If you were to carry a tape recorder around with you for just one day and then replayed all the conversations throughout, would you be surprised or even mortified at what you heard? Unless you've paid special attention to this area in your life so that you've mastered it, the answer would more than likely be yes. From the time we are born we automatically begin picking up everything we hear, without even paying much attention. Unfortunately, most of these things are pretty negative, and we don't even realize it because we've heard or said it so often, nor do we realize the damage that comes along with it.

"I swear if it rains today, I'm going to have a heart attack. No one loves me, and everyone's against me. Nothing ever turns out right." These are all examples of the things we say on a daily basis. How terrible and how dangerous! Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. In other words, what you speak today will come true tomorrow. With that in mind, shouldn't we better start making some changes in our conversations? It takes a little time to break an old habit, but the first place to break this is in the heart. If you don't start to believe that God is in charge and fully able to get you all the things you need, then your conversations will surely never change.

#1. Decide that God is for you, not against you. (Psalms 124:1)

#2. Start paying attention to your words and start training yourself to speak positively. (This comes by having a positive outlook on life.) "Bless God, I may not have a job now, but I know God will soon be sending one my way. I may be in debt today, but I believe God will show me the way out tomorrow."

#3. Keep confessing the positive things. It may take a while to master this and it may even take a while to undo some of the damage you may have already done, but one thing is for sure: Mark 9:23 All things are possible to him who believes.

Margaret Daniels
April, 2007