What Are You Saying?

            “The weapons of the war we’re fighting are not of this world but are powered by God and effective at tearing down the strongholds erected against His truth. We are demolishing arguments and ideas, every high-and-mighty philosophy that pits itself against the knowledge of the one true God. We are taking prisoners of every thought, every emotion, and subduing them into obedience to the Anointed One” (2 Corinthians 10:4-5 VOICE).

            According to the Apostle Paul, we are in a battle – not a physical battle with tanks and drones, but a spiritual one. It is a battle fought in the realm of thoughts and words. Jesus said, “Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation” (Matthew 12:27 MSG). “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]” (Proverbs 18:21 AMPC).

            Where do words come from? They come from what is in our hearts – what we dwell on. “...A person full of goodness in his heart produces good things; a person with an evil reservoir in his heart pours out evil things. The heart overflows in the words a person speaks; your words reveal what’s within your heart” (Luke 6:45 VOICE).

            And when we face negative circumstances, what words come out of our mouths? Do we speak the problem or the promises of God? We always have a choice.

          For example, when we are condemned and falsely accused, do we rail against the accuser, or do we focus on God’s Word, which says, “...but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what God’s servants can expect. I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best. God’s Decree” (Isaiah 54:17 MSG).

         If financial challenges come our way, do we spend sleepless nights trying to balance our cheque book, or do we stand on the knowledge that Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the law, remembering that poverty and lack are part of the curse? “Do you remember the Scripture that says, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree?’ That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to the cross: He became a curse, and at the same time dissolved the curse” (Galatians 3:13 MSG).

         Often, sickness and disease rear their ugly heads when we least expect them. Again, we have a choice. We can focus our minds on the sickness, or on the Word of God. “...it was our pains he carried – our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us. We thought he brought it on himself, that God was punishing him for his own failures. But it was our sins that did that to him, that ripped and tore and crushed him – our sins! He took the punishment, and that made us whole. Through his bruises, we get healed” (Isaiah 53:4-5 MSG, bolding mine). “He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound]” (Isaiah 40:29 AMPC).
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         By speaking God’s Word over our situations, we align ourselves with His truth. Jesus said He is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). He is not A truth, He is THE truth, the embodiment of truth itself. As we speak God’s Word, we reshape our thoughts to be a reflection of His truth. By meditating on His Word, we take our thoughts captive, so we can walk in peace, wholeness, and victory. “Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it” (Proverbs 10:23 WEB). My prayer is that today, and every day, each one of us walks in the blessing of God.