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"The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love (understand) it will eat its fruit." - Proverbs 18:21
Our words are very powerful tools and can introduce things that may be harmful or a blessing depending on how you use them. For example, there may be a test that you have to complete and if you say 'I'll probably fail' you've given permission for Satan to start his work in your life. Soon, you'd be talking yourself out of all your future blessing! The words we use illustrate the picture of who we are in Christ we should be attentive and always reading the Bible. When we pray in tongues, we are using the Spirit's sound code to activate remarkable and unknown blessings in our lives. We can use our words either to deform ourselves, or reform our selves. God's given us freewill and we choose. Whatever word we say, will give permission for Jesus or the devil to do something harmful or blessing-filled in your life.
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." - Ephesians 4:29. Paul is warning us about the way we use our words, and as I said before, our words 'build us up'. They form who we are, i.e a bad person or a good person. "Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin." - Proverbs 13:3, this means that if we are not careful we bring our own selves to ruin and we cannot blame God on a decision we made. "But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth." Colossians 3:8 This is another of Paul's warnings! Our words can change our future! We should aim for our future to be the best experience with God and to walk with him and to help us understand God's Word so that we can reap a harvest.
"Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!.." Our words can do powerful things which we no not yet, we can command stumbling blocks to come out of our path, in Jesus name (IJN), or restoration of all the devil has stolen in our live, IJN!
Keep on praying, your words build or destroy!
Words are powerful!
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