What we speak either brings healing or disease. Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” James 3:6 says, “…The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body.”

Inner vows are words like, “I will never…” They generate from a heart that has been wounded by others or circumstances. They bind us and hold us captive to the words. They impede our progress, like falling into quicksand.

Pronouncements are death words, spoken in anger or frustration. Coming from others, they may sound like, “You will never…” “You can’t do anything right.” “I wish you were never born!” 

Coming from our own mouths may sound like, “I can’t do anything right. “I am so stupid.” “I hate you body.” Both inner vows and pronouncements are against our design. We are made in the image of God. Genesis 1:26. Jeremiah 1:5 says, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” The seed of our conception carries the Lord’s whole purpose for our lives ~ perfectly designed.