Our tongue is such a powerful muscle. It can turn away wrath or stir up anger (Proverbs 15:1); It can disseminate wisdom or contribute to the confusion (Proverbs 15:2); It can bring healing and comfort or strip someone's spirit bare (Proverbs 15:4); It can spread knowledge or ignorance (Proverbs 15:7).
At times I feel as if my tongue is a muscle of its own accord, and at these times it is the betrayer of my heart. It will abuse those I love without my consent and speak lies while I desire to speak the truth. I pray for wisdom to control my tongue. I want to be its master at all times and never be bound by the deceit that it may spread. I am much less a victim to the wag of my tongue as compared to my youth, and I assume this is a sign of wisdom. All too often, however, I wish for more wisdom and a tongue that is a servant of the light.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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One of the things I pray for on a daily basis is for the Spirit to help me control my tongue... And when I start to dig in to the ways that the tongue can really get me, there are so many: negativity, swearing, innuendos and crude language, dissension, gossip, hate. But when we think of all the positives the tongue can yield, it offers incentive: encouragement, love, admonishment, knowledge, worship and praise.
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