Who can tame the tongue?

Can you “bite your tongue?” The Bible says in James 3:8 that the tongue is a restless evil and that NO MAN can tame it! Our tongue actually creates the atmosphere around us. You probably remember the old saying, “sticks and stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me…” BUT, words are MUCH more painful than sticks and stones. People walk around in their 50′s and 60′s with wounds that were inflicted on them during childhood by the tongue of someone who they respected. People get fired from jobs because of their tongues. Wars are fought because of words. The Bible says that a whoever can tame their tongue is a “perfect person…” Is there someone who’s walking around the world wounded because of your words? Have you been wounded by someone’s words? God says to go and ask forgiveness if you have offended someone before you even try to get right with God. How have you been hurt or overcome the hurt that someone put on you? Or have you been the one to do the hurting? twitter @coreydrose corey@hilltopcommunitychurch.com -from a message shared by Pastor Corey at Hilltop Youth on May 11th, 2011