Gulley and I both watch Beth Moore on “Life Today” every Wednesday. And this is where I have the desire to be like Nena and tell y’all, “It’s on channel 181. Turn the television to channel 181.”
Anyway, about a month or so ago Beth talked about the power of words and how potent they can be. She made the comment that if someone says something to you that doesn’t line up with who you are or what God says, then you can just reject it. You can just say “I reject that”.
Anyway, a few days later, Gulley and I were discussing it while the kids played outside. Gulley said she wished she had learned at an earlier age to just say “I reject that” and how it could have helped her. I agreed and we got into a long discussion about the power of words and various other things.
A few minutes later Caroline came in from the backyard and told Gulley that Will had told her she couldn’t play with any of his toys ever again. (Will is two so he is pretty much required by law to say things like that) Gulley laughed and said, “You just go outside and tell Will, ‘I reject that!'” and she threw her hand up in the air for emphasis.
The other day, after I picked Caroline up from school, we came home and talked about her day.
“How was your day, sweets?”
“It was good.”
“That’s good.”
“Well, except Emily wasn’t nice to me in chapel. She made a face at me and turned her back.”
“Did you tell her that wasn’t very nice?”
“No, I told her I REJECT THAT!” (complete with the raised hand in the air)