Re-Position Your Words

WHAT KIND OF LIFE ARE YOU SPEAKING INTO YOUR BUSINESS?

The words you speak will either put you over in life or hold you captive.  Many people have been held in bondage in their circumstances by their own words.
 
If you are not happy with the direction of business - check the words that are coming out of your mouth.  Bad results, almost always means bad talk too!  Are you speaking words of worry, anxiety, fear, lack, debt, poverty, defeat?  If so, it is time to change, to be re-postioned!
 
Today we focus on re-positioning your words.

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” (Proverbs 18:21)
 
Become Word Conscious
The power to change your business and your life rests in your words. Simple statement - but big truth!  A lot is being said about thinking. However, it’s your spoken words that get the desired results.  Words are physical “containers” of your thoughts.
 
It’s important to have your words line up with your thoughts - IF the thoughts are right!  For example, when you feel a cold or the flu coming on, what do you start speaking?  “I feel lousy!  or My head is pounding!  or I just knew I would get sick after hugging Susie - she had the flu!  or “My business is in real trouble!” or I just can never seem to get ahead.”
 
It is a universally proven law that we generally Have what we Say!  If we Say and Believe in our hearts that what we say is coming to pass, then we will Have what we Say!  The Bible powerfully communicates it in Mark 11:23-24 which tells us that whosoever shall SAY unto his mountain, (i.e. any problem, challenge, fear, negative, etc.) to be removed, and does not doubt in his heart, but Believes that what he says will come true, will have whatever he says!

Now, here’s the connection of words to thought. First, you have to make sure that your thought life is on the right path.  Your thoughts and words go hand in hand.  However, it’s not necessarily the thoughts that need to be changed first.
 
Do yourself a favor and accept this challenge: for one week be very attentive and conscious to the words flowing from your mouth.  Especially notice the automatic responses you tend to use without even thinking.  These are strong clues to what’s in your heart and mind!   This is where journaling can be a handy tool. 
 
Write down the expressions and words you use throughout the day - what do you say in high stress situations, what about in casual conversations, what about when thinking about your business?  By writing it down and then reviewing it weekly you will be able to see a pattern emerging.  Once you identify certain expressions, you can then acknowledge what your tendencies are and, therefore, can start to change your habits.
 
Speak it into Existence
Think of the difference in intensity between saying, “I feel like I am wasting my time” and “I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall”.  Invariably we use metaphors without being aware that we are using them or why we select the metaphors we do.  Something within us is picking our language, picking our symbols and communicating in exactly the right imagery for other human beings to ‘get’ what we are saying. Often the only person who is not privy to this communication is us.
 
Some of us ‘feel the weight of the world on our shoulders’ or feel at times that ‘our hands are tied’, some of us ‘work for a complete jerk’, some of us become ‘angry as a polecat’, while others are ‘as sweet as pie’, but possibly ‘bubbling just under the surface’ and ‘ready to blow’ at the ‘drop of a hat’.  We use symbols and symbolic language constantly but are seldom consciously aware of this fact, seldom conscious of how we truly feel.
 
Change your words to change your results; 6 - Steps to Help You Re-Position Your Words!
 
 1) Consider the various business situations you encounter in your daily life.  Determine those that are causing you stress or attracting unwanted results.  Ask yourself: How am I viewing this situation, with empowering or with limiting and/or dis-empowering thoughts? 
2) Replace words that disempower with words that empower.  “Should, must, and have to” become “could, want, and choose to.”
3) Pay attention to the intensity of the words you use. Are they appropriate to the situation?
Calmer words lead to a calmer state of mind, passionate words lead to a more passionate state of mind. Learn to choose the most empowering state of mind for the results you are trying to achieve. 
4) Notice the metaphors you use, they will reveal how you are choosing to approach your business.
5) Journal - write down the words and phrases you are using, the intensity and the metaphors.
6) Ask co-workers/people you trust to give you feedback on the language you use. It’s hard to be objective and often others see the bigger picture.  You can’t see your own blind spots.

Change your words as a second key strategy to re-position your business and your life!

DAILY PRAYER  
We all have treasure in our heart.  Jesus said that a good man will have a good treasure in his heart while an evil man will have an evil treasure. When we speak, we draw on that treasure and reveal to the world what is in us.  James says it this way:  “Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”  
 
Lord, help us speak out of the good treasure in our heart, help us to speak words of life, encouragement, hope, faith, prosperity, uplifitng, love, care, strength, passion, and growth.  Please bring into our lives - the people, circumstances and resources to help us re-position our words which will lead to re-postioning our business and our life.  In Jesus name, Amen.
 
Study the patterns in your words, think before you speak, transform your vocabulary to words of empowerment.  Re-positioning your words - TODAY!
 
Grace and peace multiplied to you.