my words direct where I go…

so why must i watch what i say?  “why must i do that?  it’s only words, i’m just kidding.”  words are significant, says james. 

one reason why we have to learn to mange my mouth is because my tongue directs where i go.  it has tremendous influence and control in my life. 

where are you headed in life?  where are you going to be in ten years?  look at your conversation.  what do you like to talk about?  what do you talk about the most?  we shape our words and then our words shape us.

james says, the tongue is small, it’s tiny and because it is tiny we think it is insignificant but it has tremendous power.

consider a bit in a horse’s mouth.  james 3.3 (niv), when we put bits in the mouths of horses...we can turn the whole animal.

you’ve got a huge stallion, 2,000-3,000 pounds, and a 95 pound jockey on his back but the 95 pound jockey can control that tremendous mighty animal by a little piece of metal stuck strategically over his tongue.  likewise your tongue controls the direction of your life wherever you want to go.  a little bit of a word or a phrase can influence the total direction of your life.

just a thought from the front porch…