Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].
According to the Bible, the power of life and death is in the tongue, and we often have to eat our words.
I wonder how many times in our lives we say, "I'm afraid..." "I'm afraid I'll get that flu that is going around." "I'm afraid my kids will get in trouble." "I'm afraid it's going to snow, and I'm afraid to drive in it, if it does." "With the way prices are going up, I'm afraid I won't have enough money." "I'm afraid if I don't go to that party, people will think badly of me." "I'm afraid we won't get a good seat at the theater." "I'm afraid someone will break into my house while I'm out of town." If we heard a recording of every time in our life we have said "I'm afraid," we would probably be amazed that our lives are going as well as they are.
If we really understood the power of words, I think we would change the way we talk. Our talk should be confident and bold, not fearful. Fearful talk not only affects us in an adverse way, but it affects those around us.
Prayer of the Day: Lord, show me the ways I need to change how I talk. Help me to break the bad habits I've adopted and the negative words I repeat over and over, amen.
