Thursday, April 17, 2014

Speak Life

Ecclesiastes 7:21
 
21Also do not take to heart everything people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you.
 
The NKJ Study Bible gives the translation of this verse as, "Qoheleth's advice is not to take what others say about you too seriously. An individual may praise you to your face and condemn you behind your back."  Unfortunately, women are more prone to the behavior but men do it too. The most common comments are, "Who does she think she is?" "She thinks she's better than me?" Sad to say, I experienced this. Some people whom I loved dearly would praise me to my face but then they were talking about me as soon as we hung up the phone. They happen to possess similar spiritual gifts so they began praying against whatever we discussed. God heard and decided to send to me three who did not speak to one another to tell me that this was being done. I had suspected because sly remarks were made. Jesus said what comes out of a man's mouth is what is in his heart. I was earnestly wanting to help the individuals as one desired to do great things and I simply wished to see them succeed. But you can never want something more for someone than they want for themselves. If fear holds them back, they have to be willing to move beyond or remain bound. The remainder of the details are not important. But if you can't or won't be genuinely happy for someone else GOD is working on and through, you delay whatever GOD desires to do in and through you. You also delay the desires of your own heart. No person is greater than the other. It does not matter the age, race or financial net worth. We all "put our pants on one leg at a time." None of us can do anything without the Lord. I love to see people do well and get excited about what God does in others because it means His purpose for them is being fulfilled and people are being sincerely helped. I love to encourage others to do what they are called to do and what God has placed on their hearts. The fake and false are not impressive. God always reveals those who sincerely desire to do the will of God and that is most important.
 
Qoheleth goes on to say in the next verse that our own hearts may have cursed another. If you have been doing it, I am not taking it seriously. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. No sin is greater than another. It may not be this sin but surely one has been committed. Sin is sin in God's eyes. I wish you well and God's blessings upon you. When you are engaged in God's will for your life, you don't focus energy on attempting to speak death over others. Speak life and you too shall receive life as Proverbs 18:21 states the power of life and death lie in the tongue and those who love it shall eat its fruit.
 
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