The Untameable Tongue

Impossible to quench, like a raging wildfire, our tongues bring praises and curses alike. To curtail the tongue requires quieting the heart and cleansing the mind with His Word and time with Him. You'll be thankful at the end of each day for what you didn't say.

July's Message, Day 26:

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 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. ...but no human being 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 human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. James 3:5,6,8-10 NIV

The tongue is truly untameable, virtually impossible to continually control. Out of our mouths come a mix of blessings and curses, nurturing and poison, encouragement and condemnation, and hope and despair. As James states, "this should not be." Yet out of our mouths simply flow the thoughts in our minds. If we could get a reign on our thoughts, we might have a chance to reign in our tongues. It is only by continually renewing our minds, by washing them clean with His Word, that we stand a chance to control what comes out. If it is in our heart and in our mind, it will most definitely come out our mouth. So begin each day with a fresh cleansing of your heart and mind with His Word and time with Him. At the end of the day you'll be thankful for what you didn't say.