The Power is in Your Mouth, Speak Positively 2

It has been established that the power to succeed or fail in life is in your mouth. In Job 9:27, he said, “I decided to forget my complaints…put away my sad face and be cheerful.”

Let’s begin by acknowledging that sometimes life is hard. The Bible says there is “a time to cry and a time to laugh” (Ecclesiastes 3: 4 NLT). But what if you just keep “crying” about life, how can you reduce the strain and drain produced by negative self-talk?

Here are three ways to move forward in life:

(1) Cut and paste. Train yourself to recognize negative inner chatter the minute it starts and delete it immediately. But don’t stop there. Replace those negative thoughts with Scriptural self-talk. “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles” (Proverbs 21: 23 NKJV).

(2) Tweak your tone. You know how the doctor says, “This may pinch a little,” as he jabs a needle into your arm? Borrow his technique and reduce big ugly blackhead wordage to smaller, unintimidating blemish terms. “Impossible” is a brick wall compared to “this may take some work.”

Wouldn’t you rather tackle a project that’s “challenging” rather than “unmanageable?”

(3) Be your own BFF (Blessed Friend Forever). Using your BFF voice, intentionally over-dub that negative droning voice inside you. Speak to yourself as you would to your very best friend.

The Bible says, “David encouraged himself in the Lord his God” (1 Samuel 30: 6 KJV). King David had reprogrammed his mind, and after that, he also reboots his mind.

You must reprogram your thoughts. There’s power in God’s Word. So, whatever He says about you, start saying the same thing and watch your life change for the better.

Your life will be transformed the moment you can be positive about life.