Wild or Wise? How Words Measure Maturity

What we are is inevitably revealed by what we say. Throughout Scripture, we're reminded that our spiritual temperature can be measured by our words, because the words we use -- over time -- reflect what's really going on in our hearts. Jesus said, "… out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks…" That truth was not lost on Jesus' little brother, James, who insists that maturing believers are those who are learning to control their tongues.