Do you know of anything that accomplishes opposites in the blink of an eye? Can a pump switch from oil to water that quickly? Can a flower go from dying to thriving that quickly? Can a car go from 0 to 60 with the snap of the fingers or vice versa? The answer is no to all of them.
Though we cannot create anything that accomplishes opposite things in the blink of an eye, we accomplish it ourselves. In one breath we speak blessings and in the next breath we curse someone. We think one thing and then another faster than we can take the next breath.
James tells us this should not be so. As followers of Jesus, we are not to tarnish our minds nor our mouths with such behavior. This not to say we are to be unrealistically happy every moment of every day. However, we are to realize that cursing another is not following Jesus. Read through the gospels. Look for Jesus to do what we do. You will not find it.
If we are going to follow Jesus and put our best effort into it, we cannot continue to think we can curse others. Though Jesus called the Pharisees, Sadducees, and scribes hard hearted and foolish, He did not curse them. No, He was striving to get them to understand who He is and to have a change of heart.
Changes of heart do not come after being cursed. Changes of heart do come after being blessed. We need to turn off the cursing spigot and turn the blessing spigot on full blast. That is not only following Jesus, but it is the way we will change this world. As our behavior becomes one of continual blessing, we will have the positive impact on our world that we desire.
I pray we all stop cursing others. I pray we decide to bless others every chance we get. I pray each one of us will choose to follow Jesus and work to change our world in a positive way. Stop cursing others. Bless others. Be a blessing to others. Follow Jesus. Change the world positively.
James 3:10-11 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and brackish water?
Marty Pressey 