The Self Deprecating Tongue

Day 9 of Taming the Tongue

 

The Self Deprecating Tongue  (Exodus 4:10)

 

Moses said to the Lord, "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue". You engage in self deprecating when you think or speak of youself as being of little or no worth and thereby minimizing the value of what you "bring to the table" or have to offer. Notice how satan seeks to take from us. One extreme to the other he tries to make us either boastful or bashful.  He tries to make us think that we are "da bomb"(slang for really hot stuff),or done bombed (totally blew it!) Don't be ignorant of his trick. Self deprecation is often disguised as humility but in reality it is a rejection of the word. GOD assures us we can do all things through Christ which stregthens us.  Those negative lables you put on yourtself and  what others call u is not imporant. Have u ever defined yourself or perhaps you labeled yourself "fatso" because u have battled your weight for a long time with no apparent victory in sight or maybe you labeled yourself a victim because you have been victimized.  Well its time to abandon the negative labels and redefine yourself.  GOD promises that we can do all things with Him but we can't do anything without him. The reality of the word,  We can walk in confidence, not in ourseleves, but in the grace of GOD that empower us.

 

(Todays Affirmation):

 

GOD is able to make all grace abound toward me so that I always have all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work. Be blessed today .