Read James 3:1-5
- How do you see yourself fall in the area of the tongue? Your speech? Sarcasm? Gossip? Snide comments? Thoughtless remarks?
- How does verse 1 tie into the admonishment about the tongue?
- In what settings or places are you a teacher or leader?
In so many ways, we lead people around us all the time. I recently heard someone remark that they had 300+ followers on some social media site. This person continued on to say that it suddenly occurred to them that if these people were followers then they were a leader to them in some sense.
- How can being more aware of your leading or teaching opportunities grow the ways that you influence people?