1) Your tongue: evil or good? Think about how you used your tongue over the past 24 hours. How did you do?
2) What would it take for you to tame your tongue (3:7-8)? What can you put into practice to begin this process?
3) What is wisdom? How do you determine if someone is wise? What would it take for you to live wisely?
Small item; big impact (3:3-5). That’s the tongue. Pound for pound the tongue is an insignificant part of our body. But we all know the impact it can have for evil or for good (3:9-12). Pay attention to the words you speak.
The untamable nature of the tongue is frustrating. But there must be something we can do. Count to 10 – walk away – keep quiet! Work hard to bring this beast under control. And then, don’t be satisfied with just stopping the bad. Intentionally become a person who uses their tongue to bring life to others (see Ephesians 4:29).
Wisdom is knowledge put into action. A wise person is someone who is skilled at living life. Beyond that, God’s Word brings the qualities James speaks of into our understanding of wisdom (3:17-18). Again, James brings us to a very practical place with our faith. All we know must become all we do.
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