By Diana Williams
What are you saying about your future? Do you have a positive outlook full of hope or are you discouraged and feeling as if you are forsaken? Did you know that there is power in the spoken word to bless or curse, build up or tear down and encourage or discourage? When any person opens his or her mouth to speak, the person who hears it loudest is the person speaking. It resonates from within. In other words, you have the power to SPEAK life or SPEAK death right into your very soul! With each spoken word, the things necessary to produce what is said begin to materialize.
The Bible says, "Words can bring death or life! Talk too much, and you will eat everything you say" (Proverbs 18:21 CEV).
The way to produce beneficial occurrences in life is to talk them into existence. The way to court disaster for yourself is speaking rashly and negatively about your future. Even idle works said in jest can produce damaging results. Your words attract what is spoken as well as repel the opposite forces. In other words, it is extremely difficult to get good vibes into a place where negative talking occurs. It is also dangerous to your future when you say destructive things about any portion of your life.
Perhaps you need to change the way you speak about yourself. Here's my list of the top ten off-putting things you can unwittingly verbalize to ruin you chances for a happy life.
10. "It's too late for me."- Nonsense! It is never too late while there is still breath in your body. The decisions you make today can start the process of change for a brighter future. Don't allow your speech to trap you in a rut repeating the same mistakes.
9. "I can't change the way I am." - Everyone can change. It starts with making up your mind that you need to change. Don't fool yourself into thinking that in all situations everyone must accept you just as you are.
8. "I hate my body." - The Bible declares that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14) When you can respect and appreciate that truth about yourself the things you want to change about your body becomes easier to address. (Ailments, poor health, weight loss, etc.)
7. "I can't stand my job." - Perhaps the job can't stand you either. No one enjoys being around bitter, depressing and unhappy people. It is also difficult to get things accomplished amidst contention and poor morale. Enjoyable people attract energetic people eager to help them get the job done.
6. "My family is worthless." - Did you know that you are in your family? If your family is worthless are you also saying there is no redeeming value within you? Whenever you magnify the negative, it becomes the most dominant thing you see. Improve your family relationships with the helpful words you speak.
5. "I don't need any friends." - The Bible exhorts that to have friends one must be friendly-dependable, kind, loyal, integral. (Proverbs18:24) A good friend in the right place at the right time can mean the difference between something going in your favor or not.
4. "I will never get out of debt." - You must believe it to achieve it. Don't allow frustration over bills or credit ratings to cause you to give up on building your personal wealth. Poor financial decisions and practices in the past can be overcome with the willingness to work at eradicating debt and establishing fiduciary integrity.
3. "My spouse is ruining our marriage." - Are you the perfect husband or wife doing everything right? Truthfully, no one is. We all make mistakes and have room for improvement. Like a vicious cycle, your spouse could claim that their actions will change when you stop a certain behavior and vice versa. So end the cycle of blame by concentrating on improving your behavior and reactions. Don't be foolish by tearing down your marriage with harmful words.
2. "My life will never get better." - Be encouraged! Don't let fear and pessimism rule in your heart. Your life can improve today with the choices you make. Change your outlook with GOD's help to create something brand new in your life.
1. "I don't believe GOD loves me." - Believe that GOD loves you lavishly and eternally. "GOD told them, 'I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love! And so now I'll start over with you and build you up again,'" (Jeremiah 31:3-4a, MSG).
Settle it today in your heart and let GOD help you. Stop sabotaging your future by speaking injurious things about yourself and start using your words wisely to speak forth something beautiful in your life.
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