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*

What are YOU Saying?

This Week's Scripture:  Proverbs 18:21 (In this lesson we will be using the NIV and Message translations)
  
A lot of people underestimate the power of their words.  The Bible says in Proverbs 18:21, "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit." (NIV)  The Message gives an even clearer interpretation, "Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit--you choose."  (Message)  I was blessed to learn this early.  When I speak bad/negative things over myself (sometimes even jokingly) they often happen.  However, when I speak life and healing over my body, that is what I reap.


I can give you and example: Remember the rhyme: "Don't step on a crack or your mom will fall and break her back."  We all step on cracks, even if we don't at the time that we might be saying the rhyme.  I know of a person who said that, and their mom did hurt her back.  "Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit--YOU choose." (The Message emphasis added)


When it is cold outside we shouldn't say things like "you'll catch your death of pneumonia."  Or when something is really funny it is great to laugh and laugh hard, but we shouldn't say things like "that kills me."  "That was so funny I about died." or "stop it you're killing me."  "The tongue has the power of life and death..." (NIV) Don't prophesy over yourself (or others) negative things.  If we do we are just opening up a door for the devil to use against us. 


"What if people say bad things to me/about me?"  Well, if someone says to you "you'll catch your death of pneumonia." (or something of the like) The first thing I do is say, "No, I won't."  You are already resisting it that way.  Then usually in my head I resist it from happening, and thank God that I am healed and no weapon formed against me shall prosper!  If my friend or someone I am talking to says something like: "I about died" or "_______ will kill me" I always try to speak life over them by saying: "I hope not. Or "No it won't."  And you can always try to share with them what you have learned about the power of your words.


Another example: I know of someone who had a cold and some else said "your going to get pneumonia." That person did get pneumonia.   


So please keep in mind how powerful your words are.  And I challenge you to memorize the Bible verse for this devotion.  Pick a version of your choice; it doesn't have to be one used in this lesson.  Choose what kind of words you are going to use.



Blessings!
 ~S*