Bridling the Tongue
"If anyone considers himself to be religious yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless." James 1:26 I have been wrestling with this a lot lately. My tongue is wretched toward others at times. At work, I lack patience and I expect more of others than I should; toward my husband I respond defensively to innocent questions and gestures, and, sadly, toward God I sometimes resound with preemptive anger and fear that we may not get to bring HC home. As I have been reflecting and praying about the impact of "my tongue" the last few weeks, I have gained insight as to the root of my responses. Now the hard part - changing. The Root Work - Since I am no longer a full-time, hard-core employee, I find myself desiring to conquer the workplace world, but I can no longer do that just being behind the scenes working part-time. Because I have been putting some of my own personal value on what I accomplish at work, I