Taming the tongue

The bible says because we cannot tame the tongue we should be slow to speak.

GUILTY ! I cannot count the many times I should have been slow to speak. Unfortunately I have been given the title of "comeback kid" . Often I wish I could catch the words as they fly through the air, just pluck them from sight , wad them up and put them where they couldn't hurt anyone.

For some of us it is easy to hold back and not say anything and for others we have to bite our tongues to the point of almost drawing blood so that we will not speak our minds. Take comfort in knowing that it is easier to not say something that will harm than to try to undo the harm the saying something has done.