Postby teen4truth » Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:16 pm
God please be active in the situation with Ella's sister. Whatever is going on, i know that You can make good come out of any situation, so please do so in this!
And please help Ella to love people such as her sister-in-law even when she doesn't like them. And help her to use her mouth for good and for building people up, not tearing them down.
Ella, I totally know what it's like to have friction with a sister-in-law. I like mine a lot better now, but I definately said some things about her that were not Christ-like. One thing that might help if you struggle with going too far when talking about people is to try to not talk about them at all for a while. I know that for me, I often talk without thinking. Being determined not to talk sometimes forces me to think instead.
Also, if you haven't recently, I would suggest reading the section Taming the Tongue in chapter 3 of James. It's a really good portion of Scripture that reminds us how powerful our words can be. For example, verses 9 and 10 say:
"With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be."