Saturday, August 13, 2011

The Talkative or overused Tongue

13-august 2011 
   Overused means: Given to much talking. -To use in  excess
            Those who have ‘uncontrolled tongue” are intended to use their tongue which lacks discretion and expressed unwisely. In common conversation a fool is known by multitude of word.  A person’s talk has an huge influence on his/ her character, which reflects the hidden motives. Babbler are intended to experience trouble in their life and they will not find it easy to obtain God’s help for their problems. Rather they carry it here and there  talking too much  with deceitful way and they mess-up the matters at the end

            Satan takes advantage of those whose mouths which are undisciplined, uncontrolled and used wickedly.So“Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles”(Proverbs.21:23).Some people sin by simply overusing their tongue. Ecclesiastes 5:3 says that "a fool's voice is known by multitude of words." Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues”(Proverbs10-19). “For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God”. Ecclesiastes 5:7

       People think they appear to be smart by much talking, but the Bible tells  just the reverse, Ecclesiastes 5:2 says, “Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few. For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.”

         God does not like a blabber’s mouth. You may confirm saying, "Well, I am the way I am!" Stop justifying your wickedness and babbling tendency and ask God to help you. People think they appear smart by much talking, but the Bible states the very opposite. Much talk, much problems; less talk, less problems! “Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.”Ecclesiastes 5:6-8
 Bible states these verses regarding the talkative tongue and its effects.
“The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives…..From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.” Proverbs 10:6,7.20
“The more the words, the less the meaning ,and how does that profit anyone?”Ecclesiastes 5:10-8
“Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips. At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—and fools multiply words.” Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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 “Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.” Proverbs 10:18-20
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit”. Proverbs 18:21
“Would they argue with useless words, with speeches that have no value?...Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty. Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you.”Job 15:3-6
       JESUS warned that our words are so important that it will actually determine our condemnation or validation, for we will be responsible for all our words, even our careless, idle words. “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Mathew12:36-37).
        You should not sallow corrupt or worthless talk to come from our mouth. “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers” (Eph. 4:29).
“Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works With men who work iniquity; Paslm141:3
“Obscenities, profanity, cursing, dirty jokes, or making fun of others is not something that should ever be found in the mouth of a believer.Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving” (Ephesians. 5:4). 
“Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,  …...” Proverbs 12:13-14 “You have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.” Proverbs 6:2”
“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.” Ephesians 5; 5-7
         We have experienced problems and hardship, trails etc or we may fail to get answers for our prayers, because of our mouth sins often. Using their tongue to ridicule, to gossip, or to slander etc. it is a sin.sin cuts- off the flow of God’s answers to the prayers. “If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear” (Psalm 66:18).
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21
         Take the warning as per the Bible verses:
“Shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. And their message will spread like cancer”. 2 Timothy 2:16.
 “Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing ,to practice wicked works 
 With men who work iniquity;..” Psalm 141:3

                “…guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,...” 1 Timothy 6:20

….guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

     Keep your mouth free of perversity;

     keep corrupt talk far from your lips. 

     Let your eyes look straight ahead; 

      fix your gaze directly before you 

      Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and

      be steadfast in all your ways. 

      Do not turn to the right or the left; 

Hill  view @ Kodaikanal_Tamil Nadu

       keep your foot from evil. Proverbs 4:23-27




Friday, August 12, 2011

The Backbiting Tongue or Slandering Tongue


12 August2011   
 Backbiting means: To speak spitefully (ill feeling) or slanderously (insulting) about.
           A backbiter is someone who uses their tongue against you, when you are not present, yet they will not face you, with their charges, when you are present.  Backbiting is to speak ill of a person behind his back, concerning of matters relating to the character, physical appearance and personality. It is not only restricted to the usage of words, but also it includes the mean behavior and actions.
“Do not go about spreading slander among your people.” Leviticus 19:16
       Backbiting is an awful mannerism which causes disgrace and embarrassment to other people and it is a serious and grave social offense. It leads to conflict between people.

“A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.”Eccelesastie 28:14

       Backbiting nature is a destructive and disgusting weapon of the weak people, and commonly used by people with enmity, jealous nature and unreasonableness etc ,etc,  to hide their own imperfections by speaking ill of others.
“They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy “ Romans 1:30

       God wants us to be thoughtful and kind and to be careful in all our thoughts ,deeds ,words and  action concerning  everyone. This what God expects  from us.

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.” Titus 3:2

      Those who indulge in backbiting are generally likely to misplace their self-respect and degrade   themselves  by resorting to a evil tactics.
       A backbiter will talk about the person than talk to the person, usually either in a critical tone or with the words of encouragement, speaking  in a deceitful way,.
       But for sure, no one has ever been strengthened or enlightened through backbiting.
 Read the verses and try to understand about backbiting and its consequences:
“Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly( cunning) tongue—which provokes a horrified look”. Proverbs 25:23
“Beware of the backbiters, especially the ones who sow discord among brethren” (Proverbs.6:19).
“Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. (Proverbs 10:18.)
”Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.( Psalm101:5.)
“In you are slanderers who are bent on shedding blood; in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines and commit lewd (rude) acts. (Ezekiel 22:9)

“A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends”. (Proverbs 16:28)

“Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered. (Proverbs 11:13)

 

This is way of a backbiter who would stir -up the problem and magnify it, than trying to solve and to resolve it.
God warns us clearly:

”For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will condemned.”(Mathew 12:37) 

“….Your lips have spoken lies,Your tongue has muttered perversity.”( Isaiah 59:3)

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.Ephesians:15-18

 “Let not a slanderer be established in the earth ;Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.” Psalm 140:1

 Let us be careful to find out such personalities. 

 Do not associate with backbiters and toxic people. 

Always listen to your intuition and follow your heart.

Hill view @ Kodaikanal-Tamilnadu

 Stick on to your values based solidly on Gods Promises. 

Do not compromise with them. 

Let God be your master 

to put you in the right path.





Thursday, August 11, 2011

The Proud Tongue

11-August 2011 The Proud Tongue  


Proud means : feeling pleased about something that you have done or something that you own, or about someone or something you are involved with or related to.
         It habitual for people to boast about  and take pride about their family, about their own self,  their education , position and posts,  what they possess in the form of wealth and  of course about their future plans.
Nothing is harmful if it does not have any impact on others. But if the tongue boasts in an arrogant way, coupled with malice, than for sure  it needs a check.

“…no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.” Psalm 12:1

“Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 1 Samuel 2:13
         Proud   and conceited talks will destroy your personal profile and will reveal who you are. Vain words and pompous talks expose your evil heart.  
        In the Bible we read about the fall of Lucifer, it reveals the proud thought he had and he gives the same  thought to the proud and arrogant people.

Beware! You will be brought down to the  lowest depths of the Pit. It is the end.
 “I (Lucifer) will ascend into heaven, 
      I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; 
      I will also sit on the mount of the congregation 
      On the farthest sides of the north; 
      I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, 
      I will be like the Most High.”
Isaiah 14:13-14

“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of”. Luke 6:45

“You boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.” James 4:16

           A proud look, a proud talk etc are hateful in the sight of God, God hates a proud tongue.

Bible tells that,
“To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.” Proverbs 8:13
        A proud person embedded with pride, arrogance, egotism and with a conceit heart filled with arrogant plans and liable to adopt a dual role with a false face. It produces sin.

“Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.” Psalms 73:6

 “For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.” Psalms 59:12

“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them “Proverbs 14:3.

“Haughty eyes and a proud heart --the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.”(Proverbs21:4)
“The proud [NIV: arrogant] have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.” Psalms 119:69
        As a Christian we must be very cautious in the way we keep ourselves as a living witness by guarding our tongue from pompous talks.

“Do not love the world or anything in the world…….For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. 1 John 2:16

“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.” Psalms 31:18

        Remember the hurting proud utterance will not touch you if you have a ‘fire-wall protection’ from your Heavenly Father.

“…no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD.  Isaiah 54:17 

       You are His apple of the eye, and God will hide you under the shadow of thy wings, and from the wicked that oppress you.

"The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh  proud things"… “(Psalm 12:3). 

“Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; 
 
Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.” Proverbs 16:5


     Try to adorn humility and kindness because pride will only quench God's Spirit and damage your testimony.
Plains view from Ghat road @ Kodaikanal-TamilNadu

Cut off your pride!
   Turn away from it!
     May God Bless you!