I read something this morning that reminded me of
the power of pray and the power of words…
that when I'm talking to God about HIS Child-myself
or one of my loved ones- that I couldn't disrespect the Lord by complaining and
speaking ill about HIS child. I can not speak curses and faults about the one whom
God loves. God doesn’t make mistakes with who we are. We are his children,
failings and all. We should not be speaking negatively of our Lords creations.
So this made me wonder to myself and aloud to
share with you...where did we get the idea that it’s okay to put ourselves
down? We were made in HIS image. Have you thanked Him for who you are? You may say,
“Oh no I am a failure, I am a sinner, a loser. I don’t measure up. You don’t
know the things I have done.” Well, God does. And He still loves and wants you
with Him. So how dare we speak of God’s creation (us, our spouse, our children,
family and friends) in that way? We have learned to speak in negative ways
about ourselves as well as others. It is learned behavior. It is not only
accepted but encouraged to put ourselves down. Because we never measure up to
the image the world has said we should be. We were not made in the image of the
world but in the IMAGE OF GOD! We need to get a hold of that and begin to see
ourselves that way.
We need to learn
about the power of words. The life and death of the tongue. We need to relearn how to speak to ourselves.
It is a process that does not come natural unless we had Godly parents who may
have taught us. But we CAN learn it. We can ask God to guard our tongues. We
can learn to take our scriptures and stand before the mirror and speak out what
we mean to God. What He says about us. It may feel weird, or fake and unnatural
at first, I know. But that’s because it’s Truth and we have accustomed ourselves
to lies. Lies that the enemy tells us when we believe all the negative things about
ourselves. It is what we say about ourselves, our children, our husbands and wives.
I’m not talking about ungodly pride. I am talking about seeing God in ourselves
and honoring that.
We need to begin
each day with affirmation to ourselves and our loved ones of who we are in God.
Have you thanked God for and prayed for your spouse today? For your husband or
wife? Your children? Family and friends? Have you asked God to bless them in
all they do? Have you prayed for God's love to shine on their face as it says
in Numbers 6? Think about it. Think about the difference it would, could, will
make in your marriage, with your children, your family and friends. In your
life as a whole. Have you used your tongue today to speak life over
yourself or your loved ones? Have you put those life affirming words into the
atmosphere?
Numbers 6:22 says
...The LORD bless you
and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
This is a blessing given to Moses. Can you imagine
if we took the few moments each morning to thank God, truly for our spouse, for
the blessing of God for him or her? What if we
We had a lovely warm and beautiful Easter here in southeast North Carolina. :) We had most of the family with us and that always means fun, laughter and chaos. 10 adults and 9 children. Throw in 3 dogs and 2 cats and like I said, chaos. But it's always a good chaos. Lots of food, love and Easter eggs to be hunted.
And Jesus too. He's here every day but remembering him on Sunday in our church service is just a reminder of all he's done for us. All the blessings that He has given us. All those blessings dressed up in pretty little dresses on Sunday. Thank you Lord for all you did on the cross and thank you for all you continue to do in my life. :) 
