New Life

Language shapes and shifts us like sand dunes in the wind. 

Over the past few Sundays we have sought to change our way of thinking and ultimately, our speaking to reflect Who we are rooted and grounded upon: Jesus Christ. The only time Jesus spoke "negatively" about people or situations was with the Pharisees and religious rulers of the day. Other than that it seems He brought and released shaping and shifting language to those He ministered to. 

If we are to reflect Christ then we must communicate like Christ. Our thoughts that translate into words, do reveal where and into whom we are connected to and drawing from. Hence Christ called us the "branches" attached to Him, the Vine, as described in John 15:5. 

One of the most powerful weapons the enemy uses is the weapon of our experiences. If our experiences become the vine we draw from then Satan will make sure your experiences dictate what you believe. Throughout the Bible there were men and women whose experiences were very challenging; for some God actually changed their names so that the way in which they saw themselves and related to others and to God, became their reality. Abraham, Jacob and Peter all had their names changed in order to believe for the greater purposes God had planned. 

Your perception of who you are must be shifted and shaped by God's words about you and not your experiences. If necessary, check what you are drawing from and go back to drawing from the vine, in whom you are to abide. 

Let your language reflect Christ's language about you, others and the area we live in.