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I know God doesn’t want me using swear words. I like never use God or Jesus as a swear word, ‘cuz I know I’d feel totally guilty if I did, ‘cuz it’s a commandment not to use the name of the Lord in vain. And because I love God too much to use his name like that.

But I say some of the others a lot. I guess it started in seventh grade when one day I’d forgotten my homework and I suddenly realized it and said “Oh sh**.” Courtney’s mouth opened up so wide, and I knew she was impressed. Now she says it all the time, maybe partly ‘cuz of me.

Swearing is so cool. Even some Christians I know do it. Jessica does sometimes, but never the really bad words. She says “this sucks” a lot.
The cheerleaders swear all the time, so I do, to fit in and be cool. The problem now is, like smoking, it’s hard to stop. I know fitting in is not what God wants me to do. He’s called me to be different for him. I told Courtney to tell me every time I swear, especially the “f” word, to remind me later. At first she was reminding me a lot, and it was getting annoying. And Courtney can be totally annoying. She’s like “But you told me every time.” And that’s what I said, so it’s entirely my fault.

the same time as everything else last year. I was like ‘f’ this and ‘f’ that constantly. I was angry at my mother, and I was hanging with Paris and her friends, and they say ‘f’ this every other word.

For me, the best thing I can do is pray about it. So now I have both God and Courtney reminding me. Recently Courtney was like “So Kerrie, you think I swear too much?” And I was like “Duh!” So now she’s trying to control her tongue too.

I was reading in my Bible that if a person controls his tongue he can control every part of his body. I think that’s true. I believe that whether it’s gossip or spreading rumors or saying bad things about other people or using swear words, a person who believes in God should try to behave like God.

I still slip and make mistakes, but my bad language is definitely improving. I don’t try and swear to impress people anymore. Like with so many things, I’m finding my strength though God.


 

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