Came across a pretty cool scripture today. Yeah, me, I know. I guess the reason I liked is because it doesn't matter if you believe in God or not, if you are religious or not - it really does kind of hit home.
James 3:8-10 says, "But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things out not to be so."
Our mouth, our voice, our lips - we use to declare love for whatever thing we fancy, and we also use it to destroy it. One little word can shatter others' lives...or our own. I have brought so many people happiness with my words, only to turn around to find them cringing as they hear what slips out of me causing so much damage. I have loved. I have loved some very dearly, and then come to hate them when they have said what I least expected, full of emotion behind it...drilling the point in.
I guess I'm trying to say is, we all need to...I need to measure what comes out of my mouth. I don't want something that's associated with good to be associated with pain. It will be inevitable that I say things without thinking and hurt some of you. I'm rambling.
Anywho...
James 3:8-10 says, "But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things out not to be so."
Our mouth, our voice, our lips - we use to declare love for whatever thing we fancy, and we also use it to destroy it. One little word can shatter others' lives...or our own. I have brought so many people happiness with my words, only to turn around to find them cringing as they hear what slips out of me causing so much damage. I have loved. I have loved some very dearly, and then come to hate them when they have said what I least expected, full of emotion behind it...drilling the point in.
I guess I'm trying to say is, we all need to...I need to measure what comes out of my mouth. I don't want something that's associated with good to be associated with pain. It will be inevitable that I say things without thinking and hurt some of you. I'm rambling.
Anywho...
Eh, we all do it, Doll. The only thing we can do is avoid speaking with malice. I try to never speak out of anger. I try. No one is perfect, me least of all. Just be you, my dear, and don't worry about it. We all say things from time to time that we regret. As in everything just do your best and know that your friends will understand you. And they will know that you meant no harm, no matter what you said. LOL :D
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