WORDS

Romans 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Abraham called things that were not as though they were and it was counted as righteousness. In other words, he was exercising his faith. He would pray for something to happen, then would speak out of his mouth and talk about what he prayed for as if the prayer were answered. This is what the old timers called putting legs on your prayers. Let’s say for example, there was a drought and people got together to pray for rain. Who do you think God would answer? The one carrying the umbrella, ofcourse. Because they had enough faith to bring the umbrella. By doing this, they were saying, we are praying for rain, I am going to believe God is going to cause it to rain. I better take my umbrella.

Heb 11:6 -But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

We look around at the crazy state of the world. Things seem impossible that they will ever change and be right again. This is what we see with our natural senses. If we go by sight, the world is full of evil and there is nothing we can do to stop it. This is the lie the enemy has been feeding to the church for too long. We need to look at things and take the authority given to us as Spirit-filled children of the MOST HIGH GOD. We need to call things out in prayer.

“Lord I thank you that you are turning around things in our nation. I thank you that right is right and wrong is wrong again. I believe you when you said, our words have power. We are pulling down the enemy’s strongholds in the name of Jesus. There is nothing too hard for you Lord. We ask that you set the captive free. Many are bound by addictions of all types, we thank you Jesus for breaking the chains and setting the captive free.” If we look with our eyes these things have not taken place yet. But we have to call things as not as though they were; we walk by faith.

II Cor. 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

We do not realize how powerful our words can be; this is a lesson I learned when I was dealing with depression. Depression happens when we look at things in our lives and feel the negative emotions that come from negative thoughts. It is like a reel in our minds over and over again, like listening to a tape on continuous playback. Every time, we think about how hopeless we are, the deeper we dig and the worse things appear to us. In reality, things probably had not changed. With the enemy whispering in our ear constantly, negative things they will seem to be getting worse everyday.

Take heart, if you find yourself in a hopeless place, like depression or filled with anxiety or fear. The same principle applies to all. Start telling yourself it’s not as bad as it appears. Pray and ask God for help and then call things as not as though they are and say, I have peace and not anxiety. I do not have fear; I have courage. I am not in the pit of depression where I am surrounded by darkness; I walk in light.

It takes a little bit of practice to walk in faith and speak positivity. But it can be done, I promise you. Our words have the power to motivate, to encourage, to share hope. They can also have the power to discourage, teardown, make angry or cause those around us to be negative and depressed.

Prov. 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Go out, make a difference by speaking life into someone’s day. You never know how much it may mean to someone that is bound by the enemy. It could mean the difference between literal life and death. I often tell the story of a friend of my husband. He worked at a convenience store in his early twenties. This friend was a Christian and decided he was going to be more bold about his faith. He started saying God bless you to some of his customers.

One day, he felt compelled to say to a man, “God loves you” the cashier went on about his day like normal. Two weeks later, he was working and that same guy was back. He reminded the cashier of what he had said to him and told him he was planning on committing suicide. Those words made him stop and think. He questioned if God existed and really did love him. He stopped in to thank the cashier for his kind words. The man found a preacher to talk to and had dedicated his life to Christ, all because that man said, “God loves you.”

Go make a difference in your world. Speak life and faith. Be bold, be brave and keep your God focus.