Taming The Tongue

When I was younger...like this time a year ago (LOL), I let my mouth say whatever my head was thinking. Whew, not all of you know it, but this tongue of mine is twice as sharp as my pen. The skill of my rhetoric was so fine tuned that mere flesh wounds were not left in its wake...no, no, no...an amputation, if you will, was the fate of my victims. Now, I do not say

this to boost, for what comes with this masterfully sabered articulation is regret or worse, no regret at all.... As a woman who desires to grow in Christ, I recognized this vileness, repented and have tried for nearly a year to keep my mouth shut. It doesn't come easy. SOooo often I want to tell people off, the struggle to do HIS will is great when I feel violated. However, God is ever faithful. He hasn't delivered me from the temptation to open my volcanic weapon, but He has given me the strength to "put a sock in it." I understand as Paul must have the meaning of "MY grace is sufficient." STILL....when I get offended, or someone hurts my family, Satan's "go to" is immediately my natural instinct to pulverize the malefactor. BUT NOW, after diligence and desire to please my Father, I thank God that, on most occasions, my "go to" is the Cross. Perhaps in time, I will not struggle with this, then again, perhaps I always will. Either way, the same is true for me as it for you in your shortcomings, doing the right thing is often hard, but it is NEVER impossible.