As an adult I have battled negative talk my whole life and continue to. I am blessed to report though that God has revealed to me through his means the untruth and sinful nature of those thoughts. They are not of God, but of the flesh/ego. As parents we have a responsibility to speak God-ness into our children everyday so that they learn to hear of the goodness and love that they come from. We have to fortify our children’s minds against attacks of the ego. Children especially have a hard time with this because they are constantly impacted by outside influences. If the good coming in isn’t more than the bad and falseness- what will they believe? I have a son who has battled with depression for several years. I cannot fix him, but my part is to speak truth and wisdom into him.
When was the last time you spoke God’s word into your child? Looked deep into their eyes and told them they are not who the world defines them as, but ARE who God says they are?
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ
