Offer all the words of the day ahead to Him with praise. Pray that God would protect your mind from thoughts that lead to words of destruction. Dedicate your heart, mind, and tongue to the Lord, daily I want to starve the “dark wolf” and nourish the “wolf of light.” So how do I do this? 1. I have felt conviction about my words and have been seeking the Lord about what to do in order to speak in a way that brings light and life. I have personally been learning so much about this, even in the past 24 hours. But with God everything is possible.” The way to tame your tongue is by partnering with the Holy Spirit these problems cannot be solved or transformed by mere willpower. What about the James 3 scripture… it says that “No human being can tame the tongue?” What’s the point of trying if it can’t be done? Matthew 19:26 says that “Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. It is followed by immediate forgiveness, by way of receiving His grace, and then turned into action to prevent that behavior from being repeated in the future. I hope these scriptures are as convicting to you as they are for me! Conviction is a declaration of guilt for behaving in a way that doesn’t align with God’s commands. “Set a guard over my mouth, LORD keep watch over the door of my lips” -Psalm 141:3 “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” -Prov 12:18 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit…For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” -Matt 12:33-34 Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring” -James 3:8-12 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. “Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity” -Prov 21:23 Scripture has a lot to say about our words! The same goes with love, when we speak life and love… these things are made manifest. I believe that when we speak something out of a place of fear, fear is “manifested” into our environment–that is, fear is spoken into existence. We have words that build up, and ones that tear down. We have words that are never released, and words that should never have been released. Some words bring light and hope, and are rooted in love. Some words bring darkness and despair, and are rooted in fear. God has given us the incredible freedom to choose our words. The film resurrected this concept that I know I have heard in the past. The question is… which wolf wins?” The father responds, “The one you feed.” This is an old Cherokee Parable that has been passed down, through story, for generations. She says: “ There are two wolves who are always fighting. There is an interaction between father and daughter where the girl reminds her dad of a story he has told her her entire life. One scene in particular really stuck with me. The movie was great and had a hope-focused message that I found very inspirational. Last night, I saw the movie “Tomorrowland” with a group of friends. I have been reflecting on this scripture from Proverbs 18:21 this week as it was used by our pastor on Sunday, and it has come up in several other places in my daily interactions the Lord is always speaking, we just have to pay attention. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are powerful weapons that can inspire or destroy someone. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” –Proverbs 18:21 “The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use” -Washington Irving
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