tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32100773.post9211635068450495995..comments2023-07-22T07:33:54.319-04:00Comments on Desiring To Be A Godly Woman: Day 5: Say NothingMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729217616060227200noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32100773.post-51462780195516780572008-09-09T12:21:00.000-04:002008-09-09T12:21:00.000-04:00I can completely understand your struggle to tame ...I can completely understand your struggle to tame the tongue. James wasn't kidding when he said that it was set on fire by hell (James 3:6). <BR/><BR/>Personally, I have found that silence is avoiding the problem. People will think I am feeling unwell or that I'm mad at them. This was definitely not the message I was trying to transmit. I have a pretty large workplace and I've nicknamed my department "Gossip Central". I can escape from gossip by just leaving the room and work on something else. Others may not have this luxury. Yet, I even found that leaving the room quickly was another way of avoiding the problem. I knew that I needed to confront gossip and state that I did not want to participate in it. Or if I catch myself gossiping, I will apologize to them and explain that I should not have been talking about that.This works best for me because then they will know why I'm not participating and where I stand.<BR/><BR/>Gossiping is quite easy and always gives the flesh some gratification. The book of James is so convicting and blunt. He describes the tongue as a restless evil that will curse man and praise God. I commend you in your fight to subdue it. May the Lord give us both strength, wisdom, and determination to discipline the untamable tongue.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174986031102245194noreply@blogger.com