Careful What You Say<\/a>, and I have to ask: what do we say when we can’t say any of those words? What if I’m trying to stop, but it’s such a habit it slips out sometimes, out loud and even in my head? I say it even if I don’t mean to. I want to stop now that I know all of that is wrong to say, but I don’t know, it seems difficult.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
We don’t make changes in our lives because it is the easiest thing to do. Changes are made because it is the right thing to do, even if those changes can be a struggle.<\/p>\n
I find it easier to say nothing at all. The vast majority of the time the words are just empty filler, giving no additional meaning to the sentence being said. If I hurt myself, I say “ouch!”<\/p>\n
If you find you make a slip, then apologize to God and work a bit harder at controlling your tongue. “For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body<\/em>” (James 3:2). in other words, mastering controlling your words also means you have gained the ability to have self-control in other areas of your life as well.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Okay, I read\u00a0Careful What You Say, and I have to ask: what do we say when we can’t say any of those words? What if I’m trying to stop, but it’s such a habit it slips out sometimes, out loud and even in my head? I say it even if I don’t mean to.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[1567,492],"class_list":["post-35752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-curses","tag-profanity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35956,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-does-the-bible-suggest-swearing-is-a-sin\/","url_meta":{"origin":35752,"position":0},"title":"Where does the Bible suggest swearing is a sin?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Where does the Bible suggest swearing is a sin? 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