God has given us a special tool for only human. It could be nicely used to save people, or the other way. Even though most people do use them in daily life, none of people know how to use it properly in God's way.
Yes, it is "words". Animals can communicate with their signals and sounds but human has language to communicate each other. However, I think that this tool can be the most dangerous to use without any conscious. That is why it is so dangerous.
Lately, I have had chances to observe several people nearby how they speak, and chose words to express their thoughts and feelings. Interestingly enough, the words have been causes of hurting or loving chain reactions.
Even though we know so well that we need to be careful what we say, it is very hard to control our mouth without our effort and disciplines.
If we see how Jesus used His words to people, we could see how powerful it was. When Jesus cursed the fig tree, it dried up right away. It happened exactly to me once when I was little. One of my teachers told me to test with two pots of flowers. I gave same amount of water everyday but said totally opposite words to each pot; I said "I love you so much" to one pot, and " you are ugly" to the other. You could see what happened at the end. Believe or not, the one who heard "you are ugly" died without any reasons within a couple of weeks. I was shocked and found out how much power my words has!
Even though I saw what happened in front of me, I still sometimes use harsh words to people or myself.
James described so clearly how hard and important it is to use our words in James 3:5-6.
Why it is so hard for us to steer the tongue in God's way?
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