Put A Leash On That Thing!

Oops, I did it again. And no I didn't play with your heart; I said something I shouldn't have, and it had the potential to hurt some people. I'm disappointed with myself that I was so careless with my words, and I'm also embarrassed by the immaturity of my rude comment. Yes, that's right folks, in case you weren't aware of it before now, I'm definitely a work in progress.

And since I can't change what I said, I'm going to take it as a mindful lesson to think before I speak and then I'm going to focus on the progress part. When I was rehashing the "crime scene" in my mind, I realized that this sort of thing used to happen much more frequently--me tearing people down with my words, that is--and sometimes even intentionally. The fact that I'm so mortified by my actions now encourages me in that it indicates growth on my part (and I always get so excited when I can see evidence of God working in my heart!).

God's book says that our tongues are powerful tools, capable of producing blessings or cursings. I'd like to have the blessing kind of tongue, so I'm going to keep working on controlling my speech. It'll be difficult; the Bible also says that although people have succeeded in taming all sorts of wild beasts, we have yet to master our tongues. But since it also says that God works in me to cause me to will and act according to his purpose, and since he's already grown me in this area, I'm confident that through dependence on God and self control, I will be able to continue to improve. I guess it's time to get a shorter leash.