How to use the tongue to your benefit.

1. POSITIVE USE
OF THE
TONGUEJAMES 3:1-12, PROV 18:21
REDEMPTION FAITH CHURCH (MIV) – HARVEST CENTRE, IBADAN

2. Positive Use-Introduction
 The tongue-represents our ability to speak
 It's use is an indicator of
-state of our spiritual life- luke 6:45
-our spiritual growth, maturity, and perfection, James
3 vs 2-3
-our state of heart, mind , and what constitutes our
prevailing meditations or thought pattern
 Mastering and maximizing its positive use
determines our lot and altitude in life
 Remember a Closed mouth is a closed destiny
 We must "love the use of the tongue" see prov 18:21

3. To use the tongue
positively ...
 Is to use the tongue rightly, wisely, productively
 Using the tongue satisfactorily to produce desired results
(speaker, hearer, and God satisfied)
 By WHAT, WHEN and HOW we speak
 we speak intentionally or unintentionally (from our
subconscious or as a reaction or response to a stimulus)
 Is to maximize the power inherent in SPEAKING
 …speaking is one major attribute that makes us like God...man
became a living and soul-speaking spirit, Gen 2:7

4. ... power in the tongue
 ...power to control our whole life and future...see
James 3:3-5
 Tongue likened to what is used in controlling
horse[bit], & ship[ rudder] -you become what
comes out of your mouth-if you say what God says,
you become it
 Power to create-Genesis 1:1-end
 Power to sustain a situation or abort/ avert
 Power to heal, comfort and influence -prov12:18
 Power to activate the promises of God and our
inheritances, Philemon 1:6,KJV, 2 Cor 4:13

5. Ways to use our tongue
positively
 To praise God, in songs, in understanding, in spirit
 To pray to God,
-Every spontaneous comment may amount to prayer;
pray rather than murmur, complain, or blame others
-everyone that confessed negatively died in the
wilderness-Numbers 13:30-33
 To make our confession of faith over any matter-hold
fast your confession of faith without wavering, Heb 10:23
 Witness Christ to others- not gossip,
 To bring comfort the those who mourn, healing to the
hurting, and influence others positively

6. When and what we speak ,
Eccl 3:1,7
 Choose the right time to speak to get right results-Eccl
3:1,7,prov 20:19, prov 15,23
 Right words are forcible {job 6:25kjv }
 Soft words turn away anger- Prov 25:15,15:5
 Wise words are irresistible-converts a soul, brings success in
exams etc

7. Examples of right use of
tongue
 Abraham & Sarah-God had to change their names before
they could receive their miracle,Gen 17:5,15
 Abigail and Nabal-1Sam 25:18-11,23-24
 Speaking right words can make you receive a miracle you
may not deserve – An example is the cannanite woman in
Matthew 15:22-28-
 Courageous and bold declaration –Joshua asking the sun to
stand still
 Hezekiah vs Eli ,2king 20:1-5 ,vs 1 samuel 3:18

8. conclusion
 Renewal of our mind
 Maximizing the positive use of our tongue ,a man shall eat
from the fruits of his lip
 We must deliberately engage our tongue in productive use