(It has been a full weekend, so today's late post is brief.)
"Maturity is realizing how many things don't require your comment." -Rachel Wolchin
This week, many posts point to the challenges of managing our mouths. This quote was in the same theme.
The older I get, the more I think about the wisdom in holding our tongues. Those thoughts dancing in our heads do not always need to be shared. "Is it encouraging? Is it helpful? Is it kind?"
I thought of the passage in James 3:4-6.
"And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself."
Oh, the tongue is small but mighty. Oh, the power of choice!
Today, I am grateful for signs of maturity.
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