THEPOWEROFYOURTONGUEBY

AMBLESSEDCHUKS

I
t'
simpor
tantt
onot
ethaty
ouar
ewhaty
ousay

andy
ourl
i
fei
sshapedbywhatpr
oceedsoutof

y
ourmout
h.

BI
BLEVERSE:Pr
over
bs18:
21conf
ir
mst
hisby

say
ing,"
Deat
handl
i
fear
eint
hepoweroft
he

t
ongue,andt
hosewhol
ovei
twi
l
leati
tsf
rui
ts.
"

"
You change y
our wor
ld by changi
ng y
our

wor
ds"
-Joel
Ost
een.
Forev
erywor
dthati
sspokeni
saspi
ri
t.Wor
ds

and i
nfor
mat
ion car
ry ener
gy,t
hey cr
eat
ea

cl
i
mat
ethatcompel
act
ion.

Thi
siswher
erel
i
gionandsci
enceagr
eest
hat

wor
ds shapes our per
cept
ion. Wor
ds ar
e

i
nit
iat
orofact
ions.

Ourgener
ati
oni
sver
ycar
elessov
ert
hepower

ofwor
ds,peopl
edon'
tseem t
o hav
eregar
d

ov
ert
he powerofwor
ds.Ev
en God war
ns

agai
nstspeaki
ngcar
elessl
yorswear
ing.(
Ecc

5:
6)"
Suf
fernott
hymout
htocauset
hyf
lesht
o

si
n;nei
thersayt
houbef
oret
heangel
,thati
t
wasaner
ror
:wher
efor
eshoul
dGodbeangr
yat

t
hyv
oice,
anddest
royt
hewor
koft
hinehands"
?

Wor
dscandest
roy
,itcancr
eat
e,i
tcanbui
l
d,i
t

heal
s,wor
dscancausepai
n.Bev
erycar
efulof

whaty
ousayt
osomeoneespeci
all
ywheny
ou

ar
eangr
y,y
oucoul
ddamaget
hel
i
feofaman

wi
thoutknowi
ngbecauset
hosewor
dsar
eli
ke

bul
l
ets,daggerandswor
dandi
tcoul
dpi
erce

t
hesoulofaper
sont
ocausehur
t.Youmust

becar
efulwhaty
ousayt
oyour
sel
fandot
her
s!

i
t'
snott
hei
nfor
mat
ionbutt
heef
fect
.
A l
ot of peopl
e hav
e mi
ssed out on

oppor
tuni
ti
esbecauseofwhatt
heysai
d.You

mustl
ear
ntocur
tai
landcont
roly
ourt
ongue

especi
all
yinpubl
i
c,don'
tsaywhaty
oudon'
t

know,
youmayputy
our
sel
fint
otr
oubl
e.

Wor
dscr
eat
esi
magi
nat
ionsandconnect
sust
o

i
t.I
thel
psust
othi
nkand acti
nhonourof

per
cept
ionoft
hings.Ev
enourheav
enl
yfat
her

cr
eat
edt
heuni
ver
seandev
ery
thi
ngi
nitwi
th

Hi
swor
ds.(
Gen1:
3b)
-"
AndGodsai
d,Lett
her
e

bel
i
ght
:andt
her
ewasl
i
ght
".
Youar
einar
elat
ionshi
pandamani
sabusi
ng

y
ou const
ant
ly wi
th wor
ds,i
t'
sver
y wr
ong

becausehei
sdr
aini
ngy
ouofy
ourv
irt
ueswi
th

t
hoseev
ilwor
dsofhi
s.

You'
vebeenmaki
ngapar
ti
cul
arpr
ayert
oGod

andcal
l
ingf
ort
handspeaki
nggr
eatt
hingsi
nto

y
ourl
i
feandi
tseemsl
i
kei
t'
sdel
ayi
ng.I
tdoes

notmean i
twon'
tmani
fest
.You hav
ea

r
esponsi
bil
i
tyt
okeeppr
ofessi
nganddecl
ari
ng

whaty
ouwantunt
ily
ouseei
tmani
fest
.

Remembert
hest
oryofJesuscur
singt
hef
ig

t
ree,i
tdi
dn'
twhi
theri
mmedi
atel
ybuti
tdi
d
wi
therl
ateron.Thus,y
ourwor
ds ar
eli
ke

mi
ssi
l
est
hatwi
l
lkeepmov
ingunt
ili
treaches

i
tst
arget
.

Past
orOy
aki
hlomewi
l
lsay
,keepsay
ingi
t,don'
t

st
opsay
ingi
t.Whenchal
l
engesr
aisesi
t'
sugl
y

head agai
nsty
ou,i
t'
s nott
he t
ime t
o st
art

weepi
ngandmour
ning,i
t'
sthet
imet
oSPEAK!

becauset
hepowerl
i
esi
nyourt
ongue.

Conf
rontt
hosei
ssueswi
tht
hewor
dofGodand

cal
lfor
thwhaty
ouwant
.Someonet
ell
syou

won'
tmakei
tinl
i
feandy
oukeepqui
teCount
er

t
heper
soni
mmedi
atel
ywi
tht
hewor
d,donot
keepqui
et(
Num 14:
28)"
Sayt
othem,‘
AsIl
i
ve,
’

say
stheLORD,‘
j
ustasy
ouhav
espokeni
nMy

hear
ing,
soIwi
l
ldot
oyou"
.

Whosai
dyouwon'
tmar
ry?ort
haty
ourf
ami
l
y

wi
l
lnotsucceed?andt
haty
ouwi
l
lnotgr
aduat
e?

Who has sai

d one ev
iland negat
ivet
hing

agai
nsty
ou?i
t'
sti
met
ori
seupandexer
ciset
he

powert
hatl
i
esi
nyourmout
h.Youhav
ekept

qui
etf
ort
oo l
ong and t
hati
s whyy
ou ar
e

suf
fer
ing.

Li
sten!I
tdoesn'
tmat
tert
hesi
tuat
ionar
ound

y
ou,al
way
ssaywhaty
ouwantt
oseebecause
y
ourwor
dsar
eli
keaseed,y
ouneedt
opl
anti
t

and wai
tfori
tto ger
minat
e.No mat
tert
he

r
epor
tofmen al
way
sspeakandpr
ocl
aimt
he

wor
dofGod (
Mat
t24:
35)"
Heav
enandear
th

wi
l
lpassaway
,butmywor
dswi
l
lnev
erpass

away
".

Whoser
epor
tshal
lyoubel
i
eve?I
sitt
hatoft
he

doct
ororGod?Youmi
ghthav
ebeendi
agnosed

ofani
l
lnessandy
oual
l
owt
hatnegat
iver
epor
t

t
osi
nkwi
thi
ngi
vi
ngwayf
orf
eart
ocr
eepi
nto

y
ourl
i
fewhi
chopenst
hedoorf
orsi
cknessand

di
seases.No!i
tshoul
dn'
tbe so,r
ejectt
hat
negat
iver
epor
tandspeakheal
thi
ntoy
ourl
i
fe.

You ar
ebel
i
evi
ng God f
oral
i
fepar
tnerand

husband,cal
lhi
mfor
thandcommandhi
mto

l
ocat
eyou,decl
aret
haty
ourpat
hswi
l
lmeet

andnot
hingwi
l
lst
opi
t (
Isai
ah34:
26)“
Sear
ch

f
rom t
hebookoft
heLORD,andr
ead:Notone

oft
heseshal
lfai
l
;Notoneshal
llackhermat
e.

ForMymout
hhascommandedi
t,andHi
sSpi
ri
t

hasgat
her
edt
hem"
.

St
ophopi
ngandst
artconf
essi
ngbecausey
our

desi
res does not end i
n hopi
ng but i
n

demandi
ngandy
oudot
hatbyspeaki
ngand
decl
ari
ngwhaty
ouwant
.

Whatev
ery
oudesi
rei
nli
fecal
li
tfor
thanddon'
t

keepqui
etbecauseourGodi
saspeaki
ngGod

sol
et'
sactl
i
keHi
m.Don'
tbeaf
rai
dtosaywhat

y
ou want
,itdoesn'
tmat
terhow bi
gthose

i
magi
nat
ionsofy
our
sar
e,t
her
e'snomount
ain

y
oucan'
tconquerwheny
oul
ear
ntoexer
cise

t
hepowerofy
ourt
ongue.
Ev
ery
day
,make outt
ime t
o speak posi
ti
ve

t
hingsi
ntoy
ourl
i
febecausey
ourwor
dsand

power
fulandhast
hecapaci
tyt
omakeormar

y
ou.

Asamot
herort
obemot
her
,bemi
ndf
uloft
he

ki
ndofwor
dsy
ouuseony
ourchi
l
dbecause

t
hosewor
dsofy
our
sshapest
hedest
inyoft
he

chi
l
d.Av
oidnegat
iveandabusi
vewor
dsona

chi
l
d.Wart
hosebat
tl
esandcastoutt
hatf
ear

oft
hef
utur
ewi
tht
hewor
dofGod.Thedev
il

doesnotf
eary
ourshout
ingandhowmuchy
ou

scr
eam athi
m,her
espect
sandf
ear
sthewor
d
becauset
hewor
dofGodi
sGodhi
msel
f(John

1:
1)"
Int
hebegi
nni
ng wast
heWor
d,and t
he

Wor
dwaswi
thGod,
andt
heWor
dwasGod"
.

WHYMUSTIUSETHEWORD?

✓Thewor
d ofGod i
scr
eat
ive:Thecr
eat
ive

powert
obr
ingf
ort
hwhaty
oui
magi
nedl
i
esi
n

t
hewor
dofGodbecausei
thast
opowert
o

cr
eat
ewhat
every
ousay
.

✓I
tsaf
oodt
omysoul
:InMat
thew 4:
4Jesus

sai
d,“
Manshal
lnotl
i
vebybr
eadal
onebutby

ev
erywor
dthatcomesoutoft
hemout
hoft
he
Lor
d.”Thi
simpl
i
est
haty
ouneedt
hewor
dof

Godi
fyout
rul
ywantt
oli
veandenj
oyl
i
fe.St
op

st
arv
ingy
ourspi
ri
tman.

✓I
tsaspi
ri
tualswor
d:Youwi
l
ldowel
ltomake

sur
eyouf
ightspi
ri
tual
l
ywi
tht
hewor
dofGod.

I
t’
soneofy
ourmaj
ori
nst
rument
sinwar
far
eto

hel
pyouov
ercomeal
ltheat
tacksoft
heenemy
.

✓I
tsunbr
eakabl
e:(
John10:
35)say
sthatt
he

scr
ipt
ures cannot be br
oken. Guess what

happenst
owhat
evergoesagai
nstany
thi
ngt
hat
cannotbe br
oken? I
tsi
mpl
y get
s shat
ter
ed

becauset
hewor
disl
i
kenedt
oar
ock.

HOW DOIUSETHEWORD?

✓ Youmustbesav
ed:Thewor
dofGodwor
ks

ef
fect
ivel
yfr
om t
hemout
hofachi
l
dofGod

✓Readandst
udyt
hewor
dofGod:Tr
ytor
ead

achapt
erorv
erseoft
hescr
ipt
urei
naday
.

Bui
l
dar
eser
voi
riny
ourspi
ri
tthaty
oucanuse

agai
nstt
hedev
ilont
hedayofadv
ersar
y
✓Medi
tat
eont
hewor
dofGod(
Jos1:
8)

✓Bel
iev
ewhatt
hewor
dsay
s

✓Conf
esst
hewor
d

✓Actt
hewor
d(James1:
5)
HOW TOTAME/
CONTROLYOURTONGUE

1. DEDI
CATE YOUR HEART, MI
ND, AND

TONGUETOTHELORD,
DAI
LY

2.PRAY THAT GOD WOULD GI

VE YOU AN

AWARENESS/
CONSCI
OUSNESS OF YOUR

WORDS

Someoneoncesai
d,“
Tast
eyourwor
dsbef
ore

y
ouspi
tthem out
!”Acknowl
edgey
ourneedf
or

di
scer
nment and God’
s gr
ace t
o hel
pyou

r
emai
nconsci
ousofy
ourwor
ds.Bei
ntent
ional
.
4.ASKFORFORGI
VENESSFORANYUNLOVI
NG

WORDSORATTI
TUDES

“
Indeed,weal
lmakemanymi
stakes.Fori
fwe

coul
dcont
rolourt
ongues,wewoul
dbeper
fect

andcoul
dal
socont
rolour
sel
vesi
nev
eryot
her

way
”James3:
2.

Wheny
ouhav
erel
easedanynegat
ivewor
dask

Godf
orf
orgi
venessandi
fyouknow someone

y
ourwor
dshur
tpl
easedowel
ltoaskf
ort
hei
r

f
orgi
veness

5)
Final
l
y,SAYWHATTHEWORDSAYS

Thewor
dofGodwi
l
lhel
pkeepy
ouont
rackand
hel
pyoucont
rol
negat
ivewor
ds.

WI
SDOM TI
P:

Whenev
ery
ou ar
e angr
y ori
n a st
ate of

r
eleasi
ngt
oxi
cwor
ds,countupt
othenumber

10bef
orey
ouspeak.

Nev
ernegl
ectt
hese5power
fulwor
dsi
nyour

day
-to-
dayact
ivi
ti
es.Uset
hem of
ten,t
heyar
e

mi
ght
ywor
dst
hatcancal
m t
hesi
tuat
ionof

t
hings.
✓Ex
cuseme

✓Pl
ease

✓Thanky
ou

✓Sor
ry

✓Par
donme