"A blow with the tongue is an outward thing just like a blow with the hand. A blow with the tongue is just as wicked and irritating and irrational as a blow with the hand; and yet many people let their tongues run loose in the family and strike fore and aft without restraint, and then wonder why there is no government in their homes. Many a man will strike his wife with his tongue, blow after blow, when he would not strike her with his hand. And sometimes wives are tongue-strikers, who do not strike with their hands. This unruly member, the tongue, is the first one in the family to put under control. There is no government where the tongue is ungoverned. The poor government of many families is due to the striking freedom given to the tongues. There must be a new law of home; or the old law reenacted, which allows the Lord to bridle the tongue and guide it by the reigns of His Word, in all such Christian homes."
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A Calm Voice Governs
This article is a must read! The site itself is a delightfully wonderful, truly a hidden treasure, please take time to browse around it and collect for yourselves precious pearls of wisdom!
Self control needs to rule the Christian mother and learning about the power of the tongue is important because the tongue has the power of life and death (Proverbs 18:21). Christian mothers need to be the type of mothers that will breathe life and vision into her children. She needs to encourage and praise all the good that she sees in her child's life while patiently teaching him the Lord's ways.
"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." Epheshians 4:29
"But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness." Hebrews 3:13
Lord, help us all to be mothers that are careful and discerning with our tongues. Let us be slow to speak, quick to listen and slow to become angry...
(The Christian Mother Series Part 3 )
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So true! I have learned the importance and the power of words. I'm thankful that this is one area that I do not have to battle with.
One thing that I have to be mindful of though is even though I don't say hateful or negative things, I still have to impart the good and positive into the lives of all that I come in contact with.
I read the entire essay and it brought me to tears. So powerfully written. Thank you for passing this along. I struggle with this issue, and actually wrote down a quote from this piece and placed it near my bed.
Very good and informative post.
Blessings,
~D~
I love this! Thank you so much for your inspiring ministry to mothers. We all need it, in today's world!
Submission is simply strength under control.
Oh so very good!
Thank you so much for this wonderful series. Today's was Holy Spirit timed as we are dealing with this in our family. As my husband was sharing scripture last night to exhort and encourage the children I was brought to repentance for doing the very thing he was correcting them for!
The other posts are equally convicting, thank you so much. God is using you in a mighty way in the lives of women.
Blessings to you.
Michelle
She Looketh Well
Amen - thank you for this encouragement today, a helpful reminder!
Oh, this spoke to me so.
The spoken word truly is such a powerful force, I must pray that God teaches me and guides me to have a softer vocabulary, a sweeter and purer tongue and language.
Thank you for this, it was a blessing to me.
- Maja.
Thank you so much for writing these articles! They are wonderful and very uplifting yet full of gentle reproof that we mothers sometimes need. I appreciate all of them, they all have something different and special. Thanks for being such a great role model and example to us younger mothers! This post speaks to me, esp encouraged to speak calmly and gently to my children without harsh words or anger.
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