BLAME IT ON YOUR MOUTH

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
(I Corinthians 13:11)


When we were children we used to blame everybody else when something went wrong. We’d blame everybody from our siblings, to our parents to our teachers and anybody else we could think of. As grown adults we should have enough character to know that if something is going wrong in our lives, there is only one person to blame, the person you see in the mirror. If you’re the kind of person who blames everybody but you, than no matter how old you are, you are no more mature or grown than a little child.


A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
(Proverbs 18:7, 20-21)


“My boss is always harassing me.”

“My spouse is always mistreating me or taking me for granted.”

“My kids can’t seem to respect me.”

“I’m always sick.”

“I never have enough money.”

“I can’t seem to get ahead at work.”

“It seems like I’m always mad or sad.”


Do any of these sound familiar?

If you’ve lived five minutes in the world you’ve come across someone who no matter what can always find something to complain about. You say, “It’s beautiful day”, and they reply “yeah, but it’ll probably rain later”. Ever met someone like that? And then they wonder why everything DOES go wrong in their life. Why are you always sick? Because you always say that you are. Why are you not doing well at work? Because you always say that you’re not. Why is your relationship failing? Because you’re always complaining about it and talking about the bad things.


But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
(Matthew 12:36)


God’s word says that we will be judged for every single word we speak. Every single word you speak is written down in a book of your life. Every time you speak, an angel writes it down and shows it to Jesus who then takes it to his Father who then does according to what you spoke.“They said they’re always sick, instead of relying on your word that says you want them free from sickness and diseases, so I guess they want to be sick”.
“They said they’re not doing well at work, even though you promise to prosper them in every way”.

God can only do as much as you let him do in your life and when you speak you either speak or stop blessings from coming into your life.


For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
(Romans 10:10)
God hears every single word we speak and he allows things to happen in our lives accordingly. When we speak bad things he removes his protection from us and allows them to happen. Some people say “that’s stupid”. Well, look at your own life? Compare it to what you speak on a daily basis. Who’s stupid now? Is it really that simple? Well, why don’t you put it to the test? Spend one day speaking good things (even if you don’t see them happen). What do you have to lose? If nothing happens then you’ve lost nothing. But, if something does change then maybe you’ll start to realize how ignorant you’ve been.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
(James 3:10)