In my last post I spoke about the power of words and I would like to follow up on that in a little more detail and explore whether we are actually cursing ourselves without knowing it!
Proverbs Ch. 18 vs. 20-21 in the Amplified Bible says this:
" A man's [moral] self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequences of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil]. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].
Proverbs Ch. 15 vs. 4 says: " A gentle tongue [with its healing power] is a tree of life, but willful contrariness in it breaks down the spirit."
You need to speak God's Blessings in order to "activate them." Everyday we get up and have to make a decision to be happy or not. What starts in our head with our thoughts and ends up coming out of our mouth, unless we retrain ourselves to think differently we could actually be cursing ourselves!
Think about it just for a second, when someone ask how you are doing what do you tell them? Do you tell them about the positive things that are going on in your life or do you immediately start complaining about every little thing that is going wrong in your life from your marriage, health, finances, children and every other negative thought that comes into your head?
Have you ever been in a great mood and then started talking to someone and all they did was COMPLAIN about EVERYTHING? By the time that you left did you notice that your attitude had also changed from cheerful to grumpy? I believe that the more we study the Bible and learn from it, God will remove the negative thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts and words so that we can live blessed lives!
God Bless You!!
Proverbs Ch. 18 vs. 20-21 in the Amplified Bible says this:
" A man's [moral] self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequences of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil]. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].
Proverbs Ch. 15 vs. 4 says: " A gentle tongue [with its healing power] is a tree of life, but willful contrariness in it breaks down the spirit."
You need to speak God's Blessings in order to "activate them." Everyday we get up and have to make a decision to be happy or not. What starts in our head with our thoughts and ends up coming out of our mouth, unless we retrain ourselves to think differently we could actually be cursing ourselves!
Think about it just for a second, when someone ask how you are doing what do you tell them? Do you tell them about the positive things that are going on in your life or do you immediately start complaining about every little thing that is going wrong in your life from your marriage, health, finances, children and every other negative thought that comes into your head?
Have you ever been in a great mood and then started talking to someone and all they did was COMPLAIN about EVERYTHING? By the time that you left did you notice that your attitude had also changed from cheerful to grumpy? I believe that the more we study the Bible and learn from it, God will remove the negative thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts and words so that we can live blessed lives!
God Bless You!!
