3:1 Ratio

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. (Proverbs 10:11)

Do you live your life in agreement with what God says about you?  An easy way to tell is by the words you speak every day.  Do they carry life or death?

Experts say it takes 3 positive words or thoughts to overcome each negative word we speak or think about yourselves.  That’s how damaging negative thoughts and words can be.

Every time you agree with a lie about who you are in Christ, it takes 3 confessions of truth to set you mind back on the path of believing what God says about you.

This past Sunday, my pastor said it this way – “The false things that you are constantly thinking, saying, and seeing will always overcome the truth of God that you are occasionally thinking, saying, and seeing.

We can’t afford to occasionally think about God’s truths.  We must be very purposeful about spending time focusing on what God says about us and generating as many God-centered thoughts, feelings, and words as possible.

It’s amazing how quickly plants and flowers can wilt without rain.  My wife and I have some tomato plants, and if they only go a couple days without rain, we can see the leaves start to droop.  But as soon as the rain comes, it doesn’t take long before the leaves once again look healthy and strong.

Our lives are no different.  Without a steady flow of positive words and thoughts that line up with what God says about us, we will quickly begin to wilt and become discouraged and disheartened with life.

But with a steady flow of God’s truths in our lives, we will become a refreshing fountain of life to ourselves and those around us.