This podcast is in response to a listener request...you know who you are! This one's for you! Thanks for the great idea for a topic.  The tongue can bring death or life;  those who love to talk will reap the consequences.--Proverbs Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.             Ephesians Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.    --James How to Control Your Tongue Take control of what I say, O Lord,  and guard my lips.  --Proverbs How to Interact with Someone who is Being Disrespectful and/or Verbally AbusiveDon't do it. Tell them to stop immediately and if you don't, you will leave! Don't allow someone to treat you like garbage or talk to you like that, either! Many times physical distance allows both of you to cool down and give you some perspective. Even if they tell you that they "love you", the fact is: they don't--or else they would treat you with more respect!Follow-up Resourceshttp://northpoint.live/messages/me-and-my-big-mouth/quick-to-listen https://www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/other-types/emotional-and-verbal-abuse https://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/types-of-abuse/