God didn't just give us the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses, He tells us to choose life! He desires for us to choose life and live under His blessings. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” In other words, what we speak has power to cause death or life.

One of the ways that we choose life and not death is by the words we choose to speak. Everything in the world operates by the words we speak. A person’s feelings and emotions can dramatically change because of the words he or she hears. When we see this happen, the right words can bring life, joy ... (Continued)