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No Sewing Class this week, both leaders will be out
We finished 26 Lap Blankets to be given out during Love Out Loud....
Click for Photos of Cutters and Knotter on Facebook
No Sewing Class this week, both leaders will be out
We finished 26 Lap Blankets to be given out during Love Out Loud....Click for Photos of Cutters and Knotter on Facebook
Bandaids and Duct Tape
Have you ever just sat and listened to kids playing together? Some of the things they say to each other can be really funny sometimes. Unfortunately, they can also be hurtful. I’ve never understood why children want to be so mean. It can start at a very young age, you sometimes see children as young as 3 or 4 calling names, and it often times continues throughout their young adult years. And it’s not just each other that they spew their venomous poison at. I’ve been the victim of a teenager’s sarcasm on more than one occasion; which makes me want to run to my mother and beg forgiveness.
I’m certainly not without sin. When I was a teen, I gave my parents plenty of grief due to my unruly tongue. As an adult, I still have trouble “taming my tongue” sometimes. I lose control of my temper and say things I don’t mean; or I might even find myself just saying something that sounds completely ignorant and wishing right away that I could suck it back in like a vacuum. It’s at those times that I wish I could put a bandaid on my tongue; or better yet maybe a big piece of duct tape. Maybe that would stop me from saying some of the stupid things I say sometimes. I doubt it, but maybe it would at least help a little.
God’s word says: But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:8 (NKJV) The battle of the tongue is an on-going, everyday fight. It takes constant prayer. God knows our struggles and He’s there with us.
His word also says: Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV). I believe that God wants us to use our tongues to edify each other; not merely by flattery or by paying lip service, but by actually lifting each other up and showing God’s love to each other. I guess it’s kind of like the old adage “If you can’t say anything good, don’t say anything at all.” That’s not always easy. It’s something I’ll certainly have to work on, but with God’s help I’ll get there one day.
This is something that I’m also trying to pass on to my own children and it hurts me when I see them make some of the same mistakes that I’ve made; but I realize that they will have to make their own mistakes in life. They are going to say things that hurt people as well as be hurt themselves many times. Oh, if only it were true that everything could be fixed with a bandaid or duct tape!
I’m certainly not without sin. When I was a teen, I gave my parents plenty of grief due to my unruly tongue. As an adult, I still have trouble “taming my tongue” sometimes. I lose control of my temper and say things I don’t mean; or I might even find myself just saying something that sounds completely ignorant and wishing right away that I could suck it back in like a vacuum. It’s at those times that I wish I could put a bandaid on my tongue; or better yet maybe a big piece of duct tape. Maybe that would stop me from saying some of the stupid things I say sometimes. I doubt it, but maybe it would at least help a little.
God’s word says: But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:8 (NKJV) The battle of the tongue is an on-going, everyday fight. It takes constant prayer. God knows our struggles and He’s there with us.
His word also says: Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV). I believe that God wants us to use our tongues to edify each other; not merely by flattery or by paying lip service, but by actually lifting each other up and showing God’s love to each other. I guess it’s kind of like the old adage “If you can’t say anything good, don’t say anything at all.” That’s not always easy. It’s something I’ll certainly have to work on, but with God’s help I’ll get there one day.
This is something that I’m also trying to pass on to my own children and it hurts me when I see them make some of the same mistakes that I’ve made; but I realize that they will have to make their own mistakes in life. They are going to say things that hurt people as well as be hurt themselves many times. Oh, if only it were true that everything could be fixed with a bandaid or duct tape!
Linda Dean
| The Purpose of Northcrest Baptist Church Women's Ministry is to grow in our relationship with the Lord and our Christian sisters while enriching the strength of our Church body in order to bring glory & honor to Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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