Learn to Tame Your Tongue!

I have to say that when I sat down to think about Wednesday's Words of Wisdom, it wasn't all that hard to come up with something to say. See, this past weekend I attended my very first All White Party. It was an elaborate birthday celebration held at the home of a relative. Divine food, live music, and crazy fun. I made my way to a room where there was a spread of everything from tender spare ribs to succulent seafood salad.

I stood in line patiently. I stood a little longer. Then I stood even longer. That's when I realized that what I initially thought was a line ahead of me was instead a small group having a great time eating in front of the table. So I cautiously stepped around them.

That's when it happened.

As I scooped seafood salad onto my plate, a young lady said loudly, "Okay, let's just be petty. Be petty like her and cut in front of the line. Let's just bypass the meat and go straight for the salad."

As her friends laughed, I wondered. When did we stop listening to our mothers? Or had this woman, who obviously wasn't family naturally or spiritually, ever been taught that she shouldn't say anything if she didn't have anything nice to say?

I know that I've grown in my love walk because I simply spun around and headed for the patio, where I reclaimed my seat. About ten minutes into the meal, I noticed who I believed to be the young lady shooting off at the mouth minutes earlier (I wasn't sure because I didn't even bother to look up at her), dancing alone.

Wednesdays Words of Wisdom, which I probably should have shared with the young lady, is: If you have to shoot off at the mouth, aim for the glory of God.

"A man has joy by the answer of his mouth. And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!" ~ Proverbs 15:23

Learn to tame your tongue!