We all need,
tongue control
we all should
our lips patrol.
For the words,
we choose to use
can light a fire
with their fuse.
We all need,
to think ahead
before the words
that are said.
For the tongue,
can be unruly
spewing its own
poison cruelty.
We all need,
to give over the rein
of our tongues
for Jesus to tame!
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But the tongue can
no man tame; it is
an unruly evil,
full of deadly poison.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2019
Deborah Ann Belka
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November 5th, 2019 at 5:40 PM
I needed this; thank you
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November 6th, 2019 at 8:19 AM
We all need this 🙂
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November 6th, 2019 at 3:19 PM
True
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November 5th, 2019 at 5:52 AM
Reblogged this on Madison Elizabeth Baylis.
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November 6th, 2019 at 8:17 AM
Thank you Jeremy for blessing me with a reblog of my post 🙂 ~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
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November 1st, 2019 at 1:50 PM
Deborah, I was going through my material for quotes which I post on my site, and I ran across one from Vance Havner. It fits your poem quite well. Feel free to use it as you wish.
I still believe we ought to talk about Jesus. The old country doctor of my boyhood days always began his examination by saying, “Let me see your tongue.” That’s a good way to check a Christian: the tongue test. Let’s hear what he is talking about.
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November 2nd, 2019 at 10:13 AM
Yes, if we would talk more about Jesus, faith, grace and salvation we wouldn’t have to worry about our tongues being so toxic! Ephesians 4:29
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November 1st, 2019 at 5:23 AM
Deborah, you have another poem filled with so much in just a few words. Thanks for sharing your words as wells as the Scripture.
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November 2nd, 2019 at 10:09 AM
Always on tongue control duty have to bite it every now and then! ~ Blessings ~
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October 31st, 2019 at 6:50 PM
Lovely!
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November 2nd, 2019 at 10:08 AM
Thank you and God blessings of peace and grace!
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October 31st, 2019 at 5:34 PM
Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site.
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November 3rd, 2019 at 10:09 AM
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
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