In challenging believers to make sure the ‘rubber is hitting the road’ in their relationship with God, James goes for the jugular in targeting one area: the use of our tongue. James reminds us of the power of our words. He writes, “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness” (v.9). What we say can have great effect — both positive and negative. James argues what we all know — that we stumble in sometimes saying the wrong thing. A need we all have is to is filter what we say, for which we need God’s help. In our passage, James gives us three reasons to tame our tongue, a problem that we need to recognize is rooted in our heart, as we ask Holy Spirit for help.