Thanksgiving is this week and families will be gathering together to celebrate. In 2008, a sweet South Carolina friend sent me this reminder to not get so busy with my life that I forget to control my often-frazzled thoughts, not realizing the tremendous impact words have on others. As women, we often have the idea that God should control our thoughts and we go on auto-pilot, disregarding the sharpest weapon we have in our arsenal.…our tongue!
“The power of life and death are in the tongue”! Proverbs 18:21
Your words, your dreams, and your thoughts have power to create conditions in your life. What you speak about, you can bring about.
If you keep saying you can't stand your job, you might lose your job.
If you keep saying you can't stand your body, your body can become sick.
If you keep saying you can't stand your car, your car could be stolen or just stop operating.
If you keep saying you're broke, guess what? You'll always be broke.
If you keep saying you can't trust a man or trust a woman, you will always find someone in your life to hurt and betray you.
If you keep saying you can't find a job, you will remain unemployed.
If you keep saying you can't find someone to love you or believe in you, your very thought will attract more experiences to confirm your beliefs.
If you keep talking about a divorce or break up in a relationship, then you might end up with it.
Turn your thoughts and conversations around to be more positive and power packed with faith, hope, love and action. “Guard your hearts and minds, rejoicing always. Don’t be fearful or anxious about anything, but let the gentle control and peace of God rule your life.” Philippians 4: 4-9 “Even a fool is thought to be wise when she keeps silent (shuts her mouth)…” Proverbs 17: 28 “The woman who guardsher mouth, protects her life and the woman that opens her lips invites her own ruin.” Pro. 13:3
Watch your Thoughts, they become words.
Watch your Words, they become actions.
Watch your Actions, they become habits.
Watch your Habits, they become character.
Watch your Character, for it becomes your Destiny.
Thank you, Angela Ramsey for bringing to mind
our responsibility, regardless of our harried circumstances!
We will all be held accountable one day…
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
