Dear Saints.
I often come across many Christians who remain in various bondages, while at the same time, they confess they are helpless or hopeless. God teaches us in His Word that we are often a product of what we become because of the confession of our mouth. This is not any type of New Age material, because new age only has to do with receiving power from within, where we get these instructions by reading what God has to say about it and applying His Word. His Word is powerful, which is what brought nothing into existence (Gen 1:3;6;9), it brought many healings, deliverances and He teaches us in (Matt 8:7,8) that the power of the tongue either brings forth life or death (Prov 18:21). When God tells us about the power of the tongue that will either do one thing or the other, I think from that, that this is extremely important that we need to take heed to. In (James 3:5-8) it mentions about the unruly tongue that causes the flames of hell itself to rise and how it defiles the body, just because of the words we speak. That is why we need to take this seriously because God tells us also in (Matt 12:36) that we are going to give an account for every idle and unprofitable word we utter (unless we repent). Therefore, if God tells us that He is going to judge our words, that means He takes what we speak seriously!!
When you hear people talk negatively against yourself or someone else, it is like a sharp sword that pierces us and it is like a ton of bricks hit us simply because of the wrong words spoken. Also, when we speak Gods Word which is meant to heal, this is equally powerful because when we speak the Words that line up with what God says in His Word, this is what brings healing to many souls and encourages souls, which we are called to do. Therefore, if words are this powerful, we need to be careful about what we speak about ourselves and to others. We should also then take advantage to speak words of encouragement and healing to others when we realize how powerful the wisdom of our words are when we speak Gods encouraging words over others. I find we are often our own worst enemy because we often speak negatively about ourselves more than anyone else. When we do, we are playing into the tricks of the enemy because it is contrary to what God says. I like what Paul says in Phil 4:13, For I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". He spoke positively not because of who he was of himself, but he knew personally what Jesus meant to him, and he knew who he was in Christ. He would have been arrogant if he had left out Christ, but he knew that he could do anything that he was called to do because of Who Christ is. We need to stop speaking negatively towards ourselves and start speaking the positive Word of God instead. Afterall, if God says it, then it is TRUTH and we need to receive His truth by applying this truth and speaking His Word over us. I knew the power of negative words from my past because I became a product of that by living a defeated life by carrying a negative attitude with me and continued to think negatively all the time, which is totally contrary to what God has to say about each of us. Then, later when I understood that I was simply listening to lies of the enemy, I decided (by Gods Grace) to refute every lie and start speaking the truth of His Word over me. I can say as God is my witness that this powerful truth has completely turned my life around. When we catch ourselves speaking negatively towards ourselves, we need to immediately ask for Gods forgiveness, refute and refuse to accept any lies that God does not agree with and write down scriptures and speak it over us. When I often caught myself speaking negatively about losing my mind, I had to repent and declare the promise of His Word that says that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of Power, Love and of a Sound Mind (2 Tim 1:7). However, Gods Word which is TRUTH will benefit us when we not only believe it, but learn to receive it for ourselves and use His Word as a mighty Sword to speak it over ourselves and put it into practice. Scriptures tell us that the demons also believe, yet they tremble (James 2:19). Just like salvation, because it is when we not only believe in our heart, but when we make that confession to invite Christ to be our Lord that brings forth salvation (Rom 10:9,10). When people don't live in victory, it is not because God withholds from us, but because they don't receive His promises and apply it for themselves. We need to apply His Word to us if we expect to get anything out of it, by not only being hearers, but doers of His Word otherwise we are simply being deceived (James 1:22). We need to understand also that what others say that does not line up with Gods Word is nothing but a counterfeit because it is only Gods Word that is the High and ultimate standard of TRUTH, anything else is nothing but a lie. If the Word is a powerful sword of the Spirit, then we need to activate it by speaking it. So when we speak the encouraging Word of God over us, we are speaking a powerful Sword that defeats the enemy in our lives because the enemy cannot stand against Gods people when we declare Gods Word which is TRUTH. May I encourage each of us, to ask God to help us not only entirely believe His Word, but to learn to speak the powerful promises of His Word over us, to cease speaking negatively and ask God to help us live His Word which is what is ultimately the very best instructions for us to live in our entire existence. If spoken words are powerful, then let us use it to speak blessings to others and encourage others while it is called TODAY (Heb 3:13).
Romans 2:13
For it is not merely hearing the Law [read] that makes one righteous before God, but it is the doers of the Law who will be held guiltless and acquitted and justified.
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Richard
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