Words Count

Ever notice how relaxed our society has become with language? Of course you have; in this age of texting and instant messages, it seems not a day goes by without hearing someone (and often many someones) hacking up some grammar or using "LOL" in a conversation.

I don't mean to say that we need to speak in King James English, I just wonder if we take our words too casually at times. More importantly, do we take time to ponder the effects of our words on our lives and the lives of those around us? If we say we can't afford something, does that have an positive effect on our ability to afford it in the future? If someone calls them self an idiot in a moment of frustration, does their subconscious mind believe it?

The Bible talks quite a bit about the importance of speaking truth, but what does that mean exactly? If one is not happy with their current circumstances, should they talk constantly about the circumstances and how unhappy they are? This would seem to make sense, if we consider truth as the current condition. But where will this lead us? Will complaining on a consistent basis about our troubles ever lead us in the direction we desire to go?

Examining the earliest accounting of man writing history may give us some insight. In Genesis 1:3 we see that God said "Let there be light." More interestingly though is that in the previous verse, we see that the Earth was "covered in darkness." Obviously when God mentioned light, it was not the current condition at that time. So is the definition of truth as the current condition flawed? When we look at the lack of a desired condition in our lives, is that the truth? If we persist until the condition is realized was the earlier lack false? Can we speak ourselves to a desired outcome?

Certainly telling ourselves we can't quit smoking, or we aren't good at sales will determine that we won't attempt those things. So have we spoken ourselves into an undesired result by default? If so, why can we not reverse the process? What if we all began to determine the things we wanted to do, be and have were possible, and then began speaking as if they were?