Some notes on the power of the tongue
The power of the tongue is amazing. In it is life and death. But how often do we treat it that way? I feel tremendously uplifted or downgraded depending on who I talk to. How I talk to myself (which is what this blog was) is also incredibly important. How many times did I say untrue things about myself? I am deserving of love. I made mistakes but we all do. Someone still loves us. Just because I screwed up doesn't mean no one will ever love me. I will never be perfect as long as I live on this planet, but being loved is about the most perfect feeling there is. I believe love is in my future.
Luke 6:28 says to bless those who curse us and pray for those who mistreat us. I do that to the best of my ability. We don't know if what we do and say and pray might be able to lift someone out of the bondage they're in. I pray for people I don't even see anymore, people I don't even know are still alive. I still pray for them. I pray for family and others who horribly mistreated me. God isn't telling me to love them, but He is telling me to pray for them. One of those people is my ex, who takes care of my child half the time. How she raises him affects him, which affects me and countless others. I pray for my friend Cindy's ex because how he behaves affects her children and, by extension, her, too. Because I felt Cindy was greatly mistreated by her ex, I pray for him because I care about her and her children. Now that he's in a relationship with a woman, I pray for her, as well, and her children. See how things add up quickly? I think prayer makes all the difference. I hope someone is praying for me, too. I can pray for myself all I want, but I don't see what other people see. I don't know what God is putting on their hearts to pray for me. Prayer truly shows the power of the tongue.
So, what does this have to do with me? The blog contained a lot of speculation. A lot of what I said wasn't true, which I later learned. I was just throwing punches in the dark, trying to sound out which way to go when I should have stayed close to the Lord to find my way. I did the best I could. Without going back and correcting everything I wrote that was wrong (I mean, talk about an exercise in futility), I decided to rectify the wrong by writing what I know as much as possible going forward.
This blog didn't always reflect reality. More like my feelings about reality. I probably cursed myself in ways over the years. I said things I didn't even believe at times. About me. About others. I just flailed about in a free-form sort of way. It was a safe place to spout off, but it went on too long and I got stuck in a quagmire of self-defeat. I really got beat up. Now, I want God's blessings and will do anything and everything I can to get them. Whatever He tells me to do, I will do. Blessings are based on obedience. Deuteronomy 28 lists blessings and curses God has for His people. It's very simple. Obey and be blessed or disobey and be cursed.
So, there isn't much room for speculation anymore. I don't know what the future holds. I've said it so many times. I have my hopes and dreams. God has my heart. God is directing me. That's all I need to know right now. I think there are some bad times ahead so need to stay as close to Him as possible. I have no sin issues God is dealing with me about, so that's good. Of course, that may change tomorrow!
For those who feel incomplete and eternally defeated, perhaps curses are operating. Perhaps there is soul fragmentation, as well. The devil likes to take advantage of good-hearted believers because they are easily hurt and often don't know how to deal with hurts. Sometimes the hurts are so fierce soul fragmentation occurs. (I don't believe we should walk around in self-protection mode.) Sometimes other things lead to losing pieces of our souls. And that's another thing about the power of the tongue: spiritual warfare is just better praying, more informed praying. The effectual fervent prayers of a righteous many avails much. Emphasis on effectual.
Derek Prince has a book about blessings and curses that has been eye-opening. Eradicating the Hosts of Hell (Win Worley) has a very interesting section explaining curses starting at Adam and Eve and how each generation's sins affected the next. Honestly, I didn't see all of that until it was revealed to me. But, my point about this blog is I need to do better. How I talk about myself. How I talk to myself. How I talk to others. How I talk about others. You get the idea. It all matters because words matter. Clearly, I love words. God has my heart. We're on the right track.
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In other news, I got a visit from my friend Cindy the other day. We talked for quite some time. It was good to see her, and I hope to see her more. I miss her when we don't talk for a while. She is my favorite female, and I'm always impressed by her. She doesn't completely understand why and how I see her the way I do, but she doesn't have to get it. I don't get electricity, either, but I know when I flip the switch, the lights come on. I won't say more because I really don't know more. She knows she's welcome in my life. My home. My phone. My arms. All that. Always grateful for the time she spends with me.
Thank you for reading. And God bless.
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