I love when God confirms what you have been reading and hearing, by reading and hearing what God has been telling you. As you can see that I have been compelled to change the way I speak, to change the words I use and speak over myself, my children and others. Not only have I been convicted about words, but worry and impatience as well. A lot of people can tell you my favorite thing to quote is "Patience is a virtue". I love this saying, but I am rarely patient.
Today's message at Church was in regards to impatience and I can tell you that it hit home for me. Worry was also apart of this message today and it was also apart of the bible study I am doing" What Happens When Woman Say Yes to God.
What you say matters. The words you speak to someone matter. Your words have power. All things I have said in the previous posts and were reconfirmed today by the Message at church and by the bible study I am doing. They were also confirmed repeatedly by a person who I recently had remind me of this a few times when I (due to cramps) said, "I am dying". Our words have power and we need to speak life, not death over ourselves and others. We need to speak positive words and learn to trust God. We need to be patient and not worry.
Did you know that when you worry you can't worship? No, neither did I. God is not a God of worry, He is a God of love and compassion who only wants the best for us. Here is what the bible says about worry:
1) Matthew 6: 26-27 says, "Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; ye your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of ore value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?"
2) Matthew 6:34 (which is part of Matthew 6:31-34, which was used in a sermon awhile back and used in my bible study today) says "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things, Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
3) Phil 4:13 says "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" (No need to worry, we gain our strength from Christ)
In general Matthew 6:25-34 is about not worrying. How does any of this tie into impatience and words? Well let me tell you. When we worry we become impatient and we question God. When we question God we are doubting that God can provide for us. When we speak words of worry, "I can't" "I'm dying", "What if?"; we are speaking failure over our life. Today's sermon talks about this (it was our notes for today as well) "Anxiety is nothing but repeatedly re-experiencing failure in advance." Seth Godin said these words. Who wants to experience failure repeatedly? Or even in advance? What you say matters! Your words have power.
Faith is not easy. Living by faith and not by sight is even harder. Trust, when you have trust issues, is extremely difficult. So, take it from me, give it up. Its so worth it to give it up and give it God. We don't have to worry because God has taken that from us. We don't have to worry because we have God. We can patient because we know God will provide. We need to speak LIFE not death over ourselves and others.
As we struggle with feelings we don't understand, behaviors of others that leave us feeling confused and hurt, we can rest assured that God knows our pain, He knows that we worry, but what he wants us to know is that because of Him, we don't have to worry.
Don't speak worries over your life, don't speak words of impatience over your life and don't speak death over your life.
Do speak positive words over your life, do speak works of gentleness and grace over your life and above all else, speak life over your life!
Until the next Scribble.....
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