousin told us. He was very young that time. Someone abused him and he got very angry and cursed the person. He said (although I don't remember his precise words), 'May you be ran over by a car':bigfrown


It happpened just as he said, at the same moment. The man was crossing the road and suddenly...


Seeing what happened, he fled inside home. He became insufferably calm and remorseful. Trust moms. The mother noticed his mood and asked him: 'Tell me the truth. What is the matter with you? What did you do?'

He told her.

My cousin always remembers this. He feels so guilty at times. But, he was just an ignorant boy

How I wish God would open our eyes and reveal unto us what happens each time our mouths speak.

Can you handle the guilt?
(Proverbs 21:23, Ephesians 4:29, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 15:1 etc)

 

[Tina]

Sometimes it's best to keep mouth shut or talk less especially when one has temper issues... :tongue2


Ecclesiastes 5:2-3
Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.


Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.

 

[Classik]

Sometimes it's best to keep mouth shut or talk less especially when one has temper issues... :tongue2

Exactly!

How I wish I have the nature of sister. She always keeps her mouth shut or walks away when she is provoked. She always says, 'God bless you...'and such expressions... and walks away.


And most people believe there is 'relief when we use our tongue'

 

[Tina]

One time I was provoked real bad when someone said to me "you are not brainwashed by God but by satan" ... :bicker :devil


I was MAD, super mad...:fencing ... and I wanted so bad to give her "a piece of my mind" and tell her off. All kinds of nasty words were running through my mind. Revenge and retaliation were beckoning me .... :angry :fight




But in the end, with much effort and "painful" self control, all I said to her was "God bless you too Sweetie!" :halo


I was so proud of myself ! :D

 

[Classik]

One time I was provoked real bad when someone said to me "you are not brainwashed by God but by satan" ... :bicker :devil


I was MAD, super mad...:fencing ... and I wanted so bad to give her "a piece of my mind" and tell her off. All kinds of nasty words were running through my mind. Revenge and retaliation were beckoning me .... :angry :fight




But in the end, with much effort and "painful" self control, all I said to her was "God bless you too Sweetie!" :halo


I was so proud of myself ! :D

:toofunny
I appreciate that. Honestly, in such a situation, relief (if not absolute relief) seems to come when you revengefully fire back at the person, otherwise you could remain bitter all day

Some people are horrible, and it takes the grace of God to overcome rage. See what happened between Elisha and those kids. Elisha couldn't bear it - he had to relieve himself of that bitterness.

Christ did a similar thing. He was famished and couldn't find fruit. He cursed the Fig Tree and that was the end of the tree (...though the account is quite different)

 

[Classik]

My dad, especially my dad, is unlike most parents who usually curse their children or angrily call names.

I don't remember my dad calling me names or raising a curse upon me.
At times children provoke their parents to wrath (though parents are not always right), that should't warrant a father to curse his daughter/son.
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Our leaders! Hehe!
Stupid leaders! Political crooks! Firstclass liars! And why wouldn't they get worse when all the time we criticise them?

 

[for_his_glory]

James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
James 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
James 3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
James3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Only the Holy Spirit can tame our tongue if we submit ourselves to him. We also need to police our own mouths and as the word says be slow to speak.

I very seldom get angry about things, but if my husband and I start arguing about something he knows I need to go to my quiet place to cool off before I speak, but he always insist that we talk first and I can not talk if I am angry because I will tear him a new one with my tongue speaking out of anger, which is what usually happens and then when it's all said and done and argued out we always forgive each other and repent of our anger. It would be easier if he would learn to let me cool off first.

 

[Fedusenko]

She always says, 'God bless you...'and such expressions... and walks away.

Thats how people in the south (USA) insult you because everyone knows that 'God bless you' was not what was meant. I don't do that because it uses Him in a casual way.

But I used to have a mouth on me. Oh boy I could tear someone down and embarrass them if they got me wound up. I always attacked their intellect and 'proved' how dumb they were for everyone to see. They would not screw with me afterwards and it was incredibly delightful, but wrong. So I don't do that anymore (I try not to).

 

[Classik]

But I used to have a mouth on me. Oh boy I could tear someone down and embarrass them if they got me wound up. I always attacked their intellect and 'proved' how dumb they were for everyone to see. They would not screw with me afterwards and it was incredibly delightful, but wrong. So I don't do that anymore (I try not to).

They wouldn't screw with you afterwards
Revenge seems to give absolute comfort and satisfaction.