another beautiful day in the OC
henry took me to the driving range to hang out
this title of the post came from the sermon in church today. it was about how to tame the tongue. pastor dave talked about how there are those times where we find ourselves saying 'oh, i didnt mean to say that,' or 'im sorry for saying that.' or we find ourselves cursing like a sailor. i forgot how influential words can be. but at the same time they can be cruel devices used to tear people apart. it reminded me of this one time in middle school where i offended a girl by joking around about something. she was offended by it and stopped talking to me. i had to write her a letter of apology the next day because i felt so bad. i had promised myself that i wouldn't let my words tear someone else down but there are times when i have used words for harm since then.
pastor dave continued to talk about the solution to taming your tongue. not through the actual taming of the tongue itself but through taming the inside first. because it starts from the inside and then slowly leaks its way out. so if we get our heart right. and if we listen to the Spirit. then our tongue will reflect God instead of the world. so no more cutting people down to put myself up. i have to start preparing my heart in order for my voice to follow. even through jokes. so if you hear me cutting someone down even in a joking way interrupt me. let me know. cause i really don't know if someone takes things personally. i always think people are exactly like me and things just bounce right off. but people aren't exactly like me (which is a goood thing).
