Minister to Yourself
 

Minister to Yourself

Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.
—Proverbs 18:21 The Message

Our thoughts affect our words, and our words affect our lives— words have power, and they directly affect our emotions. Words fuel good moods or bad moods; in fact, they fuel our attitudes and have a huge impact on our lives and our relationships.

In Proverbs 21:23 we are told to guard our mouths and tongues to keep ourselves from trouble. Proverbs also tells us, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (18:21). The message cannot be any clearer: If you speak positive and good things, you minister life to yourself. You increase your joy. However, if you speak negative words, you minister death and misery to yourself—you increase your sadness and your mood plummets. You have the choice between life and death, being positive or negative—so choose wisely!

Power Thought: I choose to speak life-giving words.

From the book the book Power Thoughts Devotional by Joyce Meyer.

Words can be hurtful and often things are taken out of context. If they come out with the wrong motive and intent, they are harmful to you and the persons you are speaking to. Again, attitude counts for a lot, are you coming from a spiritual place.

The thought that came to mind were "Give yourself a good talkinng to." As it says in the reading, what we put out in word, deed, and thought comes back to us.

Another example of changing our habits and behaviours from the past, my tongue was a nasty weapon. I had to apply my program to it. Steps 6 and 7 and talking to a sponsor helped me to see how I could heal and change.

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