The Tongue

Dear friend,

Suppose u have a garden full of trees yeilding good fruits.Who will enjoy the fruits.?You definitely know that only you,your family and ur children will enjoy them,but not a stranger.Suppose u like to eat mangoes which seed will sow?Obviosly a mango seed.And finally you reap mangoes.

In other words,we can say -what so ever we sow,so shall we reap.The word of God says in Proverbs 18:21,"Death and life are in the power of the tongue,and those who love it will eat its fruit."

Here Tongue says-the ordinary language which we speak with our family members,friends etc., God has given power to this language.We can choose either death or life in our life in our language.Death says no movement.what is death in my language?It is nothing but the negative words which erupt out of my language during my(darkest hour)worst situations,depression etc.,.

If we r struck with a terrible disease,how do we react?Immediately many negative words like ,It's a hereditory disease,it can't be healed etc.,come out of us.It is the same in our work,relations,physical,mental etc.,.When I agree with such negative thoughts,though I have the ability to do that work,I will not be able to do it.My words weaken my strength and capability.

But in that very area,if I start changing my attitudes and images and I begin to hold the promises of God and speak life which is the word of God.-By His stripes I am healed,I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me...life starts emerging out in those areas where I was once dead.

So,it is obvious that what ever we speak with our tongue(sowing seed) those are the things which we have to experience or face later(harvest time).Therefore it is very important that we need to guard our language in our every day life.we cannot speak just for fun.We also need to be careful in our speech and with our feelings.God said,"Bless those who curse u".When I bless my enemies,I sow a seed of blessing and so I will receive a fruit of blessing.

The word says,"The wholesome tongue is a tree of life."So,lets change our language because it is a tree of life that not only delivers me but also many.

BINDU