Words We Speak

Today’s message has to do with the words we speak. Uh-oh! In Proverbs 18:21 it says:” Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.” Words CREATE. You are today where you are because of choices you made and words you spoke. God wants to show you the POWER of right speaking and RIGHT believing. No wonder David prayed these words in the Bible: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” We’ve all experienced hateful words coming our direction. The Bible says that: “Life and death is in the power of the tongue”. If someone speaks hurtful words TO you or ABOUT you, those words are like a knife causing a breach or a break in your spirit. If you’re not aware that you’ve been “set up”, you will allow your emotions to take charge…rejection, hurt, anger, frustration, bitterness, and rage. When God created us, He created us to carry certain things in our lives like love, joy, peace, and righteousness. He did NOT intend for you to carry negative emotions like bitterness and anger, hatred and rejection. Your body tries to tell you that by causing your stomach to start churning, bad headaches to start occurring, and your mind is trying to fight off bad thoughts. Those words are like poison to your body. The next time you find yourself in a place where you hear something unkind, realize you’re being set up and LET IT GO! Only you can change the way you react!