I wish I could tell you how many times I've responded back to someone sarcastically, but I would be very embarrassed if I knew that number. Additionally, I've eaten over feeling bad about making those remarks, as well. Sure we need to tame the tongue from over eating, but also for letting rude and spiteful things fly out of our mouths that often hurt the feeling of others. At the very least, they make us a poor example of being the Christian that Christ wants us to be on His behalf.
The thing that astounds me about this is that I don't like it when others are sarcastic or rude to people. Why in the world would I engage in such behavior? I also find that when I've done something on this level, I quite often feel vindicated for my comments. Fortunately for me, Christ doesn't, because almost every time, I am given the feeling that I should apologize for what I've just said.
I get so frustrated with myself when I find that I've said something that was less than supportive of another. All I can do is pray and ask Christ to heal my heart and theirs. I really should ask Christ to heal my tongue, because these things will sometimes slip out before I even think about what I'm saying. I should add this to my daily prayers!
Because
these posts are examples of how I've applied these Bible verses to my
life, they don't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the Bible
verse. Debbie
