Speach Impedement

Something that's been bothering me for awhile is my, along with other peoples, sense of humor.

A lot of things I've said and heard recently have been really inappropriate. Especially in Mississippi. And I question why we talk that way. Even if we are joking, why don't we hold ourselves to a higher standard.

I know most people don't always tell jokes like that or think like that, but even if we do it sometimes, that's straying far enough away from God for Satan to really do some damage.

How is telling a joke about sex or something else inappropriate glorifying to God at all?
Shouldn't the motivation for everything we do be to glorify God? All the time?

Shouldn't we have our hearts and minds on things above and not on dirty jokes? (Colossians 3:1-4)

And just because you don't tell the joke doesn't make you any better if you laugh at it,or even if we hold back laughter, but secretly think it's funny.
Why do we think some stuff like that is funny?

I don't know, but I am as guilty as anyone.

James talks about how the tongue is "a restless evil, full of deadly poison." And how we can not tame it. I can't tame my tongue, but I know God can, so why haven't I given that up to God?

How can I give my relationships to God, but not what I say? How can I give my plans to God but not what I think? How can I continually show the love of Christ with a worldly tongue?

Actions may speak louder than words, but if the two don't agree then does it really matter which one is louder?

Because of his grace and for his glory.