What You Say?

 Happy Sunday!

"The only words that have power in your life are the ones you believe!" - Barry Bennett

Take a moment to read that quote again. I'll wait!  I heard the story of a man whose father always berated him.  They were mechanics, and cannibalized old cars for parts.  His father would tell him, "You are so stupid, you can't even screw a nut on a bolt without cross threading it!"  He believed the "Words" his father spoke over him and years later he would still get nervous about doing this simple task.  Words matter.  Faith people are often criticized for "Naming It and Claiming It", but EITHER way you will have what you say!  You will also have what you believe.

Jesus said, "The Spirit can make life. Sheer muscle and willpower don’t make anything happen. Every WORD I’ve spoken to you is a Spirit-word, and so it is life-making."(John 6:63 Message).  Proverbs 18:21 says, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."(KJV).  Don't miss this!  Your Life, and Your Death are in the power of Your Tongue!  What are you speaking?  Are you saying, "My employer has started the lay-offs, I will probably be the first one to go"?  Or are you saying what God said through the Apostle Paul in the Bible, "My God will supply all that you need from his glorious resources in Christ Jesus."(Philippians 4:19 Phillips).

Are you saying, "It's Hay Fever Season, I always suffer during this time of year"?  Or are you saying, "He personally carried the load of our sins in his own body when he died on the cross so that we can be finished with sin and live a good life from now on. For his wounds have HEALED ours!"(1 Peter 2:24 Living Bible).  

Matthew 12:35 says, "Those who are good have good things saved in their hearts. That’s why they SAY good things. But those who are evil have hearts full of evil, and that’s why they SAY things that are evil."(Easy-to-Read Version).

Love and prayers, Cynthia