The Flattering Tongue - Day 2 "30 Days to Taming Your Tongue"

I am doing a study on "30 Days to Taming Your Tongue". Come along with me as we look at how we can honor Yahushua with the words we say.

This study is based on the book "30 Days to Taming you Tongue" by Deborah Smith Pegues
Read Reviews and Links to buy the book at Good Reads.

What I will be writing here is notes I have from when I read the book. It is designed to give you an overview of major points in that day's lesson, and other commentary from my own reflection.

The Flattering Tongue - Day 2

• People flatter to get favors in return
• Favor is a benefit from Yahweh - of being in right standing with Him
• The Children of Yahweh do not need to resort to any form of self effort
• Yahweh destroys those skilled at flattery
• Flattery's motive is to gain favor in the one they flatter 
• - Gain material tangible  stuff 
• - Gain intangible stuff like acceptance
• Favor is a fringe benefit of being in right standing with our creator
• - Not gained by flattery
• The children of the Most High never had to resort to any form of self effort in  order to ingratiate themselves for gain or survival
• When you flatter your words will wilt and loose all impact

(Psalm 5:12) For Surely, Oh Yahweh, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

(Psalms 12:3 RNKJV)  YHWH shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

Romans 2:1-8 Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view of Yahweh's mercy to offer your bodies as  living sacrifices Kodesh (holy) and pleasing to Yahweh - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Yahweh's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will

[The following was taken from the journal when I did this study many years ago]

I have offered my self as a living sacrifice to Yahweh and I feel like his is revealing his Will to me, yet it is getting confusing. Is it really the truth? "Do not conform to the pattern of the world" but I also have to obey my parents. What should I do? It says test and approve Yahweh's will which is where I am; I am trying to find out what is the Will of Yahweh for me. Yahweh please give me clarity and discernment.

[Current Live Commentary about my past]

There was a time in my life where I was searching for the Will of Yahweh. In the christian churches they teach about the Will of Yahweh. They teach about this "mystical" Will. Like Yahweh himself will tell you exactly what to do with your life. What job to take or what education to take. I learned later that scripture tells us what the Will of Yahweh is. You can read about it in my Facebook note click here to read it.

I do know that it was a very critical moment in my life when I decided to honor my parents when choosing a spouse for myself. How could I be doing the Will of Yahweh if they did not approve of the guy I was dating. I severed that relationship and I am happy that I did. Yahweh had BETTER plans for me and gave me the man of my dreams Christopher Morgan.

So how does all this relate to the Flattering tongue? Well I assume some people may flatter you to get what they want? It is manipulative. I would assume the guy I was dating was flattering me to manipulate me to look over all his faults. Yahweh wants to speak truth to your life. He wants you to speak truth in other people's lives. You might be disrupting the Will of Yahweh by using the flattering tongue. Yahweh likes people's faults to be exposed. He wants to mold us and shape us so that His Name will be glorified. Not your name.

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