James 3:10 “From the same mouth come blessing and cursing.  My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”

What are you saying?  The words you speak to others, about others, and to and about yourself are powerful!  We need to be ever thoughtful of what we are saying.  Words can pierce hearts when spoken even if you are talking to yourself!  Why would we ever think it is ok to say hateful mean things to ourselves or others?  Do you realize that when you speak hateful, negative things you are walking hand and hand with Satan agreeing with him about the situation or person?  

When my children were litte I always used to tell them that they needed to have each other’s backs and love each other because there were people they would encounter that would be hateful and try to tear them down and they needed to know they could count on their siblings to stand up for them. It should be the same with Christians. We need to build each other up and strengthen each other in who God says we are. Satan’s goal is to get us to believe and speak his lies. Take a look around, or maybe just listen throughout your day to how he has trained the world to speak to others. I am appalled when I read some of the comments people post to other people they often don’t even know on Social Media that are just so hateful! As Christians we need to make our agreements with God about who and what we are and about our situations.  It is also time for us to speak in agreement with God about others.  As Thumper’s Dad (from the movie Bambi) told him, “If you don’t have something good to say, don’t say ‘nothin’ at all.”  Straighten out that double negative there and you’ve got it! 

In other words, if you are just going to complain about your situation, yourself, or others then don’t say anything at all!  It’s more simple than we think sometimes, just don’t say it!  Check your words at the door of your mouth and if they are negative or hateful then don’t speak them until something better to say comes along.  Don’t allow satan the opportunity to use your voice to get his message out! If you have a problem with another brother or sister in Christ go to them and sort it out, don’t complain to others about them. If you hear something about another Christian seek out the truth but don’t spread it.

Ask God this morning to help you correct your thoughts and words to line up with God’s thoughts and words.  There’s no power in the lies of satan if you don’t speak them but there’s mighty power in the Word of God if you will begin speaking it over yourself, your situation, and others around you.  You will even find that there is power in speaking God’s word in a positive way over your “enemies”.  Don’t allow satan to use your voice for his bidding for one more minute, give your mouth, your thoughts, and all that you say and do to God and ask Him to train you to be His voice instead so you can be encouraging, uplifting and a messenger of His Gospel and grace.  You will be amazed at how much better you feel throughout your day if you just stop all of the negative garbage and line your thoughts and words up with what God has to say! It will also make a big difference in the lives of those you love. God has a plan for you to fulfill and satan would love to keep you focused on what someone else has said to or about you, but you can overcome all of that by focussing on who God says you are. He alone knows all He has put within you to accomplish great things for Him. The more confidence we have in who God says we are the more inclined we will be to build each other up! Take some time to write out some affirmations that declare who God created you to be and speak those outloud multiple times a day and watch the difference it will make.

There’s a hurting world out there that needs Jesus so it is important for us to know who we are in Him so we can walk in that confidence and share His Gospel and love with them.

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Have a blessed day! ~ Janet