With this in mind I want to start a series of posts called "A Life Of Worship". Today's topic "Taming The Tongue". I can't think of a better place to start when developing a life of worship than dealing with how we talk to and treat one another. James 3:1-12 deals very specifically with the power of the tongue. In verse 9 the scripture states - With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. A few weeks ago Pastor Rick addressed this very section of scripture in his message "Your Mouth Reveals Your Heart" Click on the title and check it out again it will challenge you for sure. Now none of us are perfect and we will blow it from time to time when communicating with others. I know this first hand. I have been challenged recently to be more aware of how I communicate during rehearsals. It's very easy to get caught up in what you are doing at any given time and forget that people are involved in everything we do. And because of that we need to be more sensitive to peoples feelings and how we interact with one another. We have a choice. We can be the deliverers of blessing, encouragement and building one another up or we can we can be the "small spark" that ignites a forest fire. Here are some things we can do to apply this biblical practice into our daily lives:
- Think before you speak
- Listen more than you talk (James 1:19)
- When joking make sure it's not pointed at someone else (Eph. 5:4)
- Don't Gossip!!! (Proverbs 16:28, 17:4, 25:10)
- Be gracious (Col. 4:6)
God grant us the courage and the wisdom to apply all of these important things to our lives. Help us to develop a true sense of living a life of worship. AMEN!
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