How many times has our mouth gotten us in trouble? James 3:7-9 says, “All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.”
Obviously the "tongue" is a difficult member to manage...but what we need to realize is that it’s really not an issue of the mouth…it’s an issue of the heart! Jesus states it very clearly: "The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks" (Luke 6:45). As men of God, we need to be extremely careful of the things we allow into our hearts (minds) because they can become words at any moment.
So how can we get our words right? We must first get our hearts (minds) right. It is absolutely essential for us to fill our thoughts with God's Word…meditating on it day and night. That's why Paul tells us in Romans 12:2 that we should not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
That's a good word, Tim!! True and lasting change comes from a heart filled with God's Word and guided by the Holy Spirit. "The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so." - Proverbs 15:7
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