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The tongue can bring happiness, support, mercy or pain, tears, disappointment, destruction and even death.

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On the morning of February 24, 2022, we woke up to the sounds of explosions. It was the beginning of a bloody war in Ukraine.

Very quickly cruise missiles began to fly over our town, one of them flew right over our house. This type of weapon is terrible, it carries death and great destruction. Explosions, shots, the sounds of the enemy’s helicopters and rockets left no choice, I decided to save the lives of my children. We left our town and a short time later Ukraine. However, my country and the pain of my people is always in my heart.

Despite all the drama of the events, God remained faithful, He led us through incredible paths and blessed us a lot. Now, two and a half years later, we live in a peaceful England. Our house is near the airport and every day we hear passenger planes take off and land. It's loud but not scary, and it doesn't make you run and seek shelter.

Unlike cruise missiles, airplanes are not meant to kill, they give the opportunity to travel, to see the world, to visit relatives or friends, etc.  Although there is something else they have in common. Cruise missiles, like airplanes, have an engine. This is a relatively small part of the structure, but it has a huge potential. 

In the message of James (3:4-10) it says about a small member of our body that also has a huge potential. It’s our tongue, also a kind of engine that is capable of great things. The tongue can bring happiness, support, healing, mercy or pain, tears, disappointment, destruction and even death.

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Every time we prove ourselves right no matter what, when we express our resentment or dissatisfaction using words as sharp as a knife, when we express our accumulated negative emotions by splashing them like dirty slop, when we want to remain in the centre of attention and do not disdain dark humour, addressing it to our neighbours, do we feel true satisfaction, relief, joy, or on the contrary, do we feel something unpleasant, some kind of loss, emptiness or sadness? It's our decision how we use our tongue.

If we are true children of our Heavenly Father, then let’s seek first of all His wisdom, which is pure and merciful, let’s bless each other with our tongues and let’s sow the fruit of truth and peace.

James 3:17-18 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

Author: Alla Hunt

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