In the book of Proverbs, it says that ‘the tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21). God’s people who have been saved from sin and death through Jesus Christ must be wise with their words. They must glorify God through faithful, positive, and grateful words.
If you were to keep a daily record of your thoughts and words, you would be very surprised at how negative they were and how much you complained and criticized others. This makes people unfortunate. It first makes those who think and say negative things unfortunate and the negativity, which is very contagious, can spread to others and make them miserable as well. It can ultimately cause you to hurt those you love without knowing it.
The reason we share what we are thankful for in our mokjang gatherings is to change our negative thoughts and language to one that is grateful, and this is the beginning of a positive transformation. Another reason is to experience a happy family and a happy mokjang through sharing thankful topics. ‘God will do to us the very thing he heard us say (Numbers 14:28)’ and this is why we need to be even more grateful when we are experiencing hardship in our lives.
You may ask if it’s right to just share our thankful topics when we are faced with numerous problems in our lives, and I suggest sharing this first and then also sharing problems and difficulties as our prayer topics so we can pray for one other. This is when you experience God. If you have lost appreciation in your lives, I suggest you think of something grateful right now. And express your gratitude to those you appreciate. You will experience positive changes and happiness in your lives.
This week’s message
“In order to have an in-depth, heartfelt talk in your mokjang, we mustn’t complain or criticize others. And you must keep your conversation strictly confidential. If anyone reveals other’s secrets or bad-mouths others, gently advise them not to do so with words of love, rather than encouraging this behavior by joining in the conversation.
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In the book of Proverbs, it says that ‘the tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21). God’s people who have been saved from sin and death through Jesus Christ must be wise with their words. They must glorify God through faithful, positive, and grateful words.
If you were to keep a daily record of your thoughts and words, you would be very surprised at how negative they were and how much you complained and criticized others. This makes people unfortunate. It first makes those who think and say negative things unfortunate and the negativity, which is very contagious, can spread to others and make them miserable as well. It can ultimately cause you to hurt those you love without knowing it.
The reason we share what we are thankful for in our mokjang gatherings is to change our negative thoughts and language to one that is grateful, and this is the beginning of a positive transformation. Another reason is to experience a happy family and a happy mokjang through sharing thankful topics. ‘God will do to us the very thing he heard us say (Numbers 14:28)’ and this is why we need to be even more grateful when we are experiencing hardship in our lives.
You may ask if it’s right to just share our thankful topics when we are faced with numerous problems in our lives, and I suggest sharing this first and then also sharing problems and difficulties as our prayer topics so we can pray for one other. This is when you experience God. If you have lost appreciation in your lives, I suggest you think of something grateful right now. And express your gratitude to those you appreciate. You will experience positive changes and happiness in your lives.
This week’s message
“In order to have an in-depth, heartfelt talk in your mokjang, we mustn’t complain or criticize others. And you must keep your conversation strictly confidential. If anyone reveals other’s secrets or bad-mouths others, gently advise them not to do so with words of love, rather than encouraging this behavior by joining in the conversation.