“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer” (Ps. 19:14).
When I first found out that you can have what you say, I just shut up for about three weeks. I thought, If I get what I’ve been saying, I’m in trouble! For instance, when I was in high school, I was a good driver. But, like everyone else in my family, I drove too fast. I remember just laughingly saying, “Boy, the way I drive, I’ll never live to be thirty years old!”
I thought it was funny back then. When I found out what the Bible said, though, I adjusted what I said. I said, “The way I drive, I’ll live to be 125.” (Of course, I had to change a few driving habits too!)
We all need to stop and listen to ourselves speaking. So often we speak negative phrases over and over without thinking. But if we ever did stop to think about it, we’d realize, Dear Lord, that’s not what I want in my life!
If we keep speaking the same negative things over and over, eventually we will believe what we’re saying, and then we’ll have it. For example, I’ve heard people say, “I’m afraid I’ll have an accident. I’m just so afraid I’ll have an accident.” Then when they have an accident, they ask, “Why did God do this to me?”
But God didn’t have a thing to do with it. Those people stepped into a spiritual law that works either positively or negatively: They believed it, they said it and they received it.
Let’s use this spiritual law to our advantage and hook up with what God says!
I listen to the words I speak. When I discover I’m speaking something contrary to the Word of God, I change it. I speak God’s blessings of divine health into my life. In Jesus’ name, I am healed. I am whole!
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For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.