WOMAN’S PERSPECTIVE

we would pray and ask God to help us. After thoroughly going through the Biblical process as laid out by my mother, then we would get a spanking.

As a child I truly didn’t understand why we had to go through all of that just to get a spanking, and as an adult, I have to admit that it took me a while to fully grasp it. However, I can appreciate what she was doing. Recently, I was in service, and while my husband was preaching a message it clicked. It finally made sense why my mother did what she did all those years ago.

What is Framing You?

When I was a little girl I remember my mother always choosing her words intentionally when she was talking with her children. I can’t recall ever hearing her yell at us even when she was chastising us. I don’t even recall her calling us out of our names either. Considering there were 10 of us, I'm sure she must have mixed our names up. Whenever one of her children needed a spanking, my mother would first talk to us and explain exactly why we were getting the spanking. Then, we would have to go to the Word of God, and we would look for a Scripture that best represented the action we committed. For example, if one of us was caught lying we would have to go to the Bible and find a scripture regarding what God had to say about lying. Before we got the spanking we would have to read the scripture and reflect on what the Word said. Then In Hebrews 11:3 it says, “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.” My mother was framing us with the Word of God. She didn’t allow us to dwell on the infraction, but she showed us how to repent so that whenever there was a time where we needed to come back to Christ we were equipped with the necessary tools to come back. Also, she allowed the Word to shape us. What people sometimes forget, or maybe some were never taught, is that your words hurt. What comes out of your mouth can change the trajectory of someone else’s life, including your own.

So what are you framing? In Genesis the world was framed by God and then Adam. When God created the world He used His voice and spoke those things into existence. When the animals were created God gave Adam the authority to name them, and with those words the world continued to be framed through Adam.

We have the same power and authority because we are heirs of the Father. Our words have the same ability to create and frame our lives resulting in a better outcome. Watch what you say. Watch the words you speak. Be intentional with your word choice, because what you say is framing your outcome. If you don’t know what to say, look into the Word of God and find a Scripture that you can reference so that what you are framing will be formed correctly. Be encouraged that if you find yourself in a situation where you have framed your world improperly, all is not lost. You can go to His Word, repent, tearing down Pastor Rhoda Turner that old frame work and begin to Christian Faith Fellowship Church rebuild with fresh words. Chandler, AZ www.cffaz.org