Queens' Monthly Mentoring
Influence is not an Excuse
Greetings!
Well, as we can all see, a lot can transpire from one month to the next. But, what we must do is to continue to put our trust in God. This month we are sharing a lesson regarding the tongue or our speech and its impact in our lives and the lives of those around us. One of the things that has been a contributor to the problems that we are facing is the speaking of fear into the atmosphere by media, social media and fearful people.
As Kingdom citizens, we do not speak what the world speaks. We speak the words of our King. We must speak in line with God’s Word and not frustrate our faith by speaking fear just like the world does.
Times like these that we are currently experiencing will put pressure on our tongues to say what we feel instead saying what God says. That is why we are sharing this lesson on “An unruly tongue”. We need to be able to control what comes out of our mouths and to be led by the Holy Spirit as to when to speak and what we should say when we do speak.
First, we will look at what unruly means and what the Bible has to say about the character of the tongue.
What does unruly mean? It implies a lack of discipline or incapacity for discipline, it also means not submissive, to be wayward, having turbulent behavior, being incapable of controlling oneself or being controlled by others, having a stubborn resistance to guidance and a defiance against authority.
James 3:6 BSB “The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”
James 3:8 NKJV “But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
Romans 3:13 NLT “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.”
The next thing that we want to recognize is that as Kingdom citizens, God gives us discernment for a reason. You have to be able to discern between the truth and a lie. The only way to do that is by being led by God’s Spirit and by knowing God’s Word.
Numbers 23:19 NLT “God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not human, so He does not change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?”
If what you hear in the media or social media or even a scared neighbor does not line up with God’s Word, then stop receiving it as the truth.
Titus 1:9-11 NIV “He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it. For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.”
1 Timothy 6:3-4 CEV & GWT “Anyone who teaches something different disagrees with the correct and godly teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. Those people who disagree are proud of themselves, but they don't really know a thing. Their minds are sick, and they like to argue over words. They cause jealousy, disagreements, unkind words, evil suspicions, “
“Whoever teaches false doctrine and doesn't agree with the accurate words of our Lord Jesus Christ and godly teachings is a conceited person. He shows that he doesn't understand anything. Rather, he has an unhealthy desire to argue and quarrel about words. This produces jealousy, rivalry, cursing, suspicion,”
2 Timothy 2:23 WNT “But avoid foolish discussions with ignorant men, knowing--as you do--that these lead to quarrels;”
We must recognize the character or spirit of who is speaking when we listen to people talking. The enemy has an agenda and his time is short. If fear is in the speech of those you are listening to, it did not come from God.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
Proverbs 10:32 NLT “The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.”
Proverbs 15:28 NLT “The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIV “Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.”
Jesus even described the difference between good and evil speech. We are responsible for what comes out of our mouth.
Matthew 12:34-37 NLT “You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”
Matthew 15:11, 18 NLT “It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.”
As Kingdom citizens, we represent God in the earth. We are His ambassadors. We do not have a right to speak whatever we want. We are the vessels God uses to speak His Word in the earth. Jesus was our example when He said that He only said what the Father told Him to say.
2 Corinthians 5:20 NLT “So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!””
Deuteronomy 18:18 CEV “So when I want to speak to them, I will choose one of them to be a prophet like you. I will give my message to that prophet, who will tell the people exactly what I have said.”
John 5:19 NIV “Jesus gave them this answer: "Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”
John 12:50 GNT & GWT “And I know that his command brings eternal life. What I say, then, is what the Father has told me to say."
“I know that what he commands is eternal life. Whatever I say is what the Father told me to say."
Titus 2:1 BSB “But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.”
We are responsible for setting the atmosphere and culture here in the earth. When we allow the world’s system to cause us to fear and to speak what is not in line with God’s Word, we work against God’s Kingdom. Our speech really does determine the course of our lives. Speak only what God directs you to say. Don’t allow an unruly tongue to bring you what the world is receiving. Speak the Word only!
Proverbs 4:20-24 NLT “My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body. Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.”
Job 22:28 NHEB “And you will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.”
Well, as we can all see, a lot can transpire from one month to the next. But, what we must do is to continue to put our trust in God. This month we are sharing a lesson regarding the tongue or our speech and its impact in our lives and the lives of those around us. One of the things that has been a contributor to the problems that we are facing is the speaking of fear into the atmosphere by media, social media and fearful people.
As Kingdom citizens, we do not speak what the world speaks. We speak the words of our King. We must speak in line with God’s Word and not frustrate our faith by speaking fear just like the world does.
Times like these that we are currently experiencing will put pressure on our tongues to say what we feel instead saying what God says. That is why we are sharing this lesson on “An unruly tongue”. We need to be able to control what comes out of our mouths and to be led by the Holy Spirit as to when to speak and what we should say when we do speak.
First, we will look at what unruly means and what the Bible has to say about the character of the tongue.
What does unruly mean? It implies a lack of discipline or incapacity for discipline, it also means not submissive, to be wayward, having turbulent behavior, being incapable of controlling oneself or being controlled by others, having a stubborn resistance to guidance and a defiance against authority.
James 3:6 BSB “The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”
James 3:8 NKJV “But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
Romans 3:13 NLT “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.”
The next thing that we want to recognize is that as Kingdom citizens, God gives us discernment for a reason. You have to be able to discern between the truth and a lie. The only way to do that is by being led by God’s Spirit and by knowing God’s Word.
Numbers 23:19 NLT “God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not human, so He does not change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?”
If what you hear in the media or social media or even a scared neighbor does not line up with God’s Word, then stop receiving it as the truth.
Titus 1:9-11 NIV “He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it. For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.”
1 Timothy 6:3-4 CEV & GWT “Anyone who teaches something different disagrees with the correct and godly teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. Those people who disagree are proud of themselves, but they don't really know a thing. Their minds are sick, and they like to argue over words. They cause jealousy, disagreements, unkind words, evil suspicions, “
“Whoever teaches false doctrine and doesn't agree with the accurate words of our Lord Jesus Christ and godly teachings is a conceited person. He shows that he doesn't understand anything. Rather, he has an unhealthy desire to argue and quarrel about words. This produces jealousy, rivalry, cursing, suspicion,”
2 Timothy 2:23 WNT “But avoid foolish discussions with ignorant men, knowing--as you do--that these lead to quarrels;”
We must recognize the character or spirit of who is speaking when we listen to people talking. The enemy has an agenda and his time is short. If fear is in the speech of those you are listening to, it did not come from God.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
Proverbs 10:32 NLT “The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.”
Proverbs 15:28 NLT “The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIV “Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.”
Jesus even described the difference between good and evil speech. We are responsible for what comes out of our mouth.
Matthew 12:34-37 NLT “You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”
Matthew 15:11, 18 NLT “It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.”
As Kingdom citizens, we represent God in the earth. We are His ambassadors. We do not have a right to speak whatever we want. We are the vessels God uses to speak His Word in the earth. Jesus was our example when He said that He only said what the Father told Him to say.
2 Corinthians 5:20 NLT “So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!””
Deuteronomy 18:18 CEV “So when I want to speak to them, I will choose one of them to be a prophet like you. I will give my message to that prophet, who will tell the people exactly what I have said.”
John 5:19 NIV “Jesus gave them this answer: "Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”
John 12:50 GNT & GWT “And I know that his command brings eternal life. What I say, then, is what the Father has told me to say."
“I know that what he commands is eternal life. Whatever I say is what the Father told me to say."
Titus 2:1 BSB “But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.”
We are responsible for setting the atmosphere and culture here in the earth. When we allow the world’s system to cause us to fear and to speak what is not in line with God’s Word, we work against God’s Kingdom. Our speech really does determine the course of our lives. Speak only what God directs you to say. Don’t allow an unruly tongue to bring you what the world is receiving. Speak the Word only!
Proverbs 4:20-24 NLT “My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body. Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.”
Job 22:28 NHEB “And you will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.”