The Power Of Words

I was watching the television the other day and the person on there was talking about the power of our words. Whether or not we know it, our words are life and death. The bible tells us in Proverbs 18:21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Meaning we have the ability to either "tear down" or "build up" with our words. The words we choose to use will determine the outcome of our life. For instance, say you had a job and you got layed off from that job. This job was your only source of income and since you lost your job you are facing the reality of losing your home, car, etc. Instead of being negative and saying I am going to lose everything, you decide to turn this situation around and say "No, this job must not be what God wants for me, there is something better that God has in mind." By you saying those words you are speaking positive things into existence. Look what the Lord done in the beginning.
Genesis 1:3
"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."
Genesis 1:6
"And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
Genesis 1:11
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so."
I think you get the point. Everytime God spoke something it came into existence. He has given us this same ability to call those things even though they are NOT as though they were.
If you think about it words are spiritual. Spiritual things cannot be seen. Our words cannot be seen but they still have a great affect on our lives and those lives of the people around us.
The children of Israel murmurred and complained in the wilderness and look how long it took them to finally come out.
A trip that was supposed to take less than 2 weeks took them 40 years! This was all because of their words and actions.
Exodus 16:2-3
" And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger."
If they would of just trusted and believed in God and not complained and griped about what they were going through they would have all made it into the promised land. But their words determined their destiny.
Luke 6:45
"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh."
God has assigned angels to watch over us. So we kind of have our very own body guards so to speak. Everytime we speak good and positive things, we are allowing our angels to go to work for us. But the moment we start grumpling, complaining, gossiping, tale bearing, and any other negative thing that comes from our mouth, we are binding our angels and stopping their work for us.
We really need to watch what comes from our mouths. When we start speaking positive we also gain a different mindset and we begin to experience peace and joy that only the Lord can give us. When we speak positive we are simply saying that the Lord has everything under control and we are trusting in Him.