Create the life you want with your tongue
Create The Life You Want by saying the right things about yourself. Your tongue is a powerful tool to help you to change your life. Most of us have this mindset that we need to have more money before we can achieve our dreams.
Your dreams start in your mouth. For instance, start saying, “I have plenty of resources to achieve my dream.” Don’t even worry about how it is going to happen. Opportunities to make more money to fund your dream will come to you.
The tongue and your life are inseparable. The things you say all the time affects your life. What you talk about all the time is what you believe. And what you believe whether it is good or bad comes to pass in your life.
Many of us do not realize that most of what is going on in our lives is the direct result of the things we say all the time. Why is that? It is because the things we talk about are coming from the heart.
Whatever comes from the heart is what you believe. Faith is in your heart. The heart is referring to your spirit. Not the physical heart that pumps blood. For instance, someone who always talks about being sick stays sick most of their lives. In fact, they actually talk about it in a possessive manner. They will say, “my diabetes…my arthritis….” Instead, they should receive the healing that God has already provided. Matthew 8:17 says, “…Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses” (KJV). Also, Psalm 103:3 says, “Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases” (AMP).
Another example is someone who talks about being broke all the time often continues to have no money. I am not referring to someone who makes such a statement rarely. I am referring to an individual who is always talking about their lack of money all the time.
The Bible makes it clear in Proverbs 18:21 that “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (NIV). The New Living Translation says it this way, “The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences”. The words that we speak could result in the death of a marriage, relationship, business or success.
Jesus also proved to us that the tongue does create the things we say. For instance, Mark 11:20, mentions the time when Jesus had cursed the fig tree, and it withered from the root. The following day, one of the disciples made reference that the fig tree withered away.
And Jesus said to the disciples in Mark 11:22 “Have faith in God” (NIV). Some Bible scholars say it means, “have the God kind of faith”. In other words, have faith that the things you say, will actually come to pass. In Genesis 1:1 God spoke what He wanted to manifest and it happened instantly. And remember, we are made in God’s image and in His likeness (Genesis 1:26). Thus, we have the ability to create our world with the words we speak.
Furthermore, Mark 11:23-24 says, “I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, Go, throw yourself into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” (NIV)
How to change what I speak to change my life:
- Change what’s in your heart: In Matthew 12:34 Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45 says, “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” (KJV). Once again, what we speak about all the time, is in our hearts. So, when my words manifest negative things in my life, I have to change the words that I allow to enter my heart. I must watch what I listen to, read, who I talk to most of the time, etc.
- Speak/pray the word of God: over your life. Read the Bible, and find out what it says about your situation. Believe what the Bible promises you about your life. Speak what the Bible says until it comes to pass. The psalmist said in Psalm 45:1 that his tongue is the pen of a ready writer. According to this scripture, we write God’s promises on our hearts with the tongue. For instance, when we need finances, one of the Bible promises we pray is in Philippians 4:19 which says, “And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (AMP).
- Guard Your Heart (Spirit): Pay attention to what you expose yourself to. Also, pay attention to the things you say and the things you listen to. When you listen to a negative conversation about any situation, it is going to have a negative effect on you.
To meditate means to ponder, to think on, to contemplate, or to intend.
Psalm 1: 1-3 says, “Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans, and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and night. And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither, and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].” (Amplified)
Proverbs 4:20 says, “My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing and health to all their flesh.” We must pay attention to God’s word, and keep the word in our hearts. The word of God heals our bodies.
Psalm 103:2-3 “Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits; who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, who heals [each one of] all your diseases.” (Amplified)
Remember, spoken words enter your heart/spirit regardless of whether they are negative, or positive. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” The King James version says, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
Thus, the Bible tells us that what we speak becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Likewise- what we believe influences what we say. If you want positivity in your life, you must first believe it, then speak it.
Bible Verses About the Tongue
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King James Version
Proverbs 15:4 “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”
Proverbs 10:19 “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.”
Proverbs 15:28 “The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.”
Proverbs 17:9 “He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”
Matthew 15:11 “Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”
Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”
1 Peter 3:10 “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.”
Psalm 34:13 “Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”
Psalm 141:3 “Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”
Proverbs 21:23 “Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 26:20 “Where no wood is there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
Proverbs 31:26 “She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”
Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Psalm 45:1 “My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.”
Proverbs 12:6 “The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”
Proverbs 15:1 “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
Proverbs 6:2 “Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.”
Amplified Version
Proverbs 15:4 “A gentle tongue [with its healing power] is a tree of life, but willful contrariness in it breaks down the spirit.”
Proverbs 10:19 “In a multitude of words transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.”
Proverbs 15:28 “The mind of the [uncompromisingly] righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.”
Proverbs 17:9 “He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.”
Matthew 15:11 “It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that makes him unclean and defiled, but what comes out of the mouth; this makes a man unclean and defiles [him].”
Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech at all times be gracious (pleasant and winsome), seasoned [as it were] with salt, [so that you may never be at a loss] to know how you ought to answer anyone [who puts a question to you].”
Ephesians 4:29 “Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor to those who hear it.”
1 Peter 3:10 “For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good-whether apparent or not] keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile (treachery, deceit).”
Psalm 34:13 “Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.”
Psalm 141:3 “Set a guard, O LORD, before my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.”
Proverbs 21:23 “He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from troubles.”
Proverbs 26:20 “For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases.”
Proverbs 31:26 “She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness [giving counsel and instruction].”
Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].”
Proverbs 45:1 “MY HEART overflows with a goodly theme; I address my psalm to a King. My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.”
Proverbs 12:6 “The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them and the innocent ones [thus endangered].”
Proverbs 51:1 “A SOFT answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.”
Proverbs 6:2 “You are snared with the words of your lips, you are caught by the speech of your mouth.”
Affirmations To Guard Your Tongue
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“He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin” Proverbs 13:3 (AMP).
- My speech is always gracious (pleasant and winsome). It is always seasoned with salt so that I may know how to answer everyone.
- I open my tongue with wisdom and on my tongue is the law of kindness.
- I do not let corrupt communication proceed out of my mouth. I only speak what is good for building others up according to their needs.
- My tongue is a pen of a skillful writer. It’s writing the word of God in my heart.
- Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my strength and my redeemer.
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Doing my morning study on proverbs and felt pointed really hard to this link. To speak things into truth and believe them to be in your heart. I felt satisfied that the word of good pointed me in the direction I needed to go, and this link is where I ended up and it opened my eyes and mind. Thank you so much for this, and I encourage all those who are seeking the truth and direction of God’s word to study this article and also the proverbs bible study. It will help you gain knowledge and speak the truth of God’s word in your life every day. Speak with your tongue and believe in your heart and keep stating things until they come to pass. This page will help you with your walk with Christ. Thank you again for having this here to help us all understand and learn Gods word.
Thank you Jeremy for your inspiring words. I appreciate it!
Blessings,
Kani.