What Are You Saying?

I grew up in a Christian home but was not fully aware of what the Bible says about our tongues until later on in my Christian walk. My husband, early in our marriage, gave me a book to read called Hung by the Tongue by Francis P. Martin. I highly recommend this book to every believer; especially if they feel they are not fully receiving God’s blessings in their life. The Proverbs verse said that we can choose. What choice does God give us? In Deuteronomy 30:19 God is speaking to the Israelites through Moses saying: “This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.” We all want God’s blessings right?

Before I knew these scriptures, I was a pessimistic person with the mentality of the glass is half empty. Naturally my talk was very negative. How many of us say any of these comments on a weekly basis: “Nothing ever goes my way.” “I am so stupid.” “I am so clumsy.” “This is going to be a bad day.” “I have no luck.” “I am a loser.” From one friend to another, I admit to you that I have said all these things before. I do not want to live a stupid, clumsy, unlucky, bad life. How about you? I started to understand what Proverbs 18:21 really meant. I needed to stop saying these negative things out loud. I also even needed to watch the thoughts that entered my mind. I did not want what I was thinking or saying to happen to me. It was a hard change to make since I lived most of my life speaking that way. Since it was not easy, I turned to scripture. I knew that nothing in the Bible would bring about curses in my life; only blessings.

I went to a website called BibleGateway.com. At this website you can enter key words and search for what the Bible says about that topic. You can also change translations to find one that speaks to you in a personal way. Scriptures began to jump out at me and I typed up pages of scriptures and began to confess them during my devotion time. After a few weeks, these scriptures were stuck in my mind.

When I would feel the desire to say something bad about myself I would stop and say “IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT HEIDI, SPEAK WHAT YOU WANT!” I would then follow it up with a verse that I had memorized.

A good example was “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13. There are so many verses in the Bible that you can use to speak blessings over your life. Even if you only memorize one verse a month or 6 months, it is better to speak that one verse over your life than telling yourself you are a loser.

I promise you that God will begin to bless you and you will live a happier life. Ask for God’s favor on you every day. You will also desire to read His word more because you will see on a much more personal level how it affects you. Women are so hard on themselves. We are our worst critics. I know because I lived that way for years. I still struggle with my speech but I have made a huge change and I am much more optimistic and blessed beyond measure. God wants that for all His children.

I just recently finished a book called The New Spirit-Controlled Woman by Beverly LaHaye. She says that “The Bible tells us to let the Word of God dwell in you richly.

The more a woman has the Word of God in her mind, the easier it is for her to think godly thoughts and to have godly emotions and desires. Just as looking in the mirror each morning is important for good physical grooming, so looking into the mirror of God’s Word is important for daily spiritual grooming.”