Had to Share This!!!

This was on my Bible reading plan today and I really loved it and had to share it.  May God use it in all of our lives.

1 Peter 3:10

10 For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.

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Be a Mouthpiece for God!

If you can grasp an understanding of the power of the words you speak, it may just change the course of your life! Your mouth is a powerful tool, either for God or for the enemy. In other words, you can either speak positive, uplifting, encouraging things into existence in your life or produce negative, gloomy and discouraging things.

Now, I don't believe any of us want to be a mouthpiece for the devil. But the fact is, the mouth can be used for blessing or destruction, not only in our lives, but also in the lives of others. I've seen it in my own life. There was a time when pretty much everything I said was negative.

But the Holy Spirit taught me how to use the creative power of the Word of God. I learned how to speak to the mountains rather than about the mountains in my life. What I mean is, I learned to apply the truth of His Word to my circumstances, and over time, I began to see positive and lasting results.

The mouth is like a pen and your heart is like a tablet. When you say something over and over, it gets on the inside of you and becomes you. It's not something you have to try to do anymore, it's who you are.

I'd much rather be a mouthpiece for God than the enemy. I want to speak His truth and enjoy my life.

First Peter 3:10 says, "Let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days...keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile." Do you want to enjoy life? Then use your mouth to speak the things of God into your life!

Prayer Starter: Lord, I know that my mouth is a powerful tool that can be used for You or for the enemy. I submit my mouth to You. Show me how to speak Your truth into my life and into the lives of others.

Detour!!!

Well, it has been some time now and all I can say is "We have moved again!"  Yes, nuts, crazy, out of our minds....I am too old for this moving stuff.  This is the house that we started from three years ago and I hope that we have learned something while making a complete circle.  There is a lot going on outside of the move and I have to remember to stay rooted and grounded in Christ or I get angry, sad, depressed, frustrated, or fearful very quickly. 

I have been thinking that maybe I should change the name of my blog, since I really don't always make a good "Road Sign to Christ".  But, if I keep up with the blog, maybe instead of trying to be a road sign, I can start to see how God directs my life and  uses it as a road sign, or NOT!  "To be or not to be?  That is the question." 

I will close for now by asking for prayer for a friend of mine, Cindy.  She has terminal cancer and has not been given much time.  I have only known her for a few months, but am grateful that the Lord brought her into my life.  We just had a Celebration of Life party for her this past weekend and it was great to see so many people from her life celebrate with her while she is still here with us.  She is strong in Christ, extremely humble, and brave.  I cannot complain much about anything knowing what Cindy is dealing with everyday.  I pray that she is strengthened when she is weak, that she is given peace when she is fearful, and that she is loved while she is with us.

Hopefully, I will be blogging more often, (since we are 7 weeks from finishing school) so I can look back and reflect on God's grace, mercy, love and kindness in my life.