SPEAK OF HIS GOODNESS

Monday, June 08, 2009

My tongue will speak of your
righteousness and of your praises
all day long.
Psalm 5:28

GOD NEVER COMMANDED us to repeatedly verbalize our pain and suffering. He didn't instruct us to go around discussing our negative situations with our friends and neighbors. Instead, God told us to speak constantly of His goodness, to speak of His promises in the morning at the breakfast table,in the evenings around the dinner table, at night before bedtime, continually dwelling on the good things of God.

You could experience a new sense of joy in your home, if you'd simply stop talking about the negative things in your life and begin talking about God's Word. If you are always talking about your problems, don't be surprised if you live in perpetual defeat. Quit speaking words of defeat, and start speaking words of victory. Don't use your words to describe your situation; use your words to change you situation.

(Devotion for June 8 from Joel Osteen's Your Best Life Begins Each Morning)