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The Power of Words

I've been reflecting on my words and the power they have. I am a bit of a chatterbox naturally and I also talk incredibly fast. I love talking, but have been challenged recently about the power in what we say and when we choose not to speak.

I've had a couple of situations over the past year that have lead to me feeling hurt and upset. I didn't quite realise how much so at the time but was chatting and praying with the Lord the other week and it all came to the surface. I was really struggling with it and struggling to understand why I was still upset and hurt when the incident had happened a good 6 months previously and He said to me, "You are choosing to speak death over it. Every time you talk about this situation you focus on the negatives and you are choosing to let this have power over you. You need to choose to speak life over them". God reminded me of the passage in Ezekiel where God commands Ezekiel to breathe the breath of God into the dry bones. He was challenging me to do the same over this situation.

I'm not going to lie it, really wasn't easy initially but as I chose to change my language, I felt my mindset shift and my heart began to follow. I'm still on the journey but I have definitely noticed a difference as I have chosen to speak life into the dry bones. This is just one situation in my life but it made me think that our words have more power than we ever really realise. 

Choosing not to speak is also something I have vastly underestimated. I naturally process externally and, as a result, you will often hear me nattering away, more often than not to myself. This is all really good stuff and it's been important for me to understand how I work, but equally, like with the extroverted/introverted narratives (see previous blog post), we can fall into the danger of being defined by the way we do life.  There is such power in saying nothing. On being content in a moment. To be comfortable with silence and embrace it. To value listening to others and learning when to speak up, but also when to keep quiet and let others voice their thoughts and feelings. 

Our words are powerful; let's choose to use them to declare life and joy over situations and those around us.

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