Stop Speaking Death Over Your Business, 362

You've heard that life and death are in the power of the tongue — but what does that actually look like in your business? It’s time we followed the command to stop speaking death over life and business because there is power in our words!
In this episode, we go straight to scripture to unpack the commands God has given us about the words we speak over our work, our clients, and ourselves, so we can choose to speak life instead of death.
In this episode, you'll explore:
What it means that the power of life and death is in the tongue, and how this small member of the body has such power, like a rudder guiding a massive ship, and what that means for where your business is headed based on what you've been saying.
Why speaking negatively about your clients, your calling, or your capacity isn't just discouraging — according to Psalm 34:13, it's a form of deceit.
How Matthew 15:11 reframes the question from "what am I consuming?" to "what am I saying?" — and how our words can defile God's promises over our work.
How spending more time in the Word changes your thoughts, and your speech (and your actions)
Scriptures referenced:
James 3:1-3, 13-18
Psalm 34:13 
Proverbs 18:21
Proverbs 16:24
Matthew 15:11
1 Peter 3:10-11 
Philippians 4:8
This episode is Part 1 of a two-part series. Tune into Episode 363 next week for the follow-up: the specific scriptures you can declare as life-speaking truth over your business and calling.
Key TakeawayWhat you say over your business matters — not just emotionally, but spiritually. Scripture doesn't give us a suggestion about the tongue; it gives us commands. And when we speak death — doubt, complaint, deceit, self-reliance — we eat that fruit. The good news is that the same Word that convicts us also transforms us. When you spend time in it, your thoughts shift, and your speech follows.
Reflection QuestionIf you took an honest inventory of the words you've spoken over your business, your clients, and your calling this past week — are they more aligned with Proverbs 16:24 or Proverbs 18:21? What would need to change?
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