Words Have Power
/I love Winnie the Pooh. I mean, who doesn’t love that “silly ol’ bear” who came to life through the words of A.A. Milne. His words while simple and somewhat subtle, were indeed pretty powerful, too. So much so, a few of them from the movie Christopher Robin inspired this blog post. And if you' haven’t seen the movie, it’s worth the watch. And maybe after watching it, this movie inspired mantra will resonate with you, too!
You do you like Pooh did Pooh.
As a writer, I want my words to matter. I want them to penetrate past the surface and sit with the reader in a deeper place of heart work and life change. Sometimes though, I can find myself trying too hard, worrying too much, and allowing too often the very life and purpose I want my words to give to others to be drained right out of me!
And that’s when I am reminded, “You do you, like Pooh did Pooh.”
So many of Pooh’s ponderings have quite a correlation to God’s promises!
Simple yet profound. Empty yet incredibly full. Small yet oh so big.
My words apart from God’s Word will always fall short, but God’s Word will never return void. (Isaiah 55:11) My words have no power, but they do have the ability to connect others with God’s powerful Word. The only Word that is “alive and active” (Hebrews 4:12) and does have power, authority, and “truth that sets us free.” (John 8:32)
And while these words from the movie, Christopher Robin, spoke to my heart in a whimsical and wonderful way, the Word of God has the ability to speak even more powerfully and profoundly every single day.
1️⃣ “Doing nothing often leads to the very best kind of something.” ~ Winnie the Pooh
“Be still, and know that I am God!” ~ Psalms 46:10a
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” ~ John 15:5
2️⃣ “I always get to where I'm going by walking away from where I've been.” ~ Winnie the Pooh
“Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” ~ Philippians 3:14
3️⃣ “Sometimes when I am going somewhere and I wait, a somewhere comes to me.” ~ Winnie the Pooh
“Wait patiently for the Lord.” ~ Psalms 27:14a
“The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” ~ Psalm 121:8
Not sure where you are today, what things you are doing and pursuing, but let me remind you, “You do you, like Pooh did Pooh.” And always let God’s Word give power and purpose to everything you do and pursue.