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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDaily Reading: <\/strong>Daniel 7-8 GW<\/a>; James 3 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tongues praise and curse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One minute we\u2019re praising God; the next moment, cursing people. More times than I\u2019d like to admit, I\u2019ve had people say this to me. \u201cGod doesn\u2019t know them like I do.\u201d Typically, these words come after I remind them, \u201cGod loves whoever too.\u201d When someone has hurt us, the last thing we want to think about is God\u2019s affection for them. After all, how could God cherish someone who caused us pain? The answer is simple because He created them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.\u201d (<\/em>Genesis 1:27 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n What I\u2019ve learned about difficult people in my life, they are the ones God uses to grow me. Loving people you like is easy; however, caring for those who annoy you, not so much. Obedience to God requires loving people. God created us in His image, but each of us has a unique personality. The challenge comes in showing affection for those opposite of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep a soft heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently, my therapist gave me a new prayer. We were discussing someone whose actions aren\u2019t lovely towards me. Understanding this person is operating from a place of pain, I\u2019m trying not to take offense. But when someone is intentionally mean to you, keeping a soft heart is challenging. We can\u2019t remain affectionate towards them without God\u2019s help, which is why my therapist told me to ask God to keep my heart soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ever since my therapist said these words to me, they\u2019ve changed my life. Anyone at all who offends me, I immediately begin praying, \u201cKeep my heart soft.\u201d Her words captured me. My therapist made me realize how easily we harden our hearts towards people because of their actions. But if we\u2019re to love like Jesus, we need to keep our hearts soft. Controlling our tongue helps us accomplish our goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speak only uplifting and encouraging words. If you can\u2019t say something nice, don\u2019t say anything at all. Ask God to keep your heart soft towards those who hurt you. Let praises come from your lips, not curses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Lord, thank You for creating us in Your image. Forgive us for cursing others. Help us keep soft hearts towards those who offend us. Let words of praise come from our mouths. Stop us from saying mean things that cause pain. Fill our mouths with uplifting and encouraging words only. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Who is your heart hardened to today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2 minute read. Daily Reading: Daniel 7-8 GW; James 3 GW Tongues praise and curse. One minute we\u2019re praising God; the next moment, cursing people. More times than I\u2019d like to admit, I\u2019ve had people say this to me. \u201cGod doesn\u2019t know them like I do.\u201d Typically, these words come after I remind them, \u201cGod… Continue reading How Controlling the Tongue Will Make You Think about Your Words<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4653"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4657,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4653\/revisions\/4657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\")