Words Hurt
Do you remember the childhood saying “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”?
That was the biggest lie (ok, one of the biggest) ever told to us. Words do hurt….in more ways than one. The Good Book says “words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit---you choose”. The words we speak over ourselves daily actually harm or benefit us, they build us up or tear us down, they heal or they wound; the same with what we say to or about others or what others say to or about us. It is very important that we are more intentional with our words and practice speaking what we want to see in our lives, not just what we see. When someone says something to me or about me that does not align with what I want to see in my life or what I am praying for, I instantly refuse to receive it.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t go about yelling at people saying “I reject that” lol, I instead speak silently to myself or to them if I am able to, and say “I don’t receive that”, or “I reject that”, or something along those lines, I simply counter it with the opposite, and continue the conversation. Same thing with the words I say in conversation, I am very careful about what I say about myself and others I interact with. Now this takes some serious practice, and intentionality, but it is possible. I’m not talking about some pie-in-the-sky-rainbows-unicorns-and-lollipops type of froo-froo stuff and ignoring real life happenings or situations. I mean intentionally looking for alternative, more positive ways to re-define, or interpret what is going on…side note, did you know that the brain can and does rewire itself daily, so when you speak more positively over your life, and you hear yourself daily, your brain will take that and soon enough, you will be able to see the positive first instead of the negative. This leads to you speaking more positively, you will be building your life and those around you up, and will surely be a joy to be around….there are waaaayyyy to many negative things going on in this world. Let’s spread some positivity.