Creating Your World With Your Words

I remember listening to Dr Ed Cole (right) once as he explained how we define our world by our words.

He used the Book of Genesis as an example where the Creator spoke the worlds into existence. Ed then went on to talk about mankind being made in the Creator’s image.

I’ve thought about that long and hard over the years since.

Being created in the image of the Creator doesn’t necessarily mean looking the same, but rather having some of the same qualities.

Qualities such as being able to make choices, being creative, and having the power of words.

I’ve been thinking especially hard about the topic over the past few weeks – I hurt my back at work, and have been having one heck of a time getting around.

Unable to work, I decided on another course of action!

After meeting with a couple of prospective clients over Christmas, I’ve embarked on a new venture, and have been commissioned to write a series of books and articles for them on a range of topics.

What I have had to do in the meantime is to lay to rest the doubts, and a nagging little voice that seemed to ask how I was going to achieve it, sore back and all, and who did I think I was after all!

One point that Ed Cole made was that if we allow others to create our world for us by their words, they would always create it too small!

These words may come from teachers, employers, siblings, parents, or even our own self doubts, and they do indeed hurt!

The old saying that sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt just isn’t true, and feelings of isolation, rejection, hurt and unworthiness can come as a result of ill considered and hurtful words.

Reaching down on the inside, rejecting the negative words, and replacing them with positive words is an ongoing process.

Who is defining your world today? The doomsayers in the media? An angry former spouse or partner? A misguided sibling?

Or are you listening to that one created in the image of the Creator?

Just a thought for today…

Dr Ed Cole made a lot of sense, especially to a wayward young man (me) back then, with his sayings such as “Male by birth, man by choice!” He wrote the book Maximized Manhood, among others and I recommend it.