Over the years I have heard so many people say “words are so powerful”.
As I grew older, I began to understand how incredibly right that statement was…and still is today.
Very simply put, we are what we say we are. We have what we say we have. We can do what we say we can do. It all comes back to …and starts with the POWER OF WORDS. You also have to mix those words with FAITH, but I will post about that another day. 🙂
So if we believe words are powerful in our own lives, we also believe that we can impact the lives of others with our words. When I think about my mission with brainchild banter it is to ENCOURAGE, MOTIVATE, INSPIRE, and so on. It all starts with with words. I can’t inspire, encourage, or motivate anyone if my words are used to tear down instead of build up.
With that said, we have to be accountable for the words that we speak over the lives of others. For me, it starts in my home, and with my children, and then goes beyond. However, I will start with my children.
For example, when a parent says, “my child is so bad”. Are they really? I believe that children, and people in general are not “bad people”. They may have made some bad choices, or they may have made some consecutive “bad” choices that had long-term impacts. Moreover, these impacts may have hurt others, including themselves, but they are still not “bad” people. Why?
I believe as long as people are people, young or old, that the potential for a redemptive rehabilitative heart exists. Please remember this- an open or broken heart is a great atmosphere for change!!! This place is where a person can turn their “bad” choices into “better” choices. Eventually “better” choices turn into GREAT CHOICES, but it’s a journey.
I believe where the real struggle exists is along the journey. If I am that person or that child trying to make better choices, I don’t thrive in an environment where others continue to call me “bad”. I choose to speak LIFE over my children, my family members, my friends, and other situations in my life—its a Biblical Principle! (Romans 4:17 & Proverbs 18:21)
This is the same for an adult as it is for a child. Let’s say an adult made some bad choices, maybe the choices landed them in a very bad place in life. That same person works really hard, struggles, fights to position themselves in a better place only to have “voices” remind them of:
(1) who they were
(2) what they did, or
(3) who they will never be
Who wants to hear those voices? No one!
Not only do they NOT want to hear those voices, they don’t deserve to hear those voices.
People can be cruel and mean-spirited in their words, but I choose to believe that most people truly just don’t understand the POWER of their words. If we truly believed the words we speak have power, we would be more accountable to our own tongues.
I challenge you to reflect on your own choice of words that you affirm to yourself , and that you choose with others. Make a deliberate choice to hold your tongue accountable! It’s a rewarding and liberating feeling to speak LIFE!!
The world is waiting…..
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