A pratical approach to the Tame the tongue.

You have the power to set the destiny for your life...by what comes out of your mouth.

The Bible tells us in Proverbs 18:21 that life and death are found in the words we speak. No one gets to decide the words that come out of your mouth except for you. 

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:21

You have complete control over what you choose to say.

Your words have the power to set things in motion, good or bad. They’re like little seeds that you plant in life. 

So how to tame this potent weapon of ours...

Below is a simple and practical way to do it. But ofcourse you must pray and ask Jesus Christ to help you in getting this habit to be a part of your life.

In ancient Greece, scholar and philosopher Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.

One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about one of your friends?"

"Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

 

"Triple filter?" asked the man.

 

"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. 

 

That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

 

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and wanted to tell it to you." 

 

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

 

"No, on the contrary, it is bad."

 

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left - the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

 

"No, not really," replied the man, now more than a little embarrassed.

 

"Well," concluded Socrates, if what you want to tell me is neither true, nor good, and nor even useful to me, why tell it to me at all?"