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A little time..
Just 15 minutes, just 900 seconds a day, spend it on reading the Word. On the train, at home, anything. You'll never know how much of a difference it'll make. Today I was just reading the bible using my phone app and was reading through the book of James, since the past few cell group meeting have been getting verses from the book. And there, it just reminded me of one of the sermon during cell group meeting.. It's about the untamable tongue. I believe that the words the one speaks creates a difference, especially hurtful words. I think that I'm not the only ones that is a victim of hurtful words, be it online or whatsoever. I mean, this kind of language sometimes really hurt people, especially when it is used to scold others. And like what James 3:8 says No man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. I can't say how much I agree to this verse! Your words form your own destiny, our of the mouth you can choose to bless other or curse others. It is a choice to be made, it is a choice to forgive someone when they have offended you instead of scolding all the vulgarities and talking bad about that person to another person.  And I think it has got to start with the thoughts. Your thought forms the words you speak. Hence, I think it's really important to THINK the right things. Recently this particular person close to me keeps saying vulgarities, or replacing other words for the actual F word. I got pretty annoyed, I'm not much of a person of vulgarities, I don't like to hear them, and what more SPEAK them. I told that person "don't even THINK of that word, can?" and the reason that the person gave was "you should come my class, everyone says that". Not that it is wrong, I just felt that people shouldn't be influenced too easily.  Personally, I don't have a problem with vulgarities, not even in my head, I don't think of them, but I have a problem of thinking unhappy thoughts. I've got to spend more time with God, talk to Him even more, to humble myself and seek His face and pray. "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up" (James 4:10) I've always found peace, whenever I spend time with God. It's like there is always hope, always a light at the end of a tunnel. I've learnt that there will ALWAYS be a light at the end of the tunnel, the only thing is how long the dark tunnel is, and that you can only continue to walk straight and trust that there is a light at the end of that tunnel. And this, is faith. I've searched for the definition of faith on dictionary.com and the it shows that it is a believe that is not based on proof. I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel yet, but I choose to believe that there WILL BE a light. It's still a decision. Besides not having a problem with vulgarities, I also have no problem with people around me. More of the 'I don't care what they think about me' thing, in a GOOD way. Hahaha, I don't hate people, no matter what they do to me, I'll just ignore them. I'm kind of nice, people may come to hate me, but I will never hate them, it's kind of hard for me to hate people. :x It comes naturally for me. Good thing, I guess? :) Still, I think it's a decision to forgive someone for hurting you, for backstabbing you or whatsoever. It's a decision, to spend 15 minutes reading the bible, or going facebook; It's a decision, to bless people with your mouth, or curse them; It's a decision, to love someone, or to hate them; It's a decision, to forgive someone, or to hold grudges against them. There's always a CHOICE in life. (: |