Have you ever known anyone who talks the talk, but once you get to know them, they are completely different from what you thought? One thing that Jacob and I want when we meet a new teen, is for them to be themselves. We would rather them be themselves than act they way they think we would want them too. Regardless of whether they are putting on an act or being themselves, who they are will eventually come out. It’s that way with everyone. I know we touched on this a few weeks ago, but out of the heart, our mouths speak. What we think about we bring about. If you are dwelling on negative things, if you doing things that you know aren’t right, eventually it will go from your mind to your heart, and then from your heart to your mouth. And before you know it you will speaking and doing those things.
That’s why it is so important to watch our tongue. We know that we have the power of life and death in our tongue, in our speech. If you wake up in the morning, and you say: “Oh, this is going to be an awful day,” Then guess what? You are going to have an awful day. But what if you wake up and say: “It’s going to be a great day, because you made this day Lord, and nothing you make is ever bad.” Then guess what? You will have a good day. Stop being negative! Think on things that are good. Think on Godly things. Now I know that things happen in our lives, that we can get stressed and down, but instead on dwelling on that, we should be giving it to God, thanking Him for the blessings that He has given us, asking Him to be our strength. He can give you joy and peace in your heart that others can’t imagine. When Jacob was in Iraq, I had people asking me all the time, “how are you coping? How can you be smiling, and not be going crazy with worry?” I would tell them that I couldn’t make it through without God. He was me strength. I put Jacob in His hands, and in return God gave me peace that he would be coming home. I had a peace that no one else could give me.
Psalm 19: 14 says: “May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.”
Is the words of your mouth and the thoughts of your heart matching up? Is it pleasing to God? What are you thinking about? What are speaking? Are you speaking life? Or are you speaking death? Speaking death can come in many forms. Talking bad about someone, being hateful, speaking things over people. I will give you an example: If a parent tells their child that they are stupid and won’t amount to anything, what do you think that child will be when they grow up? Nothing. They will go their whole life believing that they are stupid, and they won’t amount to anything. But if you tell your child that they smart, that they can do anything they set their mind to with God’s help, what do you think they are going to do? They will be successful.
People do not realize the power of their words! Remember, that what you think about will eventually get into your heart, and out of your mouth. Let your words and thoughts be pleasing to God. Let it be encouraging to others. Bring people up, rather than tear them down. Speak blessings over people’s lives. Speak the Word of yourselves, your family and friends. The Bible says that we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus, that no weapon formed against will prosper, that we are the head and not the tail, that we are blessed coming in and out. Remember that you are blessed to be a blessing to others! Lift you head up! Stop being negative! Remember that you are a child of God! Speak the Word!
Hugs,
Erin
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