"Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, the worshipped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:16-20
I want to do God's work. I want to share His Word, love, and hope with others. I've spent many years hoping that being a good person, going to church, volunteering at church, and developing a close relationship with God would be enough. I've been leaving out something major. God wants me to reach out to others and share his love, Word, hope, forgiveness... I could go on and on. God is all those things for me and more. Yet, I don't shout it from the rooftops. Right now I guess I'm whispering it from the basement.
I want to start a journey to begin living out the great commission. I want to really do God's work. I've decided that to reach others, I really must start with working on myself and my witness. For the first week, I want to work on my tongue. Yes, my tongue-the nasty little devil. I, like many others, have a dirty habit of saying things I shouldn't. I'm tired of my negativity and those little comments I make about others. I always feel guilty, but I want to keep them in and hopefully even think them less. So this week, I want to stop making those comments. (Note: I want to stop this for the long haul and not just a week). My philosophy on this is that I cannot reach others with the word of Christ if they hear me speaking badly about someone else.
Week 1 - Thwart the dirty little tongue
