You Betta Watch Your Mouth!!

Hello Everyone!!

I know it’s been a very long time! Almost a full year since the last time I wrote a blog!  God has been good to me and has been working on me a lot over the past year. One of the things that was laid on my heart to share was on “THE MOUTH”.

There are sooo many sermons and books written on the power of words and how we should be careful of what comes out of our mouths but I really felt lead to re-emphasize on what has already been said.Now I'm going to be realll Honest here!!!! The mouth is an issue that many people struggle with!!! Especially us women!!! From the moment we wake up to the moment we sleep we speak! Whether it be to God in prayer, to ourselves or to others.Oftentimes we really don’t realise the power we as human beings possess and that power lies in our mouth! The tongue!

The bible says in Proverbs 18:21 (KJV): “ Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”

When we look back in the first two chapters of the book of Genesis we encounter the story of the creation of this world. After the first 5 days of creation where God called light into being, created the waters, the seas, the sky, the dry lands and the animals; looking at what He created  He said that it was “Good”. However when God created man he didn’t say that it was good but he said that it was “VERY GOOD”; this tells me that when God looks at you and me as human beings he speaks and thinks “VERY GOOD” of us (If that makes sense). Regardless of what people think and say about us, the one that created us sees perfection.

When God created man the bible says in Genesis 2:7 (KJV) “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” God did not breathe into animals nor in the other things he created but he breathed into man the breath of life and man became a living soul.  In Genesis 1:26 (KJV) “God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth”.

This tells me that after God formed man he breathed himself who is life into man. He breathed his speaking and creating power to speak things into being and to call into being things that were not (Romans 4:14-KJV). Hence why when God presented Adam to the animals he created in Genesis 2:19 (KJV) the Bible says in “And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof”. And the fact that he created you as a human being with that power means that he trusts you to use it wisely. But how do we use it?

What do we say? Are the words that come out of our mouths edifying? Do we tear each other down with our words? If God was to replay every conversation we’ve had how would we feel? Would we be full of embarrassment and shame because some of the things that we said were out of line?

James 3:5 (KJV says)” Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!” Although the tongue a little member of our body and in fact one of the smallest members of our body it yet has the power to damage and hurt if used wrongly. Yet many of us don’t use that power wisely! And growing up in church one of the reasons and I’d say a huge reason why people left the church and still leave the church is not because of the devil! Don’t blame it on him! But it is because somewhere along the line words that were not meant to be said were said and that caused hurt and offence. Now if somebody corrected someone or spoke to someone out of love and that person left that’s another issue all together!

And it is not as easy as it sounds because sometimes out of anger we say things. For those who like to gossip!! And TRUUUSSSSSTTT MEEE!!!! I used to be one of them! Always wanted to know the latest about people and talking about people’s business until one day the Holy Spirit convicted me that I was doing was wrong. Although at times I didn’t mean to say things with bad and hurtful intentions it still came out as gossip which was WRONG! If the person that you speak about to someone else was to sit in your conversation without you noticing them would what you said hurt the person? Cause slander and spoil that person’s reputation? Am I there yet? Not at all but I can say that I’m better than I used to be. And seriously and with all honesty sometimes I’m sooo tempted to say certain things but thank God for the Holy Spirit who convicts me and helps me to improve in this area.

Sometimes people do hurt us and there is nothing wrong in expressing how we feel and how their actions made us feel but still in these trying and hard times try to still watch what you say. Because one day you might just regret it. And as the bible clearly says in Matthew 12:36 we will give accounts of every idle word that we have said in the day of Judgment.

As not only people but people of God we must watch what comes out of our mouths! The bible says that in James 3:10 (KJV) “Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.” We are God’s representatives down here on earth? Do we represent him rightfully in our speech?

God has entrusted us with such power and authority exercised through our words!  So let us use it wisely and to His Glory.

Hope that this blog blesses you

Love & Blessings always!

Yours In Christ

Valencia