Watch Your Language!Written by Annagail Lynes
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Did you know that angels are all around you, just waiting to carry out your words of faith? When you speak negatively, you cancel out positive words you have spoken. James 1:8--“He is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.” A double-minded person is one who has one foot in world's way of thinking and one foot in God's promises. God is calling us to choose one and be steadfast in that thinking and that thinking only. The Bible says that God would prefer that we either be hot or cold rather than lukewarm Christians. So, how do we start to change our mouths? 1) Ask God For Help. Make Psalm 141:3 “Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over door of my lips.” your daily prayer. 2) Renew Your Mind. Romans 12:1-2 says “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to pattern of this world, but be transformed by renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.” By changing your thoughts, you will change your mouth because Proverbs 23:7 (KJV) reveals “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” Memorize scriptures on mouth. Meditate on them by thinking about them, reciting them, mulling them over in your mind. Make them personal to you by inserting your name into scripture, such "For God so loved Annagail that he gave his one and only Son, that Annagail who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Then try to visual yourself speaking and thinking according to God's Word. 3) Monitor Your Mouth. A wise person watches words that come out of his/her mouth.. Ask God to convict you when you utter wrong words, use profanities or cut someone down. When you get into a bad situation, Philippians 4:8 says to “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.” 4) Start to prophesy over your own life. God told us to “calleth those things which be not as though they were.(Romans 4:17 KJV). As long as it lines up with God's will, you can speak out what you want as long as you keep speaking it and believing it in your heart. Speak God's promises over your life. 5) Use your mouth to exhort and encourage others. Begin to pray God's word of your life and lives of your friends and family. I am still struggling in this area, but every day I am growing up more in Christ. We must train our mouths and flesh to conform to God's Word. I challenge you to make a decision to do so today.

Annagail Lynes is editor of VisionHope Magazine. She specializes in writing articles for young adults about dating, school, parents, peer pressure and other youth-related issues. Get your Free Sample Issue of VisionHope, plus free articles and free pen pal ads at http://visionhope.ontheweb.com
| | How to deal with your kids, in todays hard and fast paced changing world?Written by Alexander Marlin
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If you learn to speak grown up conversations with your kids, they will understand you much better. Save baby talk, for future leaders need to learn how to communicate from a very young age. When you pick up your one year,two year old or three year old from daycare, what topic of conversation. You should always, start by asking how their day was. Now you will be hearing a lot of sound from those that can't speak, but they make sunds and are really trying to explain to you how it was. What can you do to prevent toddler that get tantrum and throws himself on floor of shopping mall in front of whole world. This is most embarassing moment, but firts off who is parent. Well many parents start feeling guilt trip. You simply pick them up and start playing TUMKIS. Next you need to start adding words to behaviour and let them know that is rude. I want to stress one point here and I have seen so many parents fail at this. What tone of voice do you use when speaking to your kids? I do hope that you use a different tone of voice when your mad, your kids can sense that tone of voice. They tend to pick up on that tone of voice very early. Use it often when your mad at what they did, but please explain to them why your mad and why your voice speaking in that tone of voice. Well I can go on all day but topic of raising our 21st century leaders is a vast one. If you ever have a problem with your kids and would like to know how to deal with it, please feel free to email me. I will gladly answer your question and let you know methods I use to deal with situation your facing now. One last point I would like to add. When was last you told your daughter or son you love them? Make it a practice that they kiss you every day, before they leave your home and when they go to bed. No leader in a kid that's filled with hate, teach them gentle roll of life. Thanks for taking time to read my article, and I do hope it helped you out dealing with "little leaders". And if all else fails, please remember my "Mama": "Son no matter how hard it gets, even when you want to toss them in fire. please remember that they didn't ask to come into this world you brought them here". P.S. How will you know if your doing a great job raising your kids? They will shower you with love and kisses.

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