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let me tell you something
if you didn't know already your words
they matter if you read the book of
james
you'll find that it mentions the power
of words
in fact in chapter 13 it says the tongue
also is a fire think about that
a fire why
why would a tongue be likened to a fire
you see what james is trying to tell us
is that the same fire
that brings warmth to the house is
exactly the
same fire that can burn that house
down what kind of fire
are your words igniting up what kind of
fire
are your words lighting up what kind of
fire
are you speaking what flames come out of
your mouth
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you see the thing about our words once
they ignite
they ignite hope ignite healing
ignite joy and love
words have impact when you speak words
can hit someone and destroy them
emotionally
without you ever touching that person
but words also have life and child of
god
learn how to speak learn how to declare
learn how to claim things into existence
and for those that say we as people
cannot physically create something with
our word so
we can't speak things into existence
don't play with the semantics
indeed only god can speak and create but
god has also spoken
several promises in the bible and as a
believer
we can speak those promises into
existence concerning our lives
god says if it aligns itself with my
will
if you speak it in my name if you
believe
and have faith that i can then your
words can move
things in the spiritual realm
prayers can be answered when words are
spoken in line with the will of god
with the word of god then healing will
happen marriages will be restored
ideas will become a reality generational
curses
are broken god tells us in his word
that the tongue has incredible power
when you use words the right way they
have the power to move mountains
and equally if you misuse your words if
you speak without being mindful of your
words
they can cause your entire life to go up
in smoke
we are told repeatedly in the word of
god to be mindful of our words
first peter 3 10 for he who would love
life
and see good days let him refrain his
tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit
colossians 4 and 6
let your conversation be always full of
grace
seasoned with salt so that you may know
how to answer everyone
ephesians 4 29 let no corrupt word
proceed out of your mouth
but what is good for necessary
edification that it may impart grace
to the hearers proverbs 10 19
in the multitude of words sin is not
lacking but he who restrains his lips
is wise proverbs 15 4
a wholesome tongue is a tree of life but
perverseness in it breaks the spirit
proverbs 21 23 those who guard their
mouths and their tongues keep themselves
from calamity
over and over again the bible repeatedly
tells us
in different ways the same message
words matter your words
matter but i really want to focus on one
particular verse
proverbs 18 21 death and life are in the
power of the tongue
and those who love it will eat its fruit
and before we go any further remember
that god himself
spoke the universe into existence now we
are not god but we are children
of god and by that virtue we have been
told to
ask and you will receive seek and you
will find
knock and it will be opened we have been
told that life
and death is in the power of the tongue
we've been told that a wholesome tongue
is a tree of life repeatedly
we too have the message that we can
speak things into existence
concerning our own lives and in line to
the many promises
of god so when i say speak things into
existence
it's not a case of speaking a new car
into existence
so that you can be filled with pride as
you drive around
turning heads in the latest vehicle but
start speaking the word of god upon your
circumstances
if it's a promotion you want start
saying
i am the head and not the tail god
please promote me
if it's a skill you need start saying
i can do this because i can do all
things
through christ who strengthens me
you should begin practicing speaking
things
into existence because when you speak it
you hear it romans
10 17. so then faith comes by hearing
and hearing by the word of god if you
begin to speak the word of god
audibly repeatedly you will constantly
be hearing
the word of god and that is when faith
comes
so if i keep speaking romans 8
37 i am more than a conqueror through
him that love me
if i keep speaking deuteronomy 28
13 the lord has made me the head
not the tale philippians 4 13
i can do all things through christ which
strengthens me
first john 4 4 greater is he that's in
me than he
who is in the world if i repeatedly
declare the word of the lord
i hear it my faith grows my belief grows
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my thought life begins to change because
i'm meditating
on the word of god when we are speaking
the word of god
we are not just saying feel good
sentences
the word of god is living it's true and
it's
powerful when we speak his word into our
own lives
that's when we can begin seeing the
power of words
secondly speaking the word of god brings
life the bible says life and death are
in the power of the tongue
so our tongue is capable to speak life
to situations we face
to people we interact with to the
children we raise
a great example is that if you ask
people what has caused the most pain in
their life
you will find that the words spoken to
them or about them
by someone who they loved or trusted
had more of an effect than any physical
pain
they may have ever felt that's because
words can touch emotions
and anything that can move you
emotionally
is capable of having a lasting impact on
your life
for one student a teacher telling him
that he'll never amount to be
anything would lead him and motivate him
to be a successful entrepreneur
all because those words hurt and they
lit a fire inside that impacted that
person's future
that same teacher can say those same
words to another student
and that student will never amount to
anything because they give up
and believe those words words can have
lasting effects on people
your words can speak life into your own
situation
if you're facing an illness tell
yourself that by his stripes
i am healed jesus has come to give me
life and life more abundantly
and you will see that your faith grows
the third reason why you should be
speaking things into existence
is because the bible says you are snared
by the words of your mouth
in proverbs 6 2 other translations say
trapped or caught
either way these are very strong and
graphic descriptions
of the effect of words words can
entangle you or impede you
if you don't take enough care when
speaking
let's apply this to the world police say
the statement
anything you say can and will be used
against you
there we see the importance of the
spoken word
sports psychologists train top athletes
to constantly speak to themselves in a
positive way
there are plenty of positive self-talk
programs or mindfulness programs that
are designed to impact an athlete's
physical performance
through what they are speaking and
telling themselves
so rather than being trapped or snared
by negative words
be trapped and snared by positive words
by the living
word of god the fourth reason you should
be speaking things into existence
is because the enemy will hear it as you
speak the word of god and your faith
grows
rest assured that you are reminding the
devil of the power of god
you are reminding him of the victory
that you have in jesus christ
through speaking the word of god in your
own life you are doing
everything that he doesn't want you're
building your faith
the word is renewing your mind you're
growing in belief in
confidence in god and ultimately you
realize the power that god has given us
luke 10 19 says god has given you
authority to trample on snakes and
scorpions
and to overcome all the power of the
enemy
nothing will harm you words
matter in many ways words control
us the words we use define us
the way we speak to or the way we speak
of others
reveals our character remember the words
of the psalmist who said
may the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight and we need
that same spirit if what i am
saying is not pleasing in his sight then
it's not profitable
for me to even say may i also remind you
to never
miss an opportunity to encourage someone
the words of encouragement you offer
someone today might stay with them for a
lifetime
so be careful with the impact of your
words
mature christians build each other up in
word
and indeed our words
matter and the word of god matters even
more
speak it over your life that's how you
speak things into existence
your words matter choose them wisely
the biggest problem that the pharisees
had with jesus wasn't where he went
it wasn't who he was with it was what he
said
they didn't want jesus to preach because
his words would do more damage than
anything else
the word of god is powerful
to the person struggling to find a
purpose in life it says
before you were born god already knew
you
he set you apart to the person who's
plagued with the worrying mind
it tells them to be anxious for nothing
but in everything through thanksgiving
and supplication
make your requests known to god
the word of god was such a danger
because it gave hope to the hopeless
it told a person who was weighed down
with problems
to cast your burdens on the lord and he
will sustain you
it told the one who was so low in
confidence and strength
that you can do all things through
christ who strengthens you
peter even said the words that you speak
to us
are spirit and they are life when words
go out
they produce something
psychological or emotional pain is often
more painful
and lasting than physical pain in fact
there are studies that demonstrate that
the pain
caused by emotional distress is more
deeply felt and longer lasting
than that caused by physical injuries
it takes just a few words to hurt
someone
and although wounds may heal just as
physical wounds will leave a scar hurt
for words
they too leave a scar that will never
disappear
and when someone becomes a christian
you see your freedom of speech needs to
be
sensitive to the word of god
and that's because the bible teaches us
that there is
power in our words in colossians 4 verse
6 the bible states
let your speech always be with grace
seasoned with salt
that you may know how you ought to
answer each one
so your freedom of speech needs to be
sensitive to the word of god it needs to
be
regulated by the word of god and you and
i need to adopt a culture
a godly culture of being sensitive to
others when we speak
a child of god has to restrain his or
her tongue
a child of god has to exercise
self-control
the book of james talks of the tongue
saying the same tongue
that we praise our lord and father with
is the very same tongue that we curse
other people with
other people who have also been made in
god's
likeness but it should not be like that
in our speech in our words
we must avoid cutting remarks
because when you deliberately say words
to hurt someone
when you throw around comments which are
intended to injure other people's
feelings
then how are you going to use that very
same mouth
to sing praises to god your speech
should be articulated in a godly manner
even if you need to emphasize a point
you see words have power they have life
they can bring someone joy or misery
proverbs 18 verse 21 says death
and life are in the power of the tongue
and those who love it will eat its fruit
meaning that our tongues can build
others up
or they can tear them down your words
have power to speak life or destruction
to someone but the other thing that you
should keep in mind
is how your own words can affect you
how they can shape your life how they
can
impact your future so stop
saying things like i can't do this
stop saying things like i'll never be
able to afford that
stop saying negative words
choose your words carefully so that they
will have
a positive impact on your own life
so that they will have a positive impact
on your children on your family and on
your loved ones
people are quick to avoid sins like
stealing
adultery or drunkenness but they are
comfortable
in assassinating a fellow believer
through gossip through their words they
leave
a trail of destruction words that are
tearing
other people down but yet you still use
your mouth
to praise god words have the power
to destroy a fellow believer
my words can determine what sort of a
person i am
out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth
speaks so what's in your heart
because whatever is in your heart is
what you speak
a child of god should have words full of
compassion and love
my words determine whether i am a
blessing to
others or not husbands hurt their wives
with the words they
speak wives also lash out at their
husbands
with the words they speak but proverbs
14
verse 1 says the wise woman builds her
house
but the foolish one pulls it down with
her hands
and the bible means she does not tear it
down with her physical hands
but it's the words of her mouth which
pulls it down
either by harsh or unkind words
or by constantly speaking negative words
and this goes for both husbands and
wives
parents have also devastated their
children's lives
with the words they speak words like you
will never amount to nothing
the words of a parent has the power to
determine
a child's future and so i hope you're
beginning to see this picture of words
they can ruin relationships they can
destroy marriages
tear down families if they are used
carelessly and recklessly in fact
proverbs 12
18 says reckless words pierce
like a sword but the tongue of the wise
brings healing a child of god can make a
choice
either to use words which can pierce
others
or use words which uplift and bring
healing to someone
words which can break someone's heart
and spirit
and you need to be careful about the
damage that your words can cause
because broken bones will heal with time
but a broken heart a broken spirit
caused by words
that's not easily repaired it will take
god the only one who can bind and heal
broken hearts that's why psalm 34
18 says the lord is near to those who
have a broken heart
and saves such as have a contrite spirit
words have power to cause a person to
bleed
words have power to cause wounds and
scars which will remain
long after the words have faded away
in deuteronomy 30 from verse 14 it says
but the word is very near you in your
mouth
and in your heart that you may do it
see i have set before you today life
and good death and evil
children of god we are to choose
life with our words and there is
power in prophesying positive words over
your own life
there is power in declaring good things
on your own life start speaking to
yourself
start speaking over yourself i am
blessed
i am good enough surely goodness and
mercy
will follow me all the days of my life
god is with me i am successful begin to
declare
good things over yourself and while you
do that
be mindful don't be too quick to
criticize
and hurt other people don't be too quick
to criticize
and hurt yourself speak and speak
freely but think of the effects and the
impact of your words
yes there is freedom of speech
but a child of god should have the word
of god
as a filter over their mouth
the psalmist pleaded with god in psalm
141 verse 3.
he said set a god o lord over my mouth
keep
watch over the door of my lips
meaning that there must be some sort of
control
something that regulates the words that
come out of my mouth
and we need to pray this prayer too set
a guard over my mouth
lord keep watch over the door of my lips
ephesians 4 29 says let no corrupt word
proceed out of your mouth but what is
good
for necessary edification
that it may impart grace to the hearers
words that come out of our mouth should
minister
grace and peace to everyone under the
sound
of our voices as children of god we need
to know that when we speak
god is listening he hears every word
that we say
whether our words edify and bless others
or whether our words
hurt and curse them
and the lord will bring every idle word
that we speak to judgment so if the day
of judgment was tomorrow
how would you account for the words that
you speak
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