Does your Tongue Reflect your Heart?

Proverbs 18:21

"The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences."

The Bible contains many scriptures about one of the smallest members of our bodies--the tongue. These verses emphasize the importance of using our words wisely and with careful consideration because of their tremendous impact. 

Our  tongue wields great influence; with it, we can uplift or tear down. If we are not careful, our speech can kill dreams, steal joy, and destroy relationships. Careless words do a disservice not only to others but also to ourselves. In fact, we can become our own biggest roadblock by failing to speak God's promises over our lives.

If we are honest with ourselves, we can admit that we sometimes get caught up in negative self-talk and fail to align our words with God's truth, which has the power to lift us out of darkness and into his illuminating light. 

As believers, we stand in the authority of Christ, our words can be used to build up, restore, encourage, and transform circumstances. Yet, too often we forget our position in Christ and speak without thinking, causing harm rather than good.

Luke 6:45 tells us  "out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks", whatever is in our hearts will be reflected in our communication. But if we practice aligning our speech with the Word of God, our words will be seasoned with grace and wisdom. We will know how to guard our hearts and be wise with our speech.

Is this going to happen overnight? No, but with self-reflection and a commitment to changing how you communicate will allow you to partner with the Holy Spirit to see lasting results. 

Reflection

Take a moment to reflect on the words you speak daily--to yourself, to others, and even in prayer. Are they words of life or words of doubt and fear? Ask God to reveal areas where your speech needs transformation and seek His wisdom to guard your tongue.

Pray

Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of speech and the power of words, Help me to use my tongue to speak life, encouragement and truth. Guard my heart so that my words reflect Your love and wisdom. When I am tempted to speak neagtively, remind me of Your promises. Let my speech always bring you glory.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

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Shift your Thinking

"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:9

Can you imagine being molded daily by negative thoughts? According to the Huffington Post, the average brain has between 50,000 and 70,000 thoughts a day. Regrettably, the majority (an estimated 60-70 percent) of our thoughts are negative. Why would 60-70% of our thoughts be negative? It could be contributed to many different factors. Life's circumstances, self perception and things that shaped our belief system are three major factors that influence they way we think.

Sometimes, it is difficult to see beyond what we have been taught or what our circumstances tells us. We are often bombarded with thoughts that tells us that our situation is never going to change. As our situation speaks to us, every time we try to think, "this time it's going to work out for me". Our mind assess the argument of our situation and we become compliant because it always seem to win. The negative scenarios are reinforced by our negative thoughts of agreement.

But today, God wants us to break the agreement! Even though we see ourselves not coming out of it, he does. The scripture says that God's thoughts and ways are higher than our own. He made provision in his word for us to lead a healthy and balanced thought life. God does not want us to live in a perpetual pattern of defeated thinking.

We often hear we become what we think. If we are not careful, our thoughts will shape us into fear, doubt, worry and despair. It is obvious, we have a powerful mind. We have to yield our thoughts to God, pick up his word and meditate on it. In doing so, we begin to shift those negative thoughts into positive affirmation of God's faithful promises. Adopting the mind of Christ is solution for a healthy thought life. Ask your Heavenly Father to show you the way of faith.

Don't let your life circumstances, self-perceptions or negative beliefs rule your thoughts. Submit to God and you will find a peace that surpass all understanding.

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Self Talk

Psalm 43:5 "Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God!..."

When King David was feeling down and out, he had to question the source of his feelings. He quickly identified the emotion and counter it with the word. Sometimes our self talk can put us in an undesirable mood. We isolate ourselves and begin to indulge in a pity party that comes to keep us stagnant.

Don't fall in the trap! God is clear about what he thinks of you. It's up to you to believe him over the lies you have been told or the lies you tell yourself. Put your hope in God and Be kind to yourself. Speaking words that will uplift your spirit will only keep your head up. Don't entertain any negativity...its sole purpose is to weigh you down.

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