"Then they said to Him, "Who are You?" And Jesus said to them, "Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true, and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him."
John 8:25, 26 (NKJV)
Every day we face situations that are less than perfect. From the everyday circumstances of life to things happening in our family, with our friends, or something we have to deal with on our job it seems that there is always something going on. What we say in these situations is vitally important. What we say will help us succeed in life or bring us down to defeat. We could think of it this way, in every situation we find ourselves in we have a choice about what to say; there are some things we might like to say but there are some things we should say, things we really need to say.
In John 8 we read about the Pharisees asking Jesus to explain to them who He was. The response that Jesus gives is a great example for us. Jesus tells the Pharisees two different things. First, Jesus says that He is exactly who He has always said He was. Jesus was continually speaking about His identity in relationship to God. Second, Jesus told the Pharisees that there were many things He had to say but what He would say were the things He heard from God. In other words, Jesus said He only spoke what God directed Him to speak.
When we find ourselves in a difficult situation the words we have been speaking about ourselves all along will help us or harm us. When we find ourselves in a difficult situation we need to listen to the direction God will give us by the Holy Spirit and say the things that God guides us to say. We may be reminded about a verse from the Bible, God may give us a question we can ask to clarify things, or we might have some direction from the Holy Spirit about how to speak positive words into a potentially negative situation. No matter what you may be dealing with, don't just say anything that comes to mind, say the words that God directs you to say and allow Him to help you win every time!
John 8:25, 26 (NKJV)
Every day we face situations that are less than perfect. From the everyday circumstances of life to things happening in our family, with our friends, or something we have to deal with on our job it seems that there is always something going on. What we say in these situations is vitally important. What we say will help us succeed in life or bring us down to defeat. We could think of it this way, in every situation we find ourselves in we have a choice about what to say; there are some things we might like to say but there are some things we should say, things we really need to say.
In John 8 we read about the Pharisees asking Jesus to explain to them who He was. The response that Jesus gives is a great example for us. Jesus tells the Pharisees two different things. First, Jesus says that He is exactly who He has always said He was. Jesus was continually speaking about His identity in relationship to God. Second, Jesus told the Pharisees that there were many things He had to say but what He would say were the things He heard from God. In other words, Jesus said He only spoke what God directed Him to speak.
When we find ourselves in a difficult situation the words we have been speaking about ourselves all along will help us or harm us. When we find ourselves in a difficult situation we need to listen to the direction God will give us by the Holy Spirit and say the things that God guides us to say. We may be reminded about a verse from the Bible, God may give us a question we can ask to clarify things, or we might have some direction from the Holy Spirit about how to speak positive words into a potentially negative situation. No matter what you may be dealing with, don't just say anything that comes to mind, say the words that God directs you to say and allow Him to help you win every time!
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