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Proverbs 18:21, NIV: "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit"
You are where you are today in part because of what you've been saying about yourself. Words are like seeds. When you speak something out, you give life to what you're saying. If you continue to say it, eventually that can become a reality. Whether you realize it or not, you are prophesying your future. That's great when you're saying, "I'm blessed. I'm strong." But it's not great when you're just saying it to say it or you begin saying, "I never get a break. I'll probably get laid off." Your life moves in the direction of your words.
Don't you KNOW that words about you have already been spoken and they are true. God don't make no mistakes. Don't believe me? Let's go to the Word of God:
1. Psalm 139:13-14: You alone created my inner being. You knitted me together inside my mother. I will give thanks to you because I have been so amazingly and miraculously made. Your works are miraculous, and my soul is fully aware of this.
2. 1 Peter 2:9: However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
3. Psalm 119:73-74: You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands. May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word.
4. Isaiah 64:8: Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
5. Matthew 10:29-31: What is the price of two sparrows–one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
6. Jeremiah 1:4-5: The LORD gave me this message: “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”
7. Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
8. Ephesians 2:10: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
9. Psalm 139:16: You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
10. 1 Corinthians 12:25-28: This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad. All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who have the gift of leadership, those who speak in unknown languages.
11. 1 Peter 4:10-11: God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
12. Psalm 139:2-4: You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD.
13. Romans 8:32: Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?
14. Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Do you see these words that your Heavenly Father has already spoken over you? Think of your words as seeds you're planting. At some point, you're going to eat fruit from the exact seeds that you've been sowing, so make sure you're planting the right seeds. In other words, you can't talk negative and expect to live a positive life. If you don't like what you're eating, start sowing seeds of abundance and increase, and you'll reap a harvest of good things.
PRAYER
"Father, thank You that my words have the creative power to change my life and become my reality. Help me to give my faith a voice by speaking words of life and blessing over myself and my future daily. Help me have the wisdom and knowledge to fear you out of reverence for the power you hold. ... Be with me as I study your word to learn your ways and teachings so that I have power and positivity in my words and thoughts that please you. May I keep the humility that comes with knowing I serve an Omnipotent Creator. In Jesus' Name, Amen."
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