BLESSINGS FROM HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR TONGUE

My Dear Precious Child, In James's letter to all of the churches, James wrote valuable spiritual advice including restraining your tongue. He said that not many of the spiritual people at that time should be teachers because teachers are called to a stricter code. In other words, they must do what they teach, becoming doers of My word instead of merely professing My word. James confessed that everyone falls short in many respects in regard to the tongue. In the letter to the churches James wrote that if a person is faultless in speech then he can control his entire body. He compared that to putting a bit in the mouth of a horse to make it obey you. That makes the rest of the horse's body follow. The body follows where the mouth goes. He also wrote that it's the same truth with ships no matter how large they are. Even if they are driven by strong winds they are still directed by very small rudders on whichever course the steersman's impulse chooses. James related the two examples to a person's tongue, writing that it's a small member of your body but it has great influences in your present and future life. (James 3:1-5) To further magnify the truth of the power of your words, James wrote that only a very small spark can set a huge forest fire ablaze that destroys the same thing. So is the tongue, it's a small flame but among the members of your body it's an entire universe of malice and evil deeds. In fact, the tongue defiles your entire body and can defile your entire life. Its flaming words set the course of your life from birth and its fire is kindled in hell, used by the devil to do his will in your life in the form of allowing him to order curses and evil events to plague your life. (James 3:5-6) James wrote that every bird and animal can be tamed and they have been tamed by mankind, but the tongue cannot be tamed by the flesh of humans. He wrote that the tongue of people is evil, full of deadly poison. You use your tongue to praise Me as your Father; then you use it to curse other people who are made in My image. In other words, blessings and curses come out of the same mouth. IT SHOULD NOT BE SO. Does a spring gush forth both fresh water and foul water from the same spigot? He wrote emphatically that a fig tree cannot produce both olives and figs from itself; so no more can a poisonous source bring fresh water. (James 3:7-12) In his wise instructions relating to the power of your words, James wrote in his letter if anyone is wise with understanding that he or she should practice controlling his tongue with good sense. However, he wrote that if you nurse bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart that you should at least stop speaking arrogant words against the Truth. He stressed in his letter that words that are arrogant and jealous do not come from My heaven. Instead, they come from hell. The tongue is like a kind of an animal, even a demonic and cunning one. In fact, James wrote that where there are jealousy and strife that there are every demon from hell. (James 3:16) My wisdom from My Holy Spirit is contrasted to the devil's words by first of all My words being innocent and then also peaceable, lenient, docile, sympathetic with others and My words produce kindly deeds of impartiality and sincerity. If you only speak those words that come from the Holy Spirit, there will be a harvest in your earthly life for you of prosperity in every area because you have sown peace in your present and future life. (James 3:13-18) James' letter not only summarized My truths taught through Christ Jesus and His disciples in their letters, but he encapsulated those truths in minute form with very little embellishment, endevoring not to be verbose like Paul was. Paul was a man of many words and James was a man of few words. However, they both spoke and wrote My Truth which brings liberty to all of My children if you allow the Truths to take root in your life and control your fleshly members, especially your tongue. Your Father of Life Giving Words