"Oh, Lord, what if my boy's at a party doing drugs?" But the boy is home in bed asleep.
"What if they have a wreck in my car?" Your car is parked in the driveway.
"Oh, God, what if I get laid off?" The company you work for has just announced a major expansion in your plant, and they're hiring hundreds of new workers.
Child of God, shut your fearful mouth! You see, sometimes we make things happen by talking negatively. So hold on to the Word of God and hold on to your peace. Don't get upset and make yourself miserable. When you're upset, you play right into the devil's hands. He loves to see you miserable.
But it troubles the devil when you refuse to get upset. When he has thrown some big temptation in your way and you keep your mind fixed on the Word, he is troubled. You troubled him when he sent a truckload of women by but you stayed home with your wife.
You troubled him when you refused to do drugs at the party. You troubled him when your boss wanted you to do something unethical or illegal at work and you wouldn't do it.
It troubles every demon in hell when, in spite of everything they throw against you; instead of speaking doubt and unbelief, you say, "It's going to be all right."
When you say that, the devil knows he has a problem. He says, "Oh, oh, I'm in trouble. I threw everything I had against those people, but they're saying 'It's going to be all right.'"
That's your peace. That's the spiritual force you're releasing which will make things come out all right. And, you know, most of the time, if you just don't panic or lose your peace, that situation will get resolved and things really will turn out all right.
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