Q: How many muscles are in the human body? (approx. 640)
Q: What is the strongest muscle in the body? (the tongue)
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The tongue is the strongest
muscle in your body, and most flexible. (actually comprised of 8
interconnected muscles - four connected to bone and involved in changing the
position of the tongue, and four non-anchored involved in changing the shape)
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Your tongue is the only
muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
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The tongue is the fastest
healing part of the body.
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Like fingerprints,
everyone’s tongue print is different.
Proverbs on the tongue
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Proverbs 18:21 The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will
reap the consequences.
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Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers
flare.
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Proverbs 15:4 Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes
the spirit.
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Proverbs 12:18 Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring
healing.
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Proverbs 12:6 The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words
of the godly save lives.
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Proverbs 13:3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your
mouth can ruin everything.
James 1:26 If you claim to be
religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your
religion is worthless.
James 3:1-12 Dear brothers and sisters,
not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be
judged more strictly. Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could
control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in
every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a
small bit in its mouth. 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 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.
SermonCentral.com On October 8, 1871, at
about eight-thirty in the evening, a lantern in Mrs. O’Leary’s barn, presumably
kicked over by her cow, ignited the great Chicago fire. The woman was milking
her cow; and there was a little lamp of oil, a little flickering flame. The cow
kicked over the lamp; and the flame kindled a wisp of hay, and another wisp,
until all the hay in the stable was on fire, and the next building was on fire,
and the next and the next! The fire spread over the river to the main part of
Chicago and swept on until within a territory one mile wide and three miles
long, there were only two buildings standing. the little flame from that lamp
had laid Chicago in ashes! That was over one half of the city.
People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish,
but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who
have been made in the image of God. And so blessing and cursing come pouring
out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does
a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig
tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh
water from a salty spring.
Matthew 12:33-37 “A tree is
identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree
is bad, its fruit will be bad. You brood of snakes! How could evil
men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines
what you say. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a
good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an
evil heart. And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day
for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you
or condemn you.”
Luke 6:43-45 A good tree can’t produce
bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. A tree is identified by its
fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from
bramble bushes. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good
heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil
heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.
In their book, Words Can Change Your Brain, they write: “a single
word has the power to influence the expression of genes that regulate physical
and emotional stress.”
Positive words, such as “peace” and “love,” can alter the
expression of genes, strengthening areas in our frontal lobes and promoting the
brain’s cognitive functioning. They propel the motivational centers of the
brain into action, according to the authors, and build resiliency.
Conversely, hostile language can disrupt specific genes that play
a key part in the production of neurochemicals that protect us from stress.
Humans are hardwired to worry — part of our primal brains protecting us from
threats to our survival — so our thoughts naturally go here first.
However, a single negative word can increase the activity in our
amygdala (the fear center of the brain). This releases dozens of
stress-producing hormones and neurotransmitters, which in turn interrupts our
brains’ functioning. (This is especially with regard to logic, reason, and
language.) “Angry words send alarm messages through the brain, and they
partially shut down the logic-and-reasoning centers located in the frontal
lobes,” write Newberg and Waldman.
Ephesians 4:29 Don’t use foul or
abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your
words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Leadership guru John Maxwell says that leaders carry two buckets
with them at all times -- a bucket of water and a bucket of gasoline. (Think Hitler and Churchill)
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from
hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.
Is your tongue glorifying Christ at all times? Does your life reflect your beliefs? Are you speaking life or death to yourself or
others?
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