Words have Power

Be mindful of the words you speak because death and life is in the power of tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Proverbs 18:21). Jesus was very specific about this because he knew how serious this is. You need to be careful about what you are speaking out of your mouth, because it can come to past. Even in certain situations or circumstances, you speak those things as though they were! For instance, if you live in an apartment, and you wish to own a home someday, you must speak those things into existence and believe that what you pray for shall come to past.
 
If you are seeking a new career or better position, speak it and believe it. If you only have $5 left in your bank account, you don’t look at what you see, but must speak and believe that you are wealthy and have more than enough. Yes, you also need to make sure you are budgeting and handling money appropriately, but the key point is that you must speak what you are believing and not going off what you see at hand. As it says in the word, it is impossible to please God without faith (Hebrews 11:6). Walking by faith and not by sight is very critical in a true believer’s faith walk and we are justified by faith (Romans 5:1).
 
As you are building your relationship with Christ, this may not come easy, but the more you seek his word, fast, and pray, the easier it will be, because your faith will have increase. Jesus said, if you just have a mustard seed of faith and start there, the possibilities and everything that he can do within you, will be infinite.  When we are weak, God is strong, and we can do all things through him that strengthens and must apply this word into our daily lives.
 
Remember, God is our El-Shaddai, meaning he is an all-sufficient sustaining God, and he will supply all our needs according to his riches and glory (Philippians 4:19). If while walking in faith and increasing your wisdom within Christ, the enemy will try to buffet you and place negative thoughts or discouragement in your mind, but you must immediately cast them down and rebuke them. As it states in 2 Corinthians 10:5, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
 
In this world, we need God every day, and the walk may not always be easy, but with him, anything is possible. Again, monitor what you speak, monitor what you listen, monitor what you watch to and ask the Lord to constantly guard your heart and renew a right spirit within you. Regardless of your situation or how you feel, your faith should not be dictated on this. You must always remember what the word of God says, and that God’s word is always true and never changes. John 17:17 “ Sanctify them by[a] the truth; your word is truth.”
 
I challenge you to reflect on God’s word and start putting everything into action. Start in the beginning of the bible and read the chapters, even if it’s for only 30 minutes a day, and build yourself up from there. God’s word is true, pure and we cannot live on bread alone, but by every word of God. (Luke 4:4) We cannot do anything without him and if you try, you will fail miserably, so pickup your sword of defense against the enemy and always remember to believe and stand on God’s word by faith and not your circumstance. Speak life and not death!
 
Blessings,
 
​Ebone’ J.