James 3-5

In verse 8 of chapter 3 James warns us about our own tongue. No one can control their words. We learn to be vocal at a very young age and that desire to speak our mind is a constant battle. I can think of numerous times when my out of control mouth introduced me to some very unpleasant consequences. So what can reign in our mouth? It takes an indwelling of God's spirit to accomplish that task. We will loose the battle of the tongue every time if we try to control it on our own. I guess we could compare it to herding cats.
Stuart