Your Tongue (don't stick it out)

I am coming to understand the POWER of the spoken Word. In Revelation 1:16 it talks about a sharp two edged sword coming from His mouth. The more you pray and you see the fruits of your prayers, the stronger your faith becomes. And the stronger your faith, the more powerful your words of prayer become. Its a wonderful circle that you find yourself in. Ask God to show you the fruits of your prayer, and He will! Its wonderful to be excited about this, but don't let it go to your head. Stay humble, and acknowledge before God that the fruits are from His seeds and produced from His work.

From what I can understand, God loves to use signs, symbols, and repetition to talk to us. If you think about what a sharp two edged sword looks like, you begin to realize that it is wider than it is thicker (in other words, it is flat), and it has a point on the end of it. Now think about your tongue. Isn't your tongue wider than it is thick? Does it not have two edges? Does it not have a point? Is your tongue not rooted in your head, the place where your thoughts come from? Is that a sign or what! Isn't God brilliant! I love Him!!!

Here are a couple quotes to read and help you consider your gift. These Bible quotes are all from the New Living Translation provided by the Heartlight.org folks via their searchgodsword.org site. Pay them a visit and say a prayer for them, they are doing some great work!

Proverbs 18:21-21
21 Those who love to talk will experience the consequences, for the tongue can kill or nourish life.

Psalms 52:1-5
2 All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you're an expert at telling lies. 3

Psalms 34:11-22
12 Do any of you want to live a life that is long and good? 13 Then watch your tongue! Keep your lips from telling lies! 14 Turn away from evil and do good. Work hard at living in peace with others. 15 The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.

Job 27:1-6
4 my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.

2 Samuel 23:1-7
2 "The Spirit of the LORD speaks through me; his words are upon my tongue.

Ephesians 6:10-18
17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God