Check-Ups

So.....just got back from the dentist. Bless those dear people that chose this line of work as a career! This appointment was for a cleaning...and it's been years since I've had a cleaning, so I was a tad bit anxious to see how bad it was going to be. Needless to say, the dentist said there was very little plaque and asked if I flossed daily. I honestly answered him and said "no". Pretty good appointment...well...almost. He informed me that I am grinding my teeth away in my sleep and have worn down some back molars. I asked him what causes grinding??? He said stress!? Now, a few years ago, I would have no problem accepting that answer, but, this last six months or so, I've not felt any stress...I mean nothing out of the norm. He said even though what may have started out as a case of stress, the fact is that now the grinding has become a habit. Now, we are discussing mouth trays, etc. and I already had tried those and couldn't sleep with mouth guards in my mouth. I asked the dentist if there's anything I can do natually and he said that while I'm awake, make sure my upper teeth never touch my lower teeth and that I can do that by holding my tongue in between! Sure...no problem! Well, I can tell this is going to take me being aware of what I'm doing with my mouth. Now, since this new bible study began, I had been trying to pay attention to my words (and for the most part, those words do happen to come out of my mouth). I think God knew that I needed more help with this goal of watching my words and now I have an additional reason for paying attention to my mouth. Not only am I going to focus on keeping my teeth apart, but mainly I'm going to focus on holding my tongue!! Thank you Lord!!