Speak Life

Speak Life

“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭43:5‬ ‭

Do you ever talk to yourself? I always heard  “It’s ok to talk to yourself, but if you start answering yourself, you’re in trouble!”

I think we all talk to ourselves at times. This is also known as self-talk.

Healthline.com defines it this way:

“Self-talk is your internal dialogue. It’s influenced by your subconscious mind, and it reveals your thoughts, beliefs, questions, and ideas.”

The psalmist was talking to himself. He was asking himself why he was feeling down, feeling depressed. 

“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me?”

He felt miserable and was “disquieted” within. Clearly, he lacked peace in his soul. 

Instead of staying there, wallowing in self-pity, he decides to trust God, to “place his hope in God.”

Then, he decides to speak positively, to praise God.

“…For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.”

When you feel down, you can either speak negatively, or you can speak positively, praising the Lord. 

Like the psalmist, we have a choice. 

Toby Mack, in the song “Speak Life” says: 

“So speak life, speak life

To the deadest, darkest night

Speak life, speak life

When the sun won’t shine and you don’t know why

Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted

Watch ’em come alive as soon as you speak hope

You speak love, you speak

You speak life…”

Your words not only affect you, they affect others. 

So “speak life” to all you come in contact with.

Praise the Lord!!!