CUSSING: IS YOUR MOUTH SAVED?

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Hi Ladies & Gents,


Today I want to know, Is Your Mouth Saved? I hope this is not taken out of context because much love is put behind it.  Today small talk subject is cussing and how (I) see it.  So yeah, I entitled it, Cussing, Is Your Mouth Saved?  If its one thing that I dislike, it is a woman or women cussing like a sailor.  Don't get me wrong, my mouth was not always saved. Now I can say, it's saved, but not delivered.  I say this because, it's still a work in progress. Although, my cursing is no way like it use to be, there are times when I still use the words. Most of the time, I have to be absolutely furious. The other times are when, someone is in my presence who constantly do it .  Sometimes, it does rub off on you. You know, the good book is true when it says, bad communication corrupt good manners. I did not know the effects of it until I heard myself one day. I was just cussing at my children, they are grown now and happen to just stop and say, " Really, do you hear yourself," smh...I had started going back to church and I had been asking God, what are some of the things I need to change about myself? And low & behold, this was one of them.  Don't ask him, if you don't want to know the truth.


I was the type that would cuss if not every word, every other. And although, I want to laugh, I find it no longer funny.  I guess that is how much I've grown.  My small talk is not to get anyone bent out of shape but just to bring some awareness to it.  Maybe this is something you notice about yourself and have been wanting to change. It even bothers me more to hear parents cussing at their children and children cussing around their parents.  I know my children, well young adults cuss but they do have enough respect to not do it in front of me.  They grew up in that kind of environment, so I knew they would take it up. Also, where I lived, they would have picked it up from the streets.


You know, at first, it might sound cool, you and your homies calling each other B's, saying Motha this and Motha that, F this or that, by now yall get the point.  However after awhile, it becomes irritable, to me anyway. Any of yall feel like that? When I hear it, I want to say, do you know how you sound? I don't because, God will reveal it to them just like he revealed it to me.  Also, some people get really offended.  I know because I use to myself. Also, I knew they was telling me the truth especially when I was all alone by myself. Its something about being alone, it gives you time to reflect.  Alot is said when in the presence of friends and family but when there is no one but you, the tables are turned.


To sum it up, although cussing do not have any major effects on you, it sounds ugly. I read once that, someone who cusses all the time have a short or will shorten their vocabulary. I do believe this to be true. Also, keep in mind that you never know who is watching and listening.  I got through it by asking God to help me use other words wherein I would cuss.  This help me tremendously. I even told my children, if I curse at you, make it known to me, this also helped. They would say quickly, ma you said, you wasn't going to curse at me.  Believe me it works but you have to want it for yourself and I did.  As I stated above, I'm not delivered, don't know if I will ever be, but it gives me great pleasure to know, I have controll of it.  Like Steve Harvey said, God is not through with me yet. God Bless, hope you enjoyed this small talk session and I hope that it has inspired you, to Save Your Mouth, PEACE!