Watch Your Language
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:24
As a writer, I love words. In fiction, I love finding just the right words for my character to use when they speak to each other.
But one thing I discovered.
I wasn't as careful when I chose the words I said to myself. I realized that I said things to myself that I wouldn’t allow even the most evil character use. And that negative self-talk was having a huge negative affect on me. Unfortunately, I was beginning to believe the things I said to myself, and it was pulling me under.
Maybe you do the same thing.
“I’m so stupid.”“I should just quit, I’ll never amount to anything.”“I’m ugly.”“I don’t know why anyone would want to hang out with me.”“I can’t do anything right.”
Statistics tell us that when we speak negative things to someone close to us, it takes anywhere from eight to sixteen positive things to outweigh one negative remark. This holds true when we talk to ourselves.
The truth is, each of us is unique and precious to God.
He paid the ultimate price to bring us back to Him. How can we denigrate what God esteems? Think about how different your outlook might be if you spoke respectfully to yourself?
Join me today as I make the decision to watch my language
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Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:24
As a writer, I love words. In fiction, I love finding just the right words for my character to use when they speak to each other. But one thing I discovered.
I wasn't as careful when I chose the words I said to myself. I realized that I said things to myself that I wouldn’t allow even the most evil character use. And that negative self-talk was having a huge negative affect on me. Unfortunately, I was beginning to believe the things I said to myself, and it was pulling me under.
Maybe you do the same thing.
“I’m so stupid.”“I should just quit, I’ll never amount to anything.”“I’m ugly.”“I don’t know why anyone would want to hang out with me.”“I can’t do anything right.”
Statistics tell us that when we speak negative things to someone close to us, it takes anywhere from eight to sixteen positive things to outweigh one negative remark. This holds true when we talk to ourselves.
The truth is, each of us is unique and precious to God.
He paid the ultimate price to bring us back to Him. How can we denigrate what God esteems? Think about how different your outlook might be if you spoke respectfully to yourself?
Join me today as I make the decision to watch my language
TWEETABLESpeaking negatively to ourselves can have a huge impact -@EdieMelson (Click to Tweet)
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