What are YOU Saying? (Part 2)

It is amazing how powerful your words are.  Proverbs 18:21 says, "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat it's fruit." (NIV)  The New Living Translation says, "The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences."


Everything we say has a consequence.  Most recently I personally have been trying to evaluate common phrases/sayings.  I'll give some examples:


1. Holy crap (Holy cow, etc...)
2. Darn (Oh man, oh crap, dang, shoot, frick, etc...)
3. Worked like a charm ( Third time's the charm, lucky charm, etc...)
4. I'm getting a cold (flu, headache, etc...)
5. I could never do that...
6. _______ is genetic, so I know one of us is going to get it.



1. There is no such thing as Holy crap.  Or holy anything for that matter.  When something is Holy it is sacred and set apart for God.  We should be striving to be Holy. Not calling worldly things holy when they are far from it.


2. Darn is just like saying a curse word.  So are the other examples.  When you say "Oh dang it. I should have had that." Technically you are cursing what ever it is you were doing.  You are not speaking in an uplifting or encouraging way.  (Philippians 4:8)

3. I used to say these all the time until I learned what a charm was.  A charm is something people make to ward off evil spirits.  It is a hocus pocus kind of thing.  Almost demonic in itself.  We have Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  We have the Bible the Word of God.  We don't need a charm, for "The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalms 27:1, NIV)

4.-6. "If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies." (1 Peter 3:10, NLT)  What ever you confess over yourself will happen.  Confess health, life, and prosperity over your life not sickness, death, and poverty.  "The tongue can bring death or life..."


Blessings!
~S*