"FML"

"FML."  I see this a lot on my Facebook feed and it has always vexed my spirit a little.  Don't get me wrong,  I'm as guilty as the next of being down and reflecting it in my post on occasion.  Sometimes we all need a little encouragement and we all certainly need a place to vent and express our frustrations. I do that a lot in my writings as well.  There has even been times I have been tempted to type those 3 "little" letters, but then I think about the power behind them. They may seem small but they carry such a huge negative connotation that places a dark cloud of energy over you.  It's almost as if you invite the enemy in to wreak havoc on your life.  You might as well climb a mountain and yell, "come on devil, I'm at my lowest..." And believe me he has many minions out there ready to jump on you and add fuel to your fire.

God's Word has a pretty clear stance on the way we speak.  Proverbs 18:20-21 warns, ^"(20)A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. ⁽²¹⁾ Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."  The picture couldn't have been painted any clearer or the words any stronger.  You can speak life into your situation or you can speak death.  One might interject here, "it's just 3 letters, something said in aggravation."  True; however, it also true the enemy is most vigilant in those times and always ready to attack.  ^"8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" 1 Peter 5:8.

I'm not encouraging you not to vent, but to choose your words carefully while you do.  Even Jesus showed a righteous indignation when he threw the thieves out of the temple. Matthew 21:12-13,^"12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,¹³ And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."  He rebuked them firmly and righteously, allowing us to see anger is sometimes unavoidable.  It is our reaction to that anger or disappointment that controls the situation.

I would like to encourage you (and myself) to speak life into whatever situation you may encounter.  When you are so angry, hurt or disappointed and tempted to type "FML," remember Faithful My Lord."  He is faithful and sees all you are going through.  He will never leave or forsake you.  Remember, "...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalm 30:5  Express how you feel, but then say I got this because MY Jesus' got me!  Your release from the situation is going to come from your praise to God.  When you invite praise in, the devil can't stick around.  Be encouraged, thanks to Jesus (and through Jesus) YOU GOT THIS!