RESPECT IS DUE TO A DOG: Speech Belongs To God!

Whose Spirit Is Moving Your Tongue!?!
Is It The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Or
Is It The Adversarial Spirit Of The Accuser Of The Brethren!?! 

Are Your Words Kind, Soft, And Uplifting 
Or Are They Harsh, Sure To Offend
Hurtful ... Demeaning!?! 

The Soul Bound For Glory

Should Know These Things!

Apostle James Called The Tongue A Fire
A World Of Iniquity Aka Planned Sin
Lit By The Fires Of Hell
Full Of Deadly Poison 
And Obviously
Doing The Devil's Dirty Work! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called Christians For A Reason: 
We Are To Light The World 
To Make It Wise Unto Salvation 
And 
We Are To Salt The World 
To Make It Suitable For The Storehouse Of God
Fit To Appear At The Welcome Home Table Of 
The Great King, The Eternal, Holy God 
Who, Himself, Was Of A Meek And Gentle Spirit 
Whose Passing Wouldn't Even Bruise A Reed! 

We Are To Be Like Jesus
Gently Drawing People To Almighty God 
And 
Not Repelling Them By Being Loud, Obnoxious And Unkind! 

Let's Dare To Ask Ourselves The Hard Questions: 

Am I A Good Representative For Christ And His Kingdom!?! 
Am I Edible Wheat Or Am I Burnable Tares? 
Am I Setting A Good Example By Being Honest Honey And Valuable Velvet 
Or
Am I Dishonoring The Father's Name 
By Spitting Nails
Brandishing Swords 
And 
Lighting Fires!?!

Believers Have Hope And Help ...

Let's Ask The Holy Spirit Of Truth 
To Guide Our Thoughts
Feed Us Good Words 
And 
Correct Us When We Go Sideways To Do Wrong! 

Everybody Ought To Know ...

It Pays To Serve Jesus Christ The Lord ... Faithfully
And
It Behooves Us Well To Understand And Accept That
Only Good, Kind, Obedient
Meek, Gentle People ... Peacemakers 
Shall Enter The Kingdom Of God
Shall Inherit The Earth Made New
Shall Bear The Image Of Jesus Christ! 
We Shall See Him As He Is!

Brethren,

Pray
And
Look At 
And 
Clean Out The Garbage Of 
An Unfeeling, Unkind Tongue 
If
You Desire To Go Home To The Glorious Kingdom! 

Through Almighty God's Love For Us
We Have Free Will 
And 
Freedom To Choose Our Own Way In Life
So Let's Choose To Be Pure In Heart
And
Let's Choose To Be True Children Of God: 
Let's Control Our Tongues 
And
Our Actions Today! 

Remember ...

Speech Belongs To Almighty God
And
Respect Is Due To A Dog:
Say And Do What Is Good And Right!

HAPPY SABBATH + HELLBENT: Small Tongue Big Doings! + PRAYER: Lord, Please Grant Me A Tongue Restraint!

Loose Lips
Sink Ships
AND
A Raging Tongue
Will Make One Lose
On Eternity 
Their Grip!

The Pointed Red Rag
That Slab Of Hot Meat
Stuck Behind Two Rows Of Pearls
Called Teeth
Is Lit On Fire From Hell
AND
Is Ever Ready To Blast
Into A Blazing Conflagration
Which No Human Hand
Can Quell
Though Cold Water On It
Is Quickly Cast!

I Heard That
A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath!

I Heard That Tongue And Teeth 
Always Have Words
And That Teeth Always Is The One
Getting The Bath!

Well ...

I Believe The Word Of God
Which Says
Be Angry
AND
Sin Not
AND
I Am Really Concerned For Those
For Whom
Self-Control
Does Not Mean A Whole Lot!

Why Would You Let
A Small Tongue
Carve For Your Feet
A Very Wide Road
When
For A Deep Breath
AND
A Silent Prayer
The Living God
Can Carry The Load?

Would You Write
AND
Issue
A $1,000,000 Check
When You Have Just 1,000 Pennies In The Bank
Just To Show
That You Are A Big Man Around Town
All The While Knowing
That Off To Bad Check Court You Will Go
For You Committed An Offense!
A Crime?!

Come On! That ... Would Be Foolish!

Well, A Loose Tongue
Acts Just Like That!

It's Not What You Say!
It Is How You Say It
AND
Thinking Before Speaking
Is Not Carrying A Back-Breaking Load!

No Man
Can The Hot Tongue Tame
So It Stands To Reason
That A Wildly Wagging Tongue
Is Something About Which
One Should Be Ashamed!

Look Before You Leap!
Think Before You Speak!
Pray Before You Flail
AND
A Sinful Tongue
Won't Land You In Sorryman's Jail!

Apostle James ...?!

Yup!
Apostle James!

Better To Practice
Self Control
AND
Temperance In
Food Thought Word
AND
Lean On The Lord
Instead Of From Life Getting
A Red Penalty Card!

Think!
Look Forward!
AND
Think Back!
AND
Don't Be An Abominable Scorner
Bent On Always Having Your Own Way!
Say Your Prayers
AND
Let God Lead The Way!

That's A Good Way To Play!

I Agree!
I'm Really Tired Of Saying "Sorry!"
For Words That I Can't Take Back!
It Is Better That They Should Be Left Unsaid
Than To Have
Self-Recrimination's
Weak
AND
Roundly Aching Head
Because You Regret
What Fool Thing You Have Said!

Beseech Almighty God For Help
AND
Then Permit God To Do His Do
AND
Take Away From You
That Wicked Tongue's
Fire-Pit Walking
Running Shoes!

Amen To That!!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Come Before You

For

I Have A Big Problem

With My Little Tongue!

It Is Always Writing Checks

And

Causing Me To Look For Money

Which Can Never Be Found!

I Beseech You, Lord

In Jesus Christ's Name

To Help Me

Oh, Help Me

My Tongue To Restrain

Even If I Have To Severely Bite It

And Then

Yell Out From The Pain!

I Give Unto You, Lord

My Will

And

 My Way

And

I Lean On You

Hoping

Praying For

Jesus-Made Tongue Restraints!

Help Me, Today

To Keep My Big Mouth Shut

For

I Desire To Live In Heavenly Mansions

And

Not In A Damnation's Burning Hut!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Grant Unto Me

The Victory

For

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Utter This Prayer And Plea!

AMEN.