What Did You Say?

How do you talk? I don't mean how do you form your sentences or pronunciate words...I am talking about what type of talk do you regularly participate in? I have had the opportunity to be around a wide variety of people, and in all the people I have met I have never met a successful pessimist. The two words just really don't go together. They are almost polar opposites. Success is defined with words like favorable, prosperous, positive while pessimism is defined with words like negative, evil, or bad.

We must choose our words carefully. What you say is often what you tend to get. If you are continually speaking negative thoughts have no surprise when you tend to get negative outcomes. If you are speaking in a positive fashion then have no surprise when you have positive outcomes.

I continually find myself having to speak positive words into situations that seem destined for a negative outcome. It is our choice how we choose to view our situations and how we choose to respond to the circumstances around us. Every day you face situations and challenges that require you to make a decision as to whether you will accept a negative report or whether you will see the positive. What will you choose to do?

In your day-to-day situations you have to ask yourself "what outcome will glorify God?" We should always strive to bring glory to God. I know that I have made it through many different situations because God gave me the ability. It is He who gives us the strength and this is what glorifies God. Today you may face a decision, a situation, a challenge that requires you to make a choice as to whether you will see it as a negative or whether you will see it as a positive opportunity for God to be glorified. If you begin to speak in a negative fashion about the situation, you are setting your own course. Choose your words carefully. God and the enemy are always listening…what will they hear?

Luke 6:45 - "A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart."

Have a blessed day,
RodZ

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