Words have power. If you don’t think so, consider what happens if a politician says something controversial. Even if it’s not true, the power of perception over those words can change society. A few words said can change the direction of your life. There is no telling just how far the impact a word used either correctly or not can go. This is the power of words.
Words create. Words also destroy. What words do you use?
Lesson 1. Words Can Create.
“In the beginning God said…” Not only did God create the world by the power of His words, but the life you are living is also the fruit what His thoughts expressed. You are the desire of God’s heart, that He chose to bring forth as an expression His perfect love.
Lesson 2. Words Can Destroy.
Consider, how many times people have lost their jobs, because someone gossiped about them. Consider how many times relationships have been broken because something cruel has been said, even if it was misspoken.
Lesson 3. Words Can Join In Power.
Consider, how many lives have been joined together because two people chose to use words that would bring life to each other and then commit in front of a host of people to be lifelong Partners.
Lesson 4. False Perception Can Create Your Reality.
Consider a misunderstanding. In our society, if you see someone walking in public with what appears to be a bottle in a paper bag, the perception that someone could be an alcoholic will become a reality that you interact with them. Even if, the bottle inside is be medicine for a sick child.
Here’s the point.
The words you use how about yourself can create your reality and how you live with others.
Do you use the words to describe yourself that will only make the devil happy? Do you cut yourself down? Do you say things like you are stupid or you’ll never be able to do this? Do you look in the mirror and say you are ugly? Do you watch social media and say you will never be as good as those you see?
The words you may be using, may be killing you.
But here’s the good news. When you use the words that God uses over you, you create life. When you see yourself the way Jesus sees you, and follow it up with words, the perception you have of yourself in the negative, will be destroyed and you will take vengeance on the devil and his lies.
A Good place to start.
As a starting point for you today, I would like to suggest a life-changing tool.
Clifton Strength Finders 2.0.
This test is unlike any other test. In all of my years experience, and my scientific research of these sorts of tools, this test can accurately describe for you, the way God has created you to think. When you use the words that this test gives you, it can bring life and create opportunities for you to live as God designed you.
Let me know.
If you choose to take the test, or if you have before, I would love to know your results. Share them in the comments or even email me at brad@theschoolofidentity.com. I want to affirm those life-giving words to you.
So my question is, what words do you use to describe yourself? Are you speaking life or death into who you have been created to be?
Words. What a truthful post. I used to tear myself apart in the mirror. It was my greatest enemy. Now I have turned a negative thing into positivity. Now, when I look in the mirror I affirm myself. 3 outer beauty, 3 inner. It was the greatest gift I ever gave myself.
As far as strengths go:
1) Empathy
2) Adaptability
3) Developer
4) Positivity
5) Belief
I love that you made me take this test in college. I still turn back to it often. It tells me so much about myself, but I would love to hear what you have to say now 🙂
Hey Kaitlyn. I’m so encouraged that you have moved passed verbally diminishing yourself. We need to speak truth about ourselves but the truth is, we are more amazing then the world would like us to know. God sees us as beautiful.
I love your strengths. What an amazing picture who you have been created to be. Thanks so much for sharing.
It is interesting to consider that all of creation was created by Word but man was created by Word and touch(gen 2:7) The touch being the breath of God. I would see about the significance of that difference. We know it elevates humans to VERY good compared to just good in the creation order….this in NO was diminishes the power of word…just so getting i am pondering … would love to hear your thoughts.
I just read something today that is getting me thinking on this further. The identity of God in us (being made on the likeness of God) came in the breath of God He put in us. God spoke of this identity (let Us make man in Our image) Father and Son had this conversation I believe, and Jesus is the Word… and if we take the Spirit to be the breath we have all three persons of the triune God involved in sealing identity. That identity is restored thru that same Triune thru the resurrection of Jesus and the subsequent filling of the new believer with the Holy Spirit Who breathes a restored identity to each one as they reclaim their place as a son or daughter of God. Words play central part in this as Jesus is the Word and Salvation comes from confessing with word who we were (sinner ) who God is and proclaiming in word who we want to be (child of God)- our restored identity…
Loving that these blogs give me a place to proclaim as well as process where God is leading me and my thoughts on this topic! Thanks Brad!
Lesson two. Destroying words… would you consider those to be what the Bible describes as curses? Any thoughts on how curses bind and distort identity and if you have any practical advice on how to break a curse…
See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— 27 the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; 28 the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. Deut 11:26-28
Hi Randy. I talked a little about this today on our live stream. I have seen that destroying words, or curses have not only spiritual power, but practical power over others. We need to pray for freedom, but also be proactive in bringing God’s view of us into the discussion.
It is an interesting branch of identity to see how generational curses affect identity as well as how “current” curses seek to blind and distort who we see and who we are…
Another interesting branch off this occurred to me as I thought of lesson three… the concept of covenant and how that shapes identity. Early in the old testament there are a couple covenants God makes. The cool think about those is that usually a covenant is dependant on both parties to make it bind and both have to in a sense “shake on it” but with God’s covenant they stand on His word alone. He is the binding agent and the other party can’t effect it but can only benefit from it. Considering identity and covenant I think there are some strong ties and ramifications of understanding those covenants and entering in under them. What thoughts do others have on this idea of covenant with identity?
Great stuff Randy. It’s a one sided covenant we see in the Old Testament. God is the instigator and the only one worthy of being in it. It’s brilliant. Jesus was the only way for us to fit the covenant. So literally, we need Jesus to be our foundation for identity, or we can’t even fit in the covenant that we never signed up for in the first place. God’s strategy is amazing.
Agreed. It is such a Foundational step of understanding as we look at who we are and who He is and who we are in Him. That covenant is one of those build the house on the rock areas.