How Does The Bible Explain Self-Talk?
Self-talk is a major topic covered in the Bible. The text speaks on self-talk in the manner of what we think and what we say in several scriptures. Verses referring to self-talk can be found in 1 Samuel 30:6, Proverbs 23:7, Matthew 9:21, Luke 1, Mark 11. Let’s dig into discussing How Does The Bible Explain Self-Talk?
Proverbs 23:7 tells us that we are what we think and that we will experience the things we truly believe, whether positive or negative. Before a word is ever uttered, a thought takes hold in the mind. From there, words are formed and released from the mouth. Those things that are said and believed are the things that come to fruition, according to this scripture.
David encouraged himself in a time of distress, 1 Samuel 30:6. Throughout that chapter of the bible, we learn that as a result, he was victorious in pursuing those who took his family and belongings and recovering all that was at one point lost. From this story, we can gather that positive self-talk garnered positive results.
The woman with the issue of blood had resolved within herself that if she would only touch the hem of Jesus’ garment that she would be made whole. Her story is found in Matthew 9:21. As the story goes, she did touch the hem of His garment, and she was healed. In this instance, positive self-talk caused a woman to receive her healing.
In contrast, the story of Judas Iscariot illustrates that negative self-talk can lead to death and destruction Matthew 27:5. According to the scriptures, Judas felt remorseful about betraying Jesus and decided that he no longer deserved to live. As a result, he hanged himself.
In chapter one of Luke, we see Zacharias, priest and husband of Elizabeth, Mary the mother of Jesus’ cousin, who is visited by an angel of the Lord. When the angel shares that Zacharias and his wife would bear a child who would later be known as John the Baptist, he also did something significant. The angel of the Lord caused Zacharias to not be able to speak, that is, until the baby was born. We can glean from this passage of scripture that what we say is of great importance.
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John the Baptist needed to enter into the world and make an impact, preparing the way for Jesus the Christ. His birth or health might have been hindered, if Zacharias was able to speak during the time he was to be conceived, during the pregnancy, or even during the birth of the child.
In this case, it seems that because God intended to use the couple to bring John into the world, and needed it to happen in a timely manner, He shut Zacharias’ mouth in order to save him from himself essentially.
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A quick examination of one’s life will likely reveal times when what was experienced was closely related to what was said beforehand. Many people are living less than desirable experiences, because of the things they consistently say, yet they don’t understand that they are causing these results through their thoughts and words. Even worse, some who have recognized that their words affect their lives, are so stuck in the habit of doing so that they feel that they are unable to change it.
Another example of words being powerful is found in Mark 11, Jesus is traveling along a road with the disciples and comes to a fig tree that had no fruit hanging from its branches. In response, Jesus spoke, saying that no man would ever eat fruit from that tree again. They went about their business, but as they passed by the fig tree on the way back, the disciples noticed that the tree had withered away. Peter made mention that Jesus cursed the fig tree and that it had quickly deteriorated.
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So, it is easy to see that what we say, whether it is about a situation, to a thing, or to ourselves, there will always be a relationship between what is said and what is seen as a result. Jesus shares in Mark 11:23 that if we say something and believe it without a doubt we can expect to have what we say. It is important to note that this speaking and believing applies to both positive and negative things.
Though the Bible does not explicitly use the word self-talk in the scriptures, there are several examples of self-talk and the results of them throughout the text that we can use to draw a solid conclusion of how important it is.
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