Oh Be Careful Little Mouths What You Say

I was sitting at a table with a group of spirit filled believers one day and they were discussing a young lady. They talked about how this young lady was 38 years of age and had about 15 or 16 children. The children ranged in age from 4 months old to 20. They talked about the fact that the lady had to drive a 15 passenger van to carry the children from place to place. By the time the conversation ended these people had already doomed the lady to never having a peaceful day. She would not be able to survive financially and she would be dead before 60 years of age. We must understand the importance of being watchful over what we say. The Bible says that the power of life and death are in the tongue. Therefore, whatever we say can bring life or death to our situations. The Bible also says to speak those things that be not as though they were. Meaning we can create situations, blessings, curses, just by speaking a thing. That is powerful! We are all guilty of this act, including myself, but this particular situation served as an eye opener for me. We can be really quick to speak negatively about individuals. People have a hard enough time trying to make it as it is. They do not need to have our words hovering over them and bringing impending doom.