Tuesday, September 8, 2009
the tongue
like allie's post below, i wanted to comment on the verse about the tongue/the mouth...it's not just the words you use or the language, but it's how you use them and what you talk about too. cursing does not mean cursing as in foul language or curse words, but rather cursing/talking badly about a brother. thus we should all evaluate often what we are using our mouths for, what kinds of things we find ourselves talking about on a daily basis. are they uplifting to the Lord? are they cursing or blessing others?
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this kind of reminds me of what we were discussing earlier, that works are useless unless they are bringing glory to god. In the same way, our words are useless if not bringing glory to him...I often hear the analogy that we were given two ears and a mouth for a reson. that we should spend more time listening than talking...which can sometimes be hard to do, at least for me. But that means that with the amount of time we do spend speaking, we need it to be focused on God. All the time. A challenge? I think yes haha.
ReplyDeleteCol. 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
in WORD or DEED. in both what we say and what we do...anyways. I think James is amazing because he covers both of those back to back in 2 chapers :D