Our words have creative power. And yet, we often times release them without second thoughts.
Jesus said, "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks."
The easiest way to find out what is in our our heart is listen to our words for a few minutes. It is easy to speak Christianese when all is going well. But when pressure hits, our words reveal what we are truly made up of.
A tube of toothpaste cannot release pineapple jam when applied pressure.
If we can decree death to a situation, we can also speak life over the situation. Speaking life over the situation is not necessarily based on our senses. "Peace, be still" does not make any sense to the natural mind in the midst of a fierce tempest, which is why it is decreed purely by faith.
In other words, we are merely making a choice (the same choice that we made to decree the negative things) to speak what God says about a particular situation.
An illustration
"The economy is going down the drains and I am going to part of it."
"The economy is going down the drains and I am going to part of it."
That the economy is going down the drain may be a fact. But an Ambassador of Christ does not have to take part in it.
Based on the Phil 4:19, she or he can say, "The economy might be going down the drain, but my God supplies all of my needs according to His riches (not according to a particular economy) in glory by Christ Jesus."
Chew
The more we meditate on that scripture, the more it settles in our soul - which is our mind, will and emotions. What is the significance of settling it in our soul? Because as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. Our exterior is the reflection of our inner man. Paul says that we are to think on whatever that is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous and things that are praiseworthy.
But how can we ruminate over a scripture when a ton of negative thoughts are competing to take up our mind's space?
The more we meditate on that scripture, the more it settles in our soul - which is our mind, will and emotions. What is the significance of settling it in our soul? Because as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. Our exterior is the reflection of our inner man. Paul says that we are to think on whatever that is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous and things that are praiseworthy.
But how can we ruminate over a scripture when a ton of negative thoughts are competing to take up our mind's space?
Words
In comes the power of the spoken word. Ever noticed that our words stops the flow of thoughts? So we speak or decree truths that is aligned to the reality of who we are in Christ Jesus. Christ has redeemed us from every curse, so no economic calamities or sickness have the legal right to dominate and enslave us.
Visuals
Words birth visuals or imaginations. When I say 'dog', you have the visual of a dog in your mind's eye in a split second. Imaginations are one of the most powerful tools that one could constructively use. Without knowing, most of us have been consistently using that tool destructively.
Words birth visuals or imaginations. When I say 'dog', you have the visual of a dog in your mind's eye in a split second. Imaginations are one of the most powerful tools that one could constructively use. Without knowing, most of us have been consistently using that tool destructively.
The word "recession" begets a visual. The more we meditate on that visual, out of the abundance of our meditation, comes the creative words, "I'm going to be affected". And for sure, it does. Just ask Job (see Job 3:25).
OR we can use our God-given power to choose to meditate and speak the God-given abundance and His promises over our lives.
OR we can use our God-given power to choose to meditate and speak the God-given abundance and His promises over our lives.
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This is very good.
Thank you!
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