Keep thy tounge from evil and thy lips from speaking guile. Psalm 34:13.

I have been thinking alot about this verse for the past few days. I have heard these words before I had never really thought much about it until this week. It seems too often I find myself saying something without thinking and then regreting it later. It seems that sometimes I know exactly what to say to cut someone deep and then other times I have no idea to articulate what is really going on in my life. To often I speak first and think later. Maybe I am being too tough on myself, but I do think it is something that I can work on in my life. I need to show others a Christ like love, and that includes not saying mean and hurtful things. Now I am not saying that I am this awful person, But I do have room for improvement. Jesus has given us a challenge to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". I know there have been things I have said to people in the past that I would have been crushed by. So as I continue my jouney through life I am going to strive to think before speaking, to only say things that are edifing to God, and to love my neighbor as myself... I will most likely fail at some point, probably today, but I will continue to try and to watch what I say. I am only human!