power of tongue
So many people came from troubled homes, chaotic family backgrounds, so many carry the wounds of their abusive past. humanity are more or less living in fear of the unknown, most have a mindset that have been so messed up or afflicted, so much so that it takes more than a psychologist to fix them up; but only God can.
We have the illustration of the bit and the rudder. Our words can direct others into the right or the wrong path. Beware of the idle word, the questionable story, the half-truth, the deliberate lie. All these could change the course of a life and lead it to destruction. On the other hand, the right word may direct someone out of sin and into salvation. How we need the Lord to control our tongue.
As a young boy, I knew this principle well. Whenever I said a bad word, my mom would bring me over to the sink and put a bar of soap in my mouth. That's something I won't forget anytime soon.
Application will revealed the mysteries of the power of tongue and how to make use of our tongue to profit.
