Thursday, March 11, 2010

Watch ya Mouth...

James is a great book of the Bible. It has helped me alot in my recent struggles. Here's a passage that you should try to live to the best of your ability... Its about watching what you say...

(And before you go thinking I'm beefing with someone, just know that I'm not. Lol.  This ain't no facebook status putting someone on blast. Too mature for that, grow up playa.)

1Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.
 3When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
 7All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
 9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt[a] water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.


I've had to learn this lesson myself, and I'm coming to grips with the reality of the world. If you do the right thing long enough the right thing will be done for you. Nuff said.  If you ain't got notta productive statement to articulate, press those two lips together oh so tightly and utter not a word. Observe.



L'Chaim.... P!ed P!per

1 comment:

CtotheB said...

Great article bruh. Loving verse 11, "Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?"

Be blessed 5ivebruhs!