One night while listening to the rhythm of my husband’s snore, I became extremely annoyed and went into our walk-in closet. I wanted to be away from the noise and in a place of peace. As I was trying to close my ears to the sounds that were coming from the bedroom I began to think about my life.
My life at that moment was routine. It evolved around my husband and children. It sometimes felt like I had no life. The truth was my children would be out of the house soon and I didn't know what I would do not having them around.
I never pictured my life being that way. I had dreams and big ideas once...until they were shot down with negativity. It was at that moment God started dealing with me about closing my ears to the "Nay Sayers." I hear you asking, "what is a 'Nay Sayer." I'm so glad you asked. Nay Sayers are the people that shoot down everything with negative talk. They never have anything positive to say and they are waiting (wanting) for you to fail. The bible says it the best:
Psalm 71:10 (MSG)
"My enemies are talking behind my back, watching for their chance to knife me."
After hearing the negative talk for so long you begin to believe what is being said. You no longer live your life full of hopes and dreams because they have been torn down by people that like nothing more but to see you fail at not even trying. In life, there will always be people that will try to find a way to shut you down. We know that these people are sent straight from the enemy to do us harm and no good.
I love what it says in his word about our enemies that plot against us. "He aborts the schemes of the conniving crooks, so that none of their plots come to term" Job 5:10 (MSG). He aborts (stops) the schemes of our enemies (those conniving crooks). So that none of their plot (plans) comes to term.
Today, let's close our ears to the Nay Sayers (stop listening to the negative talk) and start living taking a positive foot forward!
Activating and Building Keys:
Today, I am taking a positive foot forward....
- Take a moment and think about all the things that you had planned for your life.
- Are you truly living your best life?
- Write down the goals and vision for your life.
- Put a plan together that will lead you one step closer to accomplishing those goals.
- Close your ears to those that speak negative things in your life.
“Activating and Building the Woman in You”