Watching What You Say.

Sometimes we forget that what we say as Christians means more than if an unbeliever says it. So much more is expected of us. If we go around speaking with profanity, than how are people supposed to see a difference between one of God's people, and a person of this world. They won't. That is a problem. The Lord tells us that we have to watch what we are saying. The tongue is a two edged sword and we need to use it with caution. The things that we say, might not even seem offensive, but we could be hurting someone. It is our job to make sure that we spread the joy of the Lord, and we cannot do that if we are the ones going around and hurting people. The more that we let our tongue get out of control, the more damage that we do to the situation. I struggle to stop myself from saying what I really feel when I'm angry, because we need to realize that once we say something, we cannot take it back, ever.

It is best explained in James 3:9-10 "With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers this should not be." We are being quite hypocritical when we preach about having to be Christlike and be like Jesus, and then we turn around and use our words as weapons against God's own people. It isn't right and it is not what the Bible tells us.We need to remember that we make mistakes all the time and we forget that we are the examples of believers of Christ. There is an enormous amount of pressure on us to hang on, but we are not perfect, and we need to watch everything that comes out of our mouths. It is our job to do and say everything in a Christlike manor.