우리의 말이 우리에게 영향을 미침 (박정환 목사님)

우리의 말이 우리에게 영향을 미침

말은 품성의 지표(指標) 그 이상이다. 

말은 품성에 영향을 끼치는 능력이 있다. 

사람들은 자신의 말로 영향을  받는다. 

때때로 사단의 자극을 받아 순간적인 충동으로  시기나 악한 억측의 말, 

사실은 그들이 그렇다고 믿고  있지 않은 것을 표현한다. 

그러나 그 말은 사상에 영향을 끼친다. 

그들은 저희가 한 말에 속아서, 사단의  선동을 받아 말한 것을 진실로 믿게 된다. 

일단 어떤  의견이나 결정을 발표 했으므로, 

그들은 흔히 너무 교만하여 그것을 철회하지 않고, 

자신들이 옳다고 증명하려고  힘쓰다가 마침내 옳다고 믿게 된다.

의심의 말을 발하거나 하늘의 빛에 의문을 품고 그것을  비판하는 것은 위험하다. 

부주의하고 불경스러운 비평은  품성에 영향을 끼쳐서 불경과 불신을 기르게 한다. 

이  습관에 빠진 많은 사람이 부지중에 위험한 곳으로 나아 가며, 

마침내는 성령의 역사를 서슴없이 비평하고 거절한다.

 

비난의 말은 자신의 영혼에 영향을 끼친다. 

혀를 훈련 시키는 것은 개인적으로 우리부터 시작해야 한다. 

어떤  사람에 대해서도 악담하지 말도록 하자.

- 그리스도인의 마음과 품성과 인격 2,575.

 

Our Words Influence Us

The words are more than an indication of character; they have power to react on the character. 

Men are influenced by their own words. Often under a momentary impulse, prompted by Satan, they give utterance to jealousy or evil surmising, expressing that which they do not really believe; but the ｅxpression reacts on the thoughts. 

They are deceived by their words and come to believe that true which was spoken at Satan’s instigation. Having once expressed an opinion or decision, they are often too proud to retract it, and try to prove themselves in the right, until they come to believe that they are.

 It is dangerous to utter a word of doubt, dangerous to question and criticize divine light. The habit of careless and irreverent criticism reacts upon the character in fostering irreverence and unbelief. Many a man indulging this habit has gone on unconscious of danger until he was ready to criticize and reject the work of the Holy Spirit.

Words of reproach react on one’s own soul. The training of the tongue should begin with ourselves personally. Let us speak evil of no man.

- Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 2, 575.