Your Words Have Power

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Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. -James 3:10

There’s power in the words that we speak. Words can bring blessings and can also bring curses into our lives. The words we speak from our lips have the power to change the direction of our lives. When you speak words of failure, discouragement, defeat, or hurt your life will take direction into a life of defeat, failure, and despair. When you speak words of faith, hope, victory or success; you are actually setting direction of your life towards success, hope, faith and life.

When God created the earth, the universe and everything that is in it; He spoke words of life and the world came into being. It is important that we learn to speak words of positivity to set our lives into the direction that God intended for us. Our words carry both life and death in them. Words can unite or cause disunity. It can bring peace or disharmony. It can uplift or cast down your spirit. The choice lies with us on how we decide to use them.

Consider the rudder of a ship. Though it is small, it is strong enough to turn a whole ship around depending on how the captain of the ship wants it to go. Our tongue is like a rudder. Though small, it is powerful enough to change the direction of our lives. If you go about your business saying, “I am so stupid, I wish I had done it the other way”, “I am a failure”, “I am not good looking”, or “I am not good enough”. By saying such words, you are attracting failure, average, mediocrity and unworthiness into your life. We are the product of our words. You can’t speak negative words and expect to live a positive life. We eat the fruits of our lips.

Let your tongue release words of faith, words of victory, words that are uplifting and words that are encouraging. When you face discouragement, failure, or hardship in your life, what kind of words do you speak? Do you speak words of defeat or words of victory? Be watchful about the words that comes out of your lips during such trying times. Let your lips speak words that gives life, words of freedom, words of success and faith into your life. When you go about your business, remember to speak words that are kind, positive, uplifting, loving, encouraging and words that are lifegiving.

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