POWER OF THE TONGUE
Once there is life, man must communicate; meanwhile
the impact our words make in our own lives and that of our hearers is very
significant and thus calls for extra vigilance in what comes out of our mouth.
Maybe you have not recognized the power your tongue holds; but interestingly
the very earth you are standing on right now was created by the power of
‘WORDS’. If your tongue have such power, then what are you waiting for? Let us
take time to study about the power this significant part of the human anatomy
carries and how we can utilize it positively to experience true peace and
happiness in our relationship with our friends, spouse, colleagues and families.
Does it hurt to speak?
I’m not sure of your answer to the above question but
one thing I know for sure is that most people don’t struggle to speak; as a
matter of fact, many people are attending seminars and reading books on how to
tame their tongue. Well if you’ve been trying so hard to stop over-talking to
no avail, then I’m here to advise you not to be so hard on yourself; just start
saying the right things. Turn your tongue into a machine that prepares
delicious meals for yourself and others to eat.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love
it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Have you
carefully considered some of the things you say? The things we sometimes utter destroy
a lot of things in our lives. We just say anything, murmur and complain about
almost everything. Some of us are used to singing songs and keeping company of
people who are full of negative words, these people I speak about joke about
everything; while things continue to break down in their lives. Are you
familiar with these words?
·
I’m
not good enough
·
This
is never going to work out
·
I
know it is going to get worse
·
I’m
asthmatic, I have a bile, I have perpetual headache,
·
My
sickness has come
·
I’m
going to die
·
I’m
dead
·
I
think I was made to suffer
·
If
I die young (song)
·
etc.
These are all words
that we can decide to blot out of our vocabulary and start speaking the
opposite in hope. Positive words are not to be spoken only when you see the
right things happening but most importantly when the worst is happening. Ever
since I began to exercise the power of the tongue, I have realized that it
doesn’t hurt to speak positively at all, yours is to be obedient and wait for
the results which can be very overwhelming.
A friend once told me
I speak as if God loves and care about me more than anyone else by my words. It
felt good to hear that because I was just making use of Proverbs 18:21. If
those who love it are going to it the fruit of it, then I choose to eat the
fruit of life and not death. Thus when I’m feeling sick, I just command the
sickness to vanish in the name of Jesus, when things get difficult, I dance and
sing praises to God and I never cease to say; I am favored, I am blessed, I am
making it, I’m making impact in this generation, my family is blessed, I’m
marrying the right man, my marriage will be glorious, I will not see suffering,
my children will serve the Lord, Do you know my life will be a testimony’. It
really doesn’t hurt to say these things and according to the Bible, God always
honors our words. ‘Say unto them, As truly as I live,
saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Numbers 14:28
Notwithstanding, do not hesitate to bless friends and families with your
words. As I was growing up, my grandmother kept telling me ‘wo ye owawan’ which
is been interpreted ‘You are a wonder’ any time I did something unusual. Ten
years down the line and I think I’m actually really a wonder (smiling). You may
not see the manifestation of your words right now; but I bet you, the very
moment you uttered those words, it formed a seed in the spirit and very soon
you are going to pluck and eat the fruit of those words.
YOUR TONGUE IS POWERFUL, START USING IT RIGHT!
RELATED SCRIPTURES
ü I am the
LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide,
and I will fill it. Psalms 81:10
ü Let no corrupt
communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of
edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ephesians 4: 29
ü Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad Prov.
12:25.
ü A soft answer turneth
away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Prov. 15:1
ü But I
say unto you, That every ide word that men shall speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment. Mathew 12:36
ü Wherefore,
my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
James 1:19
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