It's My Mouth

There's a lot of whining going on, a lot of poor me, a lot of anger.  Not too much gratitude.  What happened?  I started this blog to document my attempt to curb my tongue and capture my thoughts and what I've discovered is that I've spent a lot of time bashing others and whining.

I got put in my place on Friday by my bosses and it's just what I needed.  It opened my eyes up.  They made me realize that I am headed down the wrong path.  And it's my mouth; it's my heart; it's my attitude.  I am not the great employee that I thought I was.  My servant's attitude has been lost.

The good news - I can start again.  But now I see that it has to start with my heart because what's in my heart is what comes out of my mouth and what comes out through my fingers.

Capture Your Thoughts Before They Get To Your Lips

My mouth - what a trouble maker!  Sometimes I wish I could just put a piece of duct tape over it.  Even better, I wish that I could capture my thoughts before they escape my lips.

I found this really cool idea on Pinterest.  You take one word and study and meditate on it, write your thoughts, scriptures, sermon notes, and quotes about that one word for the year.  This is perfect for me, because I know what my word will be - "tongue."

I have struggled with my mouth all my life and even though I am a baptized, bible believing Christian, out of my mouth comes curses, sarcasm, hateful words, gossip, lying...hard to believe that a "Christian" has that problem, isn't it?  Thankfully, I recognize this weakness in myself.

But maybe, just maybe this year, instead of taking baby steps, I can make real improvement in the way that I think and the way that I speak.

If you want to try this for yourself, visit forthefamily.org; all the credit goes to them.