Here is what I am thinking. The bible says that life and death is in the power of the tongue, and whosoever love it will eat the fruit thereof. Okay, there is this lady who shared with me recently that at her job; there was a young, and beautiful woman who approached her, and ask if she wanted her baby. The lady offered to give her baby up because she was addicted to Meth and Heroin. The lady said when I am high I can't help it, the lady said. When I want the high I start digging in my skin. She said my boyfriend has a Meth Lab, and You would be surprised who we get high with. She said I get high with surgeons, lawyers, etc. She said the surgeons need to get high because they have to stand on their feet for long hours, and the high helps take the edge off...okay, I am telling you this because you have to know that there is no difference between the rich and the poor in God's eyes. He told us life and death is in the power of the tongue, and whosoever...He didn't say the poor. He said whosoever. This means that the tongue is such a deadly weapon in that our cravings for food which helps to sustain "life," and the appetite for drugs "Death" are all housed in the same tongue.
There are so many rehab programs that deal with addictions who meet in groups to talk about how long they have been without a particular drug. But, the drug is not and can not be the problem. The tongue is the problem. For it is written that Life and Death is in the power of the tongue. So, God Himself has told us that the Tongue has power. He told us that the tongue is an unruly member. He told us that no man tameth the tongue, but God. So, if you know someone that uses drugs, overeats, says filthy words, simply do what is right, and that is pray for God to tame their tongue. EBH
