Hi! Derek Prince is absolutely correct. With our tongue we can either curse or bless. What we say does not come back void. When we criticize or complain or talk about folks, it's called a word curse and it does affect our country and individuals.
The Lord Jesus, King of kings, has been teaching me all about this (someone must be praying for me!). The more I learn about the importance of it, the more horrified I am at what I hear and read, and the more convicted I am that my own words MUST be pure and not polluted. Thank you, Mary, for understanding and confirming that. It is certainly understandable that the enemies of Christ and of America would speak curses against Him, against this great nation, and against those who love and serve these two, but unconscionable when we who claim to love these do it. Our culture - every branch of media - so promotes the wrong behavior as to make it seem normal, even okay, but it is not okay, and we who know the truth need to live in the truth, as swimming against the tide of this world - joyfully strong, wondrously different! We ought not look or sound in any way like the enemies of righteousness, and I believe this last election grants a wonderful opportunity to evaluate not simply the course of the Republican party, or of Conservatism in general, but of ourselves individually - for if we do not get ourselves right how can we teach others what is good?
Not even flies are drawn to vinegar, but even they will come for honey! Since the truth is sweet, it seems well that it be delivered sweetly. Let those who love and believe lies be the vinegar, and speak with sourness, and see then who attracts more men to their message.
Oh, President Reagan was an overflowing honey pot, a well of refreshing water, pouring out blessing on our nation! With his sweetness that did not hide truth but exemplified it, he even won over the hearts of some powerful enemies. The power of Ronald Reagan was goodness displayed in every venue, a great wisdom that poked fun with such loving gentleness at error, not to ridicule, but to show forth the ridiculousness of the error for what it was, so that the perpetrator was not wounded and embittered, but healed and drawn closer with sweetness to what is truly sweet. Oh, let's be like that! (:
Here is 'the secret' to overcoming evil, which, IMHO, is the goal:
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing,
because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
~1 Peter 3:9Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
~Romans 12:21