Mama C's Boasting Blog - Day 19

Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
I think many times we don't realize the impact of just a few words.  They can heal and they can kill.  That outcome will be a direct result of the meditation of our heart because the Word of God says that our mouth speaks that which is in our heart.  Oh sure, we may be able to cover it up to some extent, but what is really in our heart will come out either publicly or privately.  Either way those words go into the atmosphere and create either death or life for us or for someone else.  It could be physical death, mental death, relationship death, spiritual death, etc.  Let's face it; there are many ways to "die".
I happen to come from a family that has often used words to bring more death than life.  As a result, I carried on that tradition in my own life once I grew up.  Thankfully, the Lord is bringing me out of that, and I also see Him bringing other members of my family out of it.  Hence today's boast:

I remember not wanting to speak on the phone to my sister Debbie because all she ever spoke of were the ailments in her body.  However, my sister Gerri and I knew that Debbie just needed Jesus!  Therefore, we took turns tag-teaming her.  Gerri would witness to her for a bit until Debbie would get fed up with her, then I would take over, then Gerri, then me.  We didn't beat her over the head with condemnation though.  Instead, we shared the wonderful things God was doing in our lives and in our hearts.  Finally, after several years of this, Debbie got saved!  Hallelujah!

No, the pains and malfunctions in her body did not leave right away, but SHE got better...her heart changed.  Debbie no longer focused on what was wrong with her body.  Instead, all she ever wanted to talk about was Jesus!  It became a true joy to talk with her on the phone.  Today, almost 20 years later, she is still talking about her Savior.  She has had some ups and downs physically and mentally, but once again praise is continually on her lips!  She is a true inspiration to me and to others.  God is so awesome!