Many of us find ourselves talking to ourselves during the day.  Don’t worry!  It’s common!  It’s typical!  And, it’s considered to be normal (whatever normal is these days).  The key is knowing what to talk to yourself about.

The Apostle Paul actually told the Brethren in Ephesus to talk to themselves, and he also told them what to say.

Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.

There are other Scriptures that give us insight about what is to be on our minds when we are speaking to ourselves as well as when we are speaking to others.

Basically, the Bible shows us that there are “words” or “thoughts” for every occasion.  We find a good example of this in the book of James.

James tells us what we are to be doing when we are “afflicted.”  We are told to pray…talk to God.  Of course, this makes sense.  When we are feeling afflicted, God has all the answers.  He provides the comfort, the deliverance, the salvation, the forgiveness, the healing, and whatever else we may need.

James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted: let him pray. Is any merry? Let him sing psalms.

Notice, that God also tells us what we can do when we feel merry.  God says to sing psalms.  And, this makes perfect spiritual sense, because singing is a wonderful way to strengthen a good mood or an attitude.  Singing is a beautiful way to interact with our heavenly Father and rejoice in His presence.

God wants His Word in us…richly and with all wisdom so we can teach and admonish one another and sing to our Lord with grace in our hearts.

No matter how diligent and careful we try to be with our words, what we keep in our hearts will eventually find its way out of our mouths.

Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.

Matthew 12:34(b) for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. 

So, if we talk to ourselves about the things of God, in due time we will be speaking about the things of God to others so they can also be blessed.  It’s all part of God’s plan for us!

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Let’s keep talking to ourselves!  About the things of God!