Speak Life Over Yourself and Others

Speaking life over others

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. - 1 Thess 5:11

Did you know that your words alone can damage a person for a lifetime? That's scary to even think about, especially if you lose your temper and say things you don't mean. However, on the flip side of that, there's good news as well, your words alone can stop someone that's on the brink of depression or making a life altering decision. Your words have the power to literally save someone's life, that's how powerful they are.

For this reason, it’s important to go into each day with an intention to speak life, and only life. Let everything you say build people up instead of breaking them down.

You can ensure you're doing this by:

• Giving Godly (scriptural) advice
• Complimenting them
• Expressing your gratitude for them
• Expressing your love and/or care
• Imagining yourself in their situation before saying anything

Speaking life over yourself

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. - James 4:7

Being Christian does not exempt us from suffering, in fact, the enemy tries to attack us even more. This is why we need to speak life over ourselves as much as we do for others.

Speaking life over yourself isn’t always easy, especially if you've had a tough time for a long time, you have a negative view of yourself, or you don’t know your identity in Christ.

Your identity in Christ is who you truly are, it's who God created you to be and it cannot be changed. The lies of the enemy will always try to convince you otherwise, but that is the very reason you need to affirm your identity.

Affirming who God says you are every day will ensure that you don't forget it when the lies creep in. So today, choose to speak life over yourself by saying the following "I Am Affirmations" out loud:

I am brave

I am bold

I am blessed

I am strong

I am loved

I am found

I am chosen

As you say these words, remember that they are all absolute truth because they come directly from the Word of God. Also, remember that the words you speak over your life today are seeds and you will grow from the seeds you planted. So from now on, plant only good ones.

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