Your words are your magic wand.

     Jesus taught that in this game of life, language plays a crucial role: "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."


    In real life, many people fall into dire straits because of careless words.

    A woman once asked me, "Why am I so poor now?" It was because she had previously lived a life of luxury, but she had never managed household chores, nor taken care of her beautiful mansion, and often muttered to herself, "I hate these things, I wish I lived in a trailer." She added, "I wish I lived in a trailer right now."

    And indeed, she did.

    This is the consequence of a subconscious lack of humor and casual self-deprecation.

    Another example is a very wealthy woman who often joked that she was prepared to live in a welfare home. Years later, she was destitute. This is because she had already imprinted the image of poverty and deprivation into her subconscious.

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