The most dangerous weapon in the world has started wars, brought nation against nation, ruined relationships, destroyed friendships, wrecked homes, caused failures & destruction, destroyed so many lives and has caused more hatred than any other weapon. The most dangerous weapon has been around since the beginning of man.
The "TONGUE" is the most dangerous weapon in the world!!! The tongue has the power of life and death, the power to build up or to tear down, the power to make or break, the power to curse or bless.
We are always running our mouths, as my Dad would say, "flapping your tongue at both ends", without ever thinking about what we are allowing our tongue to throw out there. It is like the Internet, once you put it in cyberspace you can never delete it or retrieve it and that is the way our words are. Once you say something you can not delete it or take it back.
When you go to a ballgame, you root & cheer for your team, encouraging them to do their best & to win. You do not shout to them how sorry they are or things that will discourage them, break them down or set them up to fail. When you go to visit someone who is sick, you give them encouragement to get well, not stand there downing them, discouraging them & throw death in their face.
Have you ever stopped to think about your every day conversations to your family, friends, co-workers and even strangers? Have you ever realized that everything starts with words? You go to wake your child, first thing, you talk to them. You go to do a business deal, it starts with words, not just jumping to the paperwork.
Every friendship or fight starts with words that the tongue throws out there. Even the creation of the universe started with the Word of God, speaking the universe into existence.
A little boy lived everyday with his parents telling him how bad, worthless and useless he was, and that he would never amount to anything. After years of hearing this from his parents the boy ran away, become a drug addict, homeless & living on the streets, all because he thought his parents were right about what they were telling him & they would be happier without him. Now here are the parents wondering why he ran away, and now they are playing the poor-parent pity party. The negative words of the parents destroyed the boy mentally & emotionally. Be careful what you say to others because it will come back on you one day.
The power of our words are really unbelievable and can change the course of our life and other's lives. Even the words we speak about ourselves, our life and our situations can make or break us. When I was working I remember a story that I used to help women build up their self-esteem. "There was a lady not very pretty and over weight but she told herself and everyone she met just how special she was, how beautiful she was, how amazing she was, on and on and on with all the positive statements about herself. She encouraged herself so much that she began to believe it without a doubt and she became a world wide TV Star. If Miss Piggy can encourage herself into world fame, then what is our problem?" You can give yourself encouraging words, when no one else will.
When you talk positive to your mate that encourages them to be the best but when you dog-them-out and down-grade them then you are not giving them any reason to work at being a better mate. When you talk to your child do you build them up for success by encouraging them and praising them? Or do you set them up for failure by telling them how bad and worthless they are? Are you speaking curses or blessings over you child? A parent's words to a child is burned into their brain for the rest of their lives and it constantly replays in the memory, over and over like a tape-recording. No matter what you do there is NO way to remove those words or take them back, once you say them. The damage is done!!!
There are so many ways the tongue can cause devastation and destruction, to others as well as to ourselves, and most of the time we do not even realize it. We must realize that one careless word can create everlasting damage. Our words can also ruin our appearance, our personality and our reputation just as words can defile us. You can be very beautiful but your words can make you ugly and defiled to others around you.
The TONGUE exposes just what kind of person we are!!! The tongue can save us or destroy us, and only we can chose to control our tongue/destiny. God warns us of 7sins, which 3 of them are concerning the tongue. The tongue will expose whether we have good or evil in our hearts.
"Death and Life are in the power of the tongue", Proverbs 18:21. "For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned", Matt. 12:36-37.
What type of tongue do you have? Or how many of these tongues do you have? Be honest!!!
Types of Tongues
Cursing: to use profanity; to bring evil on someone. Critical: fault finding of others.
Slanderous: telling a falsehood that damages another's reputation.
Lying: not truthful.
Proud: arrogant; haughty;(blowing your own horn)
Flattering: to praise insincerely.
Overused: used to much in the wrong way
Swift: to quick to speak.
Backbiting: to slander someone behind their
Piercing: offensive; insulting.
Tale Bearing: to spread hurtful information.
Gossipy: one who talks about others.
Silent: not speaking up & telling about Jesus every chance you get is a sin.
If you do not use your tongue for blessing, edifying (building up), glorifying and praising, you are better off to have your tongue removed before it destroys you.
"Death and Life are in the power of the tongue", Proverbs 18:21.
"For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned", Matt. 12:36-37.
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