THE POWERFUL TONGUE

” DON’T LET YOUR MOUTH MAKE YOU SIN. ” ECCLESIASTES 5:6

” BE STILL IN THE PRESENCE IF THE LORD, AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR HIM TO ACT.” PSALM 37:7

Our mouth is a powerful tool. It can be used to build people up and to tear them down. It can be used to allow the Lord our God in heaven to work powerfully in our lives and it can be used to spread evil. Our Lord has given each of us a free will. We can pick and choose as to how we want to live our lives. How we use our tongue is no different. Many times, we will speak evil into our lives. We may not do so intentionally, but without taking time to think about what we are saying, we speak things that are negative, and the devil will take our words and run with them, causing havoc along the way. We can speak sickness, disease, accidents, doubt, worry, fear, and other evils into existence. We need to take time and be sure we know what we are actually saying before we speak. As we follow Jesus, we need to be speaking truth and honesty. We need to be speaking positive things and not negative things. We need to be speaking our faith and our faith in all of God’s promises. We need to be speaking things that line up with God’s word. If we do not rush into speaking our words and we give ourselves time to think about what we are actually saying then our lives will be so much richer. We need to be patient and quiet in the Lord and listen and wait for him to act in our lives and to show us the words we are to use. The tongue is a very powerful tool. As followers of Christ, we should be using ours wisely. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!