YOUR THOUGHTS, YOUR WORDS AND YOUR LIFE

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The Word of God has a lot to say about how we are to communicate, specifically about our words to others and also about what we say to and of ourselves. The Word also reminds us over and over again that our words are not inconsequential; on the contrary they shape our lives and lives of others for either good or bad. We would therefore do well to pay attention to this vitally important aspect of our lives.

When we come to faith in Christ, our spirits are made alive to God and the Holy Spirit takes up residence in us, we become one with Him in spirit. From that moment on, our words are not just empty words but they are filled with power to bring into existence what we speak with our mouths, our adversary, the devil knows this very well and works overtime to get us to say everything but what God says, our flesh which is constantly warring against our spirits isn’t helping either. The Good News is greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world and we can do all things through Christ who is constantly strengthening us.

As sons and daughters of God, let us speak forth what He has already said concerning us in His Word and not fall for the enemy’s suggestions. The enemy will always try to get you to focus your attention on lack, negativity and everything that isn’t right in your life, his aim is to get you to start thinking, speaking and acting along those lines and if we do, then we’ve effectively given him a foothold in our lives and believe me, he'll exploit every bit of it until we stand our ground.

The thing is, we cannot stop thoughts from bombarding our minds but we can decide which ones to accept and which ones to reject. We are to take every thought captive and demand it aligns itself with the Word of God, if it cannot pass that test then it’s not welcome and that’s spiritual warfare right there. 2 Corinthians 10:3 -5 comes to mind.

Ever been in say a chinaware store and seen a sign that reads “you break it, you bought it”? Same thing with thoughts, “you verbalize it, you own it”. If you want to know what someone is thinking just listen to them speak…Jesus our Lord had plenty to say about this:

³¹ Therefore take no thought, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘Wherewith shall we be clothed?’ – Matthew 6:31 KJ21 (Emphasis added)

There you have it, you take ownership of thoughts by verbalizing them. And when it comes to our words, the Lord made this revealing statement:

…For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. – Matthew 12:34 NKJV

Since we are not under the law but under grace, sin does not have dominion over us; we therefore have the power and the authority to control our thoughts and consequently our words and actions. We have been entrusted with this awesome privilege, the ability to bless and the ability to curse as well and with this privilege comes great responsibility. The Holy Spirit via the apostle James admonishes us concerning our tongues with these words:

⁹ With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. ¹⁰ Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. – James 3:9-10 NKJV

It is my submission that every time we open our mouths we are either blessing or cursing, we are either speaking life or speaking death, we are either edifying or demolishing, you get the idea… No wonder the Holy Spirit inspired the apostle Paul to pen these sobering words:

²⁹ Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. – Ephesians 4:29 NKJV

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We see it again here, we believers, have the power to “let” or “not to let” corrupt words out of our mouths and sadly many have gone right ahead and done so with dire consequences. It is better not to speak at all than to spout off corruption filled words. The Word of God is basically letting us know that if our words aren't imparting grace then they are corrupt, regardless of how well we lace them with Scripture.

For our words to reflect the Father’s heart concerning ourselves, other people, situations and what-have-you… we will do well to start by believing that we are perfectly and unreservedly accepted by the Father based solely on what Jesus did. As we continue to meditate on the goodness of our Abba Father, His thoughts become our thoughts and our words will impart grace – reflecting His heart and character.

Much blessings to you beloved.