Your Future is Under Your Nose
Mark 11:11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
Mark 11:12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
Mark 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Mark 11:14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith
In this scripture Jesus is telling us we can have what we say. When the storms come in your life and the devil says," look here you will never get over this” just ignore him and say I believe the word of God and He says I can speak to the mountain and it shall be removed. That kind of faith will move mountains.
If you start speaking that your situation is getting worse, you are in trouble because it will get worse. That is not a faith statement.
Mark 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
God never did anything without saying it first and we hardly do either. We always say it before we do it. Example’ I am going to go shopping, I am going to work.
When we got saved it was our spirit’s that got saved not our souls. This is why we have to renew our minds to line up with God’s word. Our souls have to come into subjection to our spirit. We are responsible for our souls to get lined up with God’s word. The Holy Spirit will change us on the inside if we allow Him. We have to want to receive the change.
James 3:3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
James 3:4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
James 3:7 for every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
James 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
You hear people talking and they will say things like; I believe that I am catching the flu and I know that it really is going to make me real sick, because It does that every time I get the flu. Their faith is in getting sick and that is what happens.
When someone tells you that you look sick, you come back and say; I beg your pardon, The word says I am healed according to 1 Pet 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
A lot of times we have gotten off faith and cast out God’s words, and started believing what the devil said. You release the ability of Satan when you start saying what he said.
Fear activates the devil. Faith brings God on the scene. Before you ever make a confession that comes to your head, ask yourself. Who said that? What is its source? If it does not agree with the word, you know who said that. The devil said it. Don’t you quote it, if you do, that’s his deception? The devil does not have any power over the believer. The only ability satan can exercise over you is the ability to deceive you. If he can get you to believe his lies, he’s got you playing right into his hand. If you go quoting what he said, all your praying won’t do you any good.
The people today are binding up their finances and they are binding their spiritual growth by speaking out that the devil is hindering them. We are giving the devil to much glory.
Authority of words
Mat 12:36 but I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment.
Mat 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Idle 692. argos, ar-gos’; from G1 (as a neg. particle) and G2041; inactive, i.e. unemployed; (by imply.) lazy, useless:--barren, idle, slow.
In this scripture Jesus is speaking and when He speaks, He means what He says and says what He means. Our words can justify us or condemn us.
Some Christians swallow the enemy’s biggest lie, but won’t believe God’s simplest truth.
Sometimes we have confessed I don’t know what to do. That won’t work. I don’t believe that’s going to work out. Then we pray about it believing in unbelief and wonder why God did not answer. God will not answer anything if unbelief is involved.
Some people actually have faith in unbelief.
Jesus maketh intercession for us, which means He confesses to the Father what we say as long as it agrees with the word. In other words if we confess his word before men, He will confess what you say before the Father. You will get his attention and He will get your prayer answered. If you don’t confess His word He will deny you before the Father. It will not be transferred to the Father.
When you start praying and say Father it is not working out that is a statement of unbelief and you have released faith in unbelief. Jesus is not going to the Father and say Father he’s prayed but it is not working out.
God’s word is wisdom and that is what Jesus Used, the Father’s wisdom in all that He said and did. Words do work and they will work for you the same way they did for Jesus or they work against you.
REMEMBER
Prov 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Active faith brings God on the scene and fear brings satan on the scene
The Holy Spirit really wants God's children to get the understanding on how powerful words are. Negative words spoken have power, so chose to speak life which is God's Word. If you are walking around defeated it probably is because of the words you have been speaking. If you are speaking negative words or evil words, that is where your faith is. Your faith is in fear, There is no fear in God's Word.
Prov 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. (This scripture is simple enough to understand. It is telling you that your mouth can get you in trouble. Fear filled words will defeat you.)
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Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Are you spending time in prayer, believing what you prayed, but then the next day you start speaking negatively. Look what you have done. You cannot mix faith and doubt. God's angels only hearken to His Word. The angels have to stop working, until you get lined up with the Word.
So many people are truly missing the blessings God has for them, because of the Words they speak.
Do you speak negative Words to your children or do you build them up. You can have what you say. If you are calling your child stupid, you can bring that into existence.
Maybe when you were growing up your family kept telling you that you were not going to amount to anything, and that is what happened. Because of those words being set in motion, that is what you had become. Praise God that through Jesus' eyes you are special, but those words spoken really hurt and you received it in your heart, and out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. It created a picture in your mind, that you were nothing, so you started seeing yourself that way'
You see by the illustration I wrote in the above statement what negative words can do harm.
God's Word has a creative power and it is produced by the heart, formed by the tongue, and released out of your mouth in word form. Remember In the beginning God said, " Let there be light" and there was light, and we still have light. The tongue is the pen of a ready writer. ( Psalms 45:1) That is a powerful word, your tongue is the pen of a ready writer. That means all of us have the pen to write our futures, but it is not in our hand it is in our mouth. That should really open your eyes to how powerful the mouth is.
Gen 8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
The words you speak are seed, and it will produce after it's on kind. You will reap a harvest. whatever is in your heart will come out of your mouth. Your heart ( spirit ) is the soil.
Spoken words program your spirit (heart) either to succeed or be defeated. You can have someone speak the Word to you, but the Word goes into your spirit (heart) by hearing yourself say it.
Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Negative words may have been spoken to you, but do not receive those kind of words. Learn what God says about you, by studying the Word of God and only say what the Word says. If anything negative comes out of your mouth cast them down and then say what the Word says about it. Even if you do not see the manifestation with your natural eyes, do not go by what you see, only go by what the Word says, and it will come to past. God only moves on His Word.
Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
When you pray only pray God's Word needed in your circumstance. It does not have to be long and drawn out. The Power is in His Word, but the effectiveness is in your faith.
If you will focus on the things written in this article and starting acting on it, your life will change. ( Faith is : acting on the promises of God)
Prov 4:20-27 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
(James 1:26 KJV) If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
(James 3:5 KJV) Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
James 3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
James 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James 3:11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
James 3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh
(1 Pet 3:10 KJV) For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile
We have been giving the devil to much glory in our lives, but you can " Change The News " in your families, by only doing what God's Word says. So get ready for things to change. Remember His Word does not return void. See yourself the way Jesus sees you and do not settle for less.
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