Taming the Tongue

"The human tongue can be tamed by no man. It is a restless, undisciplined, irreconcilable, evil, full of deadly poison. James. 3:4-8

As James tells us here in this passage, no man can tame the tongue- by himself. Anything undisciplined will be wild and uncontrollable, always wanting to do its own thing. A child is that way. So is a wild animal. So is appetite. The human tongue is not different.

That is why we need the help of the Holy Spirit to control our tongues. We must learn to discipline our own mouths and take responsibility for what comes out of them.

You can change things in your life by cooperating with God.

We can release the plan of God for our lives by no longer considering, thinking about the things of old, believing that God has a good plan for our future. Since what we think about eventually comes out of our mouths, we will never get our mouths straightened out unless we do something about our thoughts.

I believe that if we stop mentally living in the past we can begin to think in agreement with God. Then once we do that, we can begin to speak in agreement with Him. By so doing we can actually prophesy our own future.

If you ever do feel that you're having problems with your mind, pray about it, then prophesy good things about your mental capcity so your future can be different from the past.

God delights in giving His children favor. Line your mouth up with His Word and get ready to be blessed. Always remember to return the praise and thanksgiving to Him. God is good, and several times a day we should tell Him that we realize that fact.

If you are tired of the old things, then stop speaking/thinking the old things. Do you want some new things? Then start speaking some new things. Spend some time with God. Set aside some special time to study His Word. Find out what His will is for your life. Don't let the devil push you around any more.

Find out what God's Word promises you and begin to declare the end from the beginning. Instead of saying, "Nothing will ever change." say, "Changes are taking place in my life and circumstances every day."

Jesus said, "I am the way, follow Me." (John 14:6)
Say about your situation what you believe Jesus would say, and you will open the door for the miracle-working power of God.

BEWARE OF POLLUTING SPEECH

Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (Gods favor) to those who hear it. Ephesians 4:29

Some people believe they are called to correct everyone. God does give gifts that bring correction. The Apostle Paul had a strong gift in this area. He said that he corrected people by the grace gift that was upon him. (Rom.12:3)

However, people who only want to correct but never edify, build up, exhort, or comfort are out of balance. Anything out of balance eventually falls apart.

Like Isaiah, realize that without God's cleansing power we are all people of unclean lips. (Isaiah.6:5)