Proof The Bible Is True

Our brains are very active. Research indicates that we think 70,000 thoughts daily on the average.

I am intrigued by this; so I decided to try an experiment on myself. In our comfy recliner, all alone, the house was quiet. In that silence, I purposefully tried to sit without engaging my mind.

I soon realized plenty of thoughts were forming. “What was I going to do today? What was God going to do for our ministry? Oh, I had to do laundry, I need to write that article.” I think you get the picture. My mind was racing—and my thoughts were full of words.

Many of us know God wants to be victorious. However, that knowledge isn’t always reflected in our words. The reality is that every one of us has spoken negatively about ourselves or about others. Generally before we speak negatively, we have already rehearsed the words in our minds. This is significant, because what we believe to be true and what we think about consistently we eventually speak out.

Negative thoughts become negative words, which become negative experiences—which results in our using more negative words. For instance, we say things such as: “We’ll never be able to get financially ahead,” “I want to give up” or “These negative things are just part of life—nothing can change them, including God.” We think we’re stating reality, but the more these words are repeated, the more we will find ourselves in the very situations, bringing us frustration.

The Word of God is frank about disciplining our speech:

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