Joyce Meyer's Me and My Big Mouth is as honest and forward as it's title with its aim to discuss a stand out part of every person's body. However, it is not the anatomy of our mouths that the book picks out. Instead, it focuses on the power that our mouths have, the power of speech. A lot of people have put themselves in trouble just by letting wrong words slip out of their mouths. A lot of people have hurt others with the sharpness in their words. And a lot of us are also being a victim of our big mouths, resulting to us actually going farther and farther from the path of God.
Meyer states that one of the biggest problems that most Christians face now is that they could not take hold of their thoughts. Her book does not actually discusses the things we say, but more on what goes on behind the things that we say. Our tongues do have their own wills to end up conjuring words to mention, but it is our minds that are responsible for these words. And what Meyer would like is for us to check our words, by checking our thoughts.
The book Me and My Big Mouth is opened by Meyer by talking about 'Learning to Speak God's Language'. She discusses the effect of language in constructing meanings. For example, she uses the phrase "Are you talking ABOUT your mountains or TO your mountains?" to magnify how majorly different two thoughts can be even with just the slightest difference in their structure. The next chapter opens up then with a follow-up thought, saying that the setting of our mind defines the outcome of our actions.
The lessons incorporated in the book is not really that complete of an original. We have always been aware of how we should take control of our thoughts before they take control of us. However, with Me and My Big Mouth, Meyer introduces a new element in the equation: God. She states that although we were designed to be able to generate our own set of thoughts, the only way that we can only find the path to God is that if we are willing to shape them according to His.
The way we watch over our words should not be based only on special occasions, but for every single second that we alive. Meyer's Me and My Big Mouth is a big recommendation, most importantly if you are aware that you yourself have troubles with your thoughts. Don't forget that the mind is the most powerful tool. The answer is to offer your thoughts for God and not to take care of them on your own, that's the only way you'll find the path of wisdom. If you need a hand, Me and My Big Mouth can help you.
See more Joyce Meyer books here.
Meyer states that one of the biggest problems that most Christians face now is that they could not take hold of their thoughts. Her book does not actually discusses the things we say, but more on what goes on behind the things that we say. Our tongues do have their own wills to end up conjuring words to mention, but it is our minds that are responsible for these words. And what Meyer would like is for us to check our words, by checking our thoughts.
The book Me and My Big Mouth is opened by Meyer by talking about 'Learning to Speak God's Language'. She discusses the effect of language in constructing meanings. For example, she uses the phrase "Are you talking ABOUT your mountains or TO your mountains?" to magnify how majorly different two thoughts can be even with just the slightest difference in their structure. The next chapter opens up then with a follow-up thought, saying that the setting of our mind defines the outcome of our actions.
The lessons incorporated in the book is not really that complete of an original. We have always been aware of how we should take control of our thoughts before they take control of us. However, with Me and My Big Mouth, Meyer introduces a new element in the equation: God. She states that although we were designed to be able to generate our own set of thoughts, the only way that we can only find the path to God is that if we are willing to shape them according to His.
The way we watch over our words should not be based only on special occasions, but for every single second that we alive. Meyer's Me and My Big Mouth is a big recommendation, most importantly if you are aware that you yourself have troubles with your thoughts. Don't forget that the mind is the most powerful tool. The answer is to offer your thoughts for God and not to take care of them on your own, that's the only way you'll find the path of wisdom. If you need a hand, Me and My Big Mouth can help you.
See more Joyce Meyer books here.
