Life and Death, Which One Will You Speak?

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue. And those who love it will eat its fruit." This passage of scripture has been constantly drilled into my Spirit by my Spiritual Life Coach, Eddie Sheffield. Why? Because I was one of those people that was not mindful of the power of my words. 


How many of us are guilty of allowing our thoughts become words that bring fear, defeat, destruction and death into the lives of others and our own. This tongue is little, but its power and influence for good or bad are out of proportion to its size.  The words people say wield great power. God takes notice of every word we say, even that which we ourselves do not notice. A person’s life largely reflects the fruit of his tongue. The solution for the problem of controlling our tongues is to seek divine wisdom. 

To speak life is to speak God’s perspective on any issue of life; to speak death is to declare life’s negatives, to declare defeat, or complain constantly.  A man may do a great deal of good, or a great deal of hurt, both to others and to himself, according to the use he makes of his tongue.  Words have a weighty influence on our eternal destiny. Are we speaking God's words of life into our loves ones, into our marriages, into our ministries, into our coworkers, into our neighbors, into strangers we meet daily, into the dry, deserted places in our lives or are we speaking DEATH?  As long as we are thinking or speaking negatively of anything or anybody, we do not have His mind, nor His heart. We die each time we utter ill words, they cause us to abide in death. To walk in His life, we must have His fullness, His heart and His mind. There cannot be any negative thoughts or words spoken, because they will result in death.

Today on this Worship Wednesday began to speak God's word of life into your destiny, into the dry dormant places, into those relationships, into your finances, into your mind and thoughts. As you are worshiping today, ask the Holy Spirit to help you recognize the power of your tongue, to help you to be conscious of what you say, to help you to remember that you have the power to speak life intolife into those dry bones so that they live again.  Ask Him to make your mouth “a fountain of life” to "Speak Life".