Taming and Healing our Toxic Human Tongues
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Petracho, a gentleman from Verona is the Shakespearean character who 'tames' Katherine (Kate) Minola, in The Taming of the Shrew. He achieves this by using psychological tactics such as sleep deprivation, starvation and acting as a greater 'shrew" than to force her submission to his will aiming to transform her into a conventional, obedient wife.
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Bible verses about our human tongues and our relationships
All verses are NKJV
James 3:6-12
And the tongue is a fire, a world of inequity. The tongue is so set among its members that it defiles
the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird and reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no one can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the image of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh and water and bitter water from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no springs yields both salt water and fresh.
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 23: 6-7
Do not eat the bread of a miser, Nor desire his delicacies; For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
"Eat and drink!" He says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Psalm 140:3-6
Set a guard, Oh LORD, over my mouth: Keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works with men who work inequity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
1 Peter 3:8-12
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tendered hearted, be courteous, not returning evil for evil nor reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, known you were called to this, that he might inherit a blessing. For "He who would love life and see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
Pondrin
Where there is love
July 17, 2017
Where there is love,
there are life and hope
People can cope with depression,
By learning's life's lesson.
Where there is love,
it unlocks the key
to our earthly destiny,
Blind eyes are opened,
and spiritually see.
Where there is love,
the lame leap for joy,
Powerful forces of
the Holy Spirit are unleashed.
Where there is love,
Jesus Christ is revealed
in all of His brightness
and Holiness. God is
the author and the source of
love.
Only Jesus Christ can heal our toxic
human tongues
Petracho may have tamed Kate, his 'shrewish wife,'
But her transformation was not of love,
But unto submitting her to his perfect will,
It was done to conform her into his obedient
And conventional wife.
All accomplished in this Shakespearean play 'The
Taming of the shrew.
But alas how does Jesus Christ successfully manage
To tame our evil and viperous toxic human tongues?
What Petracho accomplished by the use of practicing
psychological warfare on his wife:
Jesus Christ, accomplishes it by His divine wisdom,
And His divine revelations into the evil conditions,
Of our evil sinful tongues and hearts.
And freely offers us His divine restorations;
Our characters restitution's all through His;
Complete transformations.
Pondrin
July 17, 2016
Only follow your heart
You will remain true to Jesus Christ,
from the very start, only follow
your own heart where ever
God's Holy Spirit leads you;
He promises to live
inside of you!
Your heart will be filled with:
joy, peace and love. Jesus
Christ is the one you are of
you are thinking of. He
offers you abundant
blessings from above.
Your heart will not follow the
the darkened pathways of night.
Jesus Christ is the light of your world.
Your heart is an open door.
Be grateful for your beloved savior. You
truly worship and adore.
Only remain faithful from the start, and
be careful how you
follow your heart, choose
your pathways of peace and
serenity. You can successfully complete
your life's journey.
If you truly love Me,
Come right now and
Follow Me.
Oh blessed are you, if you truly
Love Me.
Then your hearts will be filled up
With joy, peace and harmony.
Then your souls will be singing
My praises throughout all of the
Rest of your eternity's.
Resting safely and securely in my
presence you will always be.
Oh, blessed are you, if you truly
Love Me.
Then very willingly you will
Freely choose to always,
Put your trust in Me
By choosing to be,
Remaining faithful
Forever unto Me.
Oh, blessed are you, if you truly
Love Me.
Then you shall decide to both
faithfully follow Me
By always be allowing Me
To both lead you and Guide
By having My Holy Spirit's
Forever abiding inside of You.
Oh, blessed are you, if you truly
Love Me.
Then you will truly ask Me
To come and live inside your
Hearts, Minds, Spirit's and Souls.
Freely buying from Me, precious
Gifts more precious than diamonds,
And more valuable than either silver
Or gold.
Oh, blessed are you, if you truly
Love Me.
Then you shall decide to ask Me,
Into your hearts, and redeem your
Souls from the penalties of your
Willful sins and inequities.
For I offer unto all of you my
Free gift of everlasting life.
For without the shedding of My
Pure and holy blood there is no
Remissions for your sins.
Oh, blessed are you, if you truly
Love Me.
Then you will also believe Me:
That I was crucified on the Cross
of Calvary, rose again from the
Grave on the third day,
And ascended into heaven.
And very soon I am returning
For all of my blessed children.
Wait, Wait and Pray and Comfort
One another with these words of
Wisdom.
All of my love and devotion
in Christ Jesus,
Roxanne Lea Dubarry,
Roxy Lea 1954/October Country
February 01, 2026
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