Many times in life we have a habit of reciting negative statements or cliches. A lot of times we say things without really giving any thought to our words. Sometimes, we even make statements because it’s the expected response or it’s the common statement to say. Often times we say things like.. I can’t do something, I never win, nobody likes me, I’m not good enough, I’ll never get picked, that won’t work for me, if it’s not one thing I t’s another, I always get sick, it’s killing me, etc…
I remember a time that I had trouble remembering the names of my many students and I would say, “I’m terrible with names”, and guess what?…I couldn’t remember many names. But then the Holy Spirit reminded me of (Mark 11:23-we have what we say.) then I changed my statement /declaration to “ I used to be bad with names, but I’m getting better”. After a period of time, guess what happened?…I was able to remember the names of several students and then it progressed to remembering the names of most students.
Have you ever had a habit of making negative statements, and the results were negative? Conversely, have you seen the fruit of your lips manifested after making positive declarations?
Please share your experiences in the blog as we encourage each other to speak Life!
– Donna Plattenburg
