My Gran was a darling woman. She did not mean to be unkind but she sometimes spoke with very little tact.But she loved me and I loved her.
How do you use your words?
What are you saying over yourself at the moment?
Greif may have happened for you a long time ago, but it could still be affecting who you are and how you feel about your future.

Naomi was using her words to describe her pain and her situation. As long as we do that, things will not change. If you rehearse your fears in your head or out loud, every day you will feel fearful. If you fill your mind with worries and anxieties you will feel anxious.
Naomi had not learnt that God was near her.

God did not change her name or who she was. She did.

What are you speaking over yourself? What do you replay in your mind? It really does matter. We can kid ourselves and think that if no-one can hear it, it can’t be that bad.. but we would be wrong.

Did you know that you believe what you say about yourself more than what others say? For example, if you feel you look bad with a new haircut and someone else comments that they like it, it won’t change your mind, not totally. Your mind is made up. You don’t like your hair. Your hat is on!

Did you know that you probably put yourself down more than anyone else in your life?

Naomi got a grandson. She got a home. She got a family. She got an income. She got security. She got faith back.

The truth was that God had the best plan for Naomi and he took her through her worst time to get there. Let me encourage those of you who feel you are at the lowest place you have ever been in that you don’t need to stay there.

It matters what we carry, what we expect and what we say.

God has the best for you. He can even use the worst thing to make the best happen. He can turn what was meant to harm you into something amazing for you.

Three friends are talking about death in the canteen at work. One asks, “When you are in your casket and your friends and family are mourning you, what would you like to hear them say about you?””¨”¨The first guy says, “I would like them to say that I was a great doctor and a loving family man.””¨”¨The second guy says, “I would like them to say that I was a caring husband and a schoolteacher who made a huge difference to kids.””¨”¨The last guy says, “I would like them to say — LOOK, he’s moving!”

Some of us haven’t moved for years. We’ve been stuck in a rut. But I am here to tell you that you can be set free to live again.

God I thank you that we don’t have to pretend everything is ok when we are far from it. Please teach us to carry things that are necessary and needed and not unhealthy or unhelpful. Please show us if we need to change what we are expecting and what we are saying over ourselves.
Amen