.The Power of Our Spoken Words

 There’s no doubt that words have power...Words filled with love, joy, peace, and encouragement can lift a person up, while words filled with doubt, unbelief, jealousy, and hatred can destroy an individual.  But equally important are the words that come out of OUR mouths.  What we consistently say can affect us positively or negatively.

 

Some people talk about how tired they are and how broke they are.  These things may be true, but if we will say what the Word of God says, they will change.  Whenever we speak God’s Word, we release the power of God to operate in our lives.  But if we speak the opposite of what is written in Scripture, we stop God’s power from working for us.  One thing is certain: whatever we are saying today is what we will get in the future.  

Some people never obtain what god has planned for them because they aren’t speaking the right words.  Proverbs 6:2 says that we are snared by the words of our mouths.  And whether we like it or not, we are living in line with what w are saying.  If we continually say things like, “I can’t. I never do anything right. I always mess up,” that is exactly what we’ll get.  Instead of saying, “I can’t,” we need to say, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13).  Instead of saying, “Everybody’s against me,” let’s say, “No weapon formed against me will prosper” (Isa 54:17).  

Our mouths should be filled with what the Word of God says.  We should be saying things like, “God always gives me the victory through my Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 15:57).  “I always triumph in Christ” (2 Cor 2:14).  “I always have more than enough money to meet all of my needs and to sow generously into the Kingdom of God” (2 Cor 9:8).  “No illness can prevail in my life because the stripes of Jesus have healed me from all sickness and disease” (1 Peter 2:24).  When we talk like this, our lives and personal situations will turn around.

We hold the power to change our lives through the words we speak.  Through our words, we are building a road over which we will travel to our destiny.  If we speak negatively and contrary to the Word of God, that road will take us away from what God has promised us.  But if we continually speak in line with the Word, our highway will; lead to an abundant life filled with peace, prosperity, health, deliverance, and every other blessing.

Taken from “Words Fitly Spoken” by Kenneth W Hagin.  To read more about the importance of words, check out the topic Confession in the online study center at www.rhema.org/studycenter.