Taming the tongue

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Taming the tongue

 

Man has utilized their best efforts at taming all kinds of creatures, animals, and things but the tongue has been man’s greatest challenge. The same tongue that is used to pray and bless others is the same tongue that is used to curse, lie, and spread propaganda. The tongue needs to be tamed. It is a small member of the body but has the power to destroy the whole man. We use our tongue to build and to tear down.  James 4:6 says “the tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.” What am I saying? We must be more responsible with the way we use this sense organ. We have to train our tongue to speak peaceably, kind, lovingly, and truthfully.


Signs our tongue needs taming

People, who always speak negatively, curse, backbite, spread false accusations, and lie all need taming. Yes, we ALL need taming of our tongue in one way or the other because we all fall short. There are times when out of anger we have uttered nothing but evil and destructive words that have the potential to harm us as well as those to whom they were spoken. We need to train our tongue!

 

Benefits of training or taming our tongue

· Taming the tongue leads to life: Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech (1 Peter 3:10).

· Taming the tongue builds the listener: Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what helps build others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen (Ephesians 4:29).

· Taming the tongue leads to protection: Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity (Proverbs 21:23).

 

Just remember, the next time you open your mouth to speak, ensure that your tongue is armed with the right words- words that will edify and encourage or even correct. Dangerous words are painful and only accomplish evil deeds. “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45).” Let us allow God to cleanse our hearts so that whatever comes from it (our speech) will be graceful and beneficial.

……Think on these things


By L. Fearon


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Comments

  1. Unknown31 July 2020 at 17:57

    Amen!!!🙏🙏You know my friend, a few days back I read about the tongue in the Bible, and man, I really do need to learn how to tame it. Thank you for this word my brother and may God bless you.

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  2. Ricardo E. Smith31 July 2020 at 19:06

    This must be a prophecy then again you are the author of Learning the Prophetic. Excellent words very Deep, Biblical, and Uncensored. Excellent work continue to inspire, motivate, and change lives. My new favorite.

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  3. Carvel Thompson31 July 2020 at 19:25

    Wowie I need to tame my tongue so a can grow for sure but I also need to tame my eyes.

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  4. Unknown31 July 2020 at 19:30

    Lovely topic! The tongue is so often used as a weapon of mass distruction instead of edification. It's time for us to focus on watering what comes out of mouth with positive life fulfillibg flowing water; Changes to ones mindset (thoughts and words) will impact our as well as others seeds to grow positively.


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  5. Unknown31 July 2020 at 21:56

    Sharper than a two edged sword. Life and death is in the tongue. I see it this way what a man speaks is what is in his mind. Therefore in taming the tongue one is taming the mind.

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  6. Denisha James3 August 2020 at 09:29

    Very insightful and informative.

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  7. Carvel Thompson3 August 2020 at 13:45

    The tongue is indeed a firer member and it no man can tame.

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  8. Unknown12 August 2020 at 23:03

    Amen. Very informative. Lord help me to use my tongue to please you. Put my tongue under subjection Lord

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  9. Unknown22 August 2020 at 10:46

    AMEN!!!

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  10. Unknown23 August 2020 at 09:08

    Amen!

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  11. Evan Hutchinson28 August 2020 at 15:46

    important admonition

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  12. Evan Hutchinson28 August 2020 at 15:47

    important admonition

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  13. Shadae14 September 2020 at 10:01

    Amen!!

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  14. KingdomMinded Reid17 October 2020 at 11:38

    Amen

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  15. Unknown17 February 2022 at 08:30

    Amen. This is so true

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  16. Denisha James17 February 2022 at 08:51

    Thanks for the reminder. It's an every day struggle for many of us but once you start to practice taming the tongue, it will eventually becomes an habit

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