Get it Right

     It is from a very frustrated heart that I write tonight. Truth be told, I'm kind of hoping no one reads this one but, I needed to write and this happens to be my outlet. So here it goes. I have had to apologize to 2 different people in the last 2 hours for my mouth getting the better of me. Taming my tongue has always been an issue for me and truthfully, it is probably my biggest weakness. No matter how hard I work at it, I am still an extroverted thinker so usually, whatever comes into my head is what comes out of mouth. This is terrible! My tongue has gotten me into trouble before but I have been doing so good as of late. I feel like tonight, was a set back in the progress.

     James 3 has so much to say about taming the tongue and I have read every single word... over and over again. Proverbs talks about it relentlessly. Every one of those scriptures are highlighted and underlined in my Bible.
     Here is the scripture that seems to perfectly captivate my evening...

Struggling with Sin

¹⁴ So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. ¹⁵ I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. ¹⁶ But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. ¹⁷ So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

¹⁸ And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.^[a] I want to do what is right, but I can’t. ¹⁹ I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. ²⁰ But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

     I am so thankful for tomorrow. I am thankful that I get start all over with a brand new day. I am thankful that I will have millions of more opportunities to hold my tongue. All I can do now is ask the Lord to help me. I do believe this weakness is in my life to constantly humble me and show me my undeniable need for a Savior. I am most thankful that I have a Savior.

     To all of those who consistently deal with weakness... this is to you. You are not alone. The weakness may be different but the need for an ever present Savior is the same. We all need Jesus. We need Him to be active in our lives.
     I know that everyone has weaknesses and deals with them on a daily basis. I just wish mine were a little less noticeable. Or maybe even silent! But, that is not me.
So, to those of us who have to constantly guard our tongue... here is to another opportunity to get it right.