Shalom,
Today I want to sharre a vital message from our partners, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland's, "From Faith To Faith" devotional:
From Messes
to Miracles
A fool's
mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. Proverbs 18:7
We have what
we say. As believers, we know that's a vital biblical truth. We can see it in
Mark 11:23, Matthew 21:21, James 3:2 and many other verses. Yet we often
let it slip.
We allow
ourselves to begin talking like the world instead of talking the Word. And eventually
we get what we've been asking for—a big mess.
If that's
happened to you, remember, whatever you have in your life is a product of what
you've been saying. In order to change what you have, you must change what's
coming out of your mouth. To head your life in a different direction—from death
to life, sickness to health, failure to success—you must take charge of your
words.
That's a lot
easier said than done. But that's the key: It must be said in order to be done!
How do you
start?
First,
realize that it can't be done just in the natural. This is a spiritual law, so
it must be handled with spiritual power.
James 3:7-8
says the tongue can't be tamed with the same power with which man tames
animals. It takes God's wisdom from above. God's Word is His wisdom
(Proverbs 2:6). He also said His words are spirit and life. That means it
takes God's words to tame our tongues.
Second,
repent before God for ever allowing your tongue to be used by anyone except the
Holy Spirit. Then give Jesus your tongue. Be determined to speak His words of
love, faith, joy, peace and grace. Words of faith stop the fiery darts of
hell.
The third
thing to do is what Jesus said in Mark 4:24: Take heed, or listen, to what you
hear. Listen to yourself! Think, Do I want what I just said to come to
pass? If the answer is no, then stop and correct yourself right then.
Replace those negative words with praise (Ephesians 5:4).
If you've
gotten sloppy about what you say, change your course today by changing your
words. Ask God to help you set a watch over your mouth (Psalms 141:3). Put
the power that's in your tongue to work for you instead of against you. Stop
using it to make messes, and start using it to make miracles. There is a
miracle in your mouth!
AMEN! WORDS are so very important! All of creation came about by the WORDS of GOD! YOUR Words have POWER to create, so use them to create something you REALLY want! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":
Shalom in Him!
