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Swearing Posted April.23 Maybe my biggest struggle right now is with swearing. 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. My swearing got out of control 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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