tame your tongue
Encouragement

How to Chain, Tame, and Train Your Tongue

 

When was the last time you said something you didn’t mean? Spoke before thinking? Hurt someone with your words? Let a careless comment slip? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve done all of those things! And I know I’m not the only one who struggles with my words. Why is it so easy to say things we regret? 

The book of James has an answer for that. James 3:2-6 tells us, “For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life…”

Since my husband, Mark, and I are both talkers, we have to be especially careful. Words are powerful, and it’s so easy to use our tongues to tear each other down when we should be speaking words of love. Many marriages are destroyed by untamed tongues. In this podcast, Mark and I discuss 5 toxic types of words that can ruin a marriage or any relationship:

  1. Sarcastic
  2. Unsupportive
  3. Disrespectful
  4. Comparing
  5. Selfish

It’s so important to tame and train our tongues to encourage, support, respect, and uplift our spouses…and everyone else in our lives.

Listen to the full podcast here and start getting your words under control!

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