The Power of Your Words: What You Say Is What You Get

Please turn to Proverbs 18:21

How do you see yourself? When you think about your life and who you are, do you see yourself the way God sees you?

The average person thinks about fifty thousand thoughts every single day. 

Every single one of those thoughts moves us either toward our God-given potential or away from it. 

There are no truly neutral thoughts. 

The words I speak to myself have a powerful effect on me. 

I can decide to speak the life-giving positives of God’s Word rather than the negatives of the world.

Speaking God’s Word is how we walk powerfully in our daily lives

Now, if we confess what the Word says about who we are, as sons of God, we will walk with confidence, strength, and power.

What We Believe is What We Confess (say)

Why is it so important to confess the Word? 

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." That’s not true.

Proverbs 18:21 

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 

This verse tells us very clearly how powerful our words are.

Hebrews 4:12 

For the word of God is quick,[living], and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

God’s Word is living and powerful. Words either build us up and encourage us, or they tear us down.

Let's look at Colossians 3:16.

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."

We want God’s Word to dwell in us richly. 

The Word in our minds and in our hearts is what we confess.

Our standard is what God says about us, not what we see by the five senses. When we know what God says about us, we realize we are precious and important to Him. 

When we confess the Word about ourselves, we will be victorious over any situation. 

We want to tell ourselves what is true: God’s Word.

Matthew 12:34b says that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. When we confess the good things from God's Word, we see those positive results in our lives.

Biblical Examples of Confession 

Mark 5:25-29

The Bible gives us some great examples of people who did exactly this. Think about the woman with the issue of blood in Mark chapter 5. The word says she was sick for 12 years, she spent all her money on doctors, and was only worse. When she heard that Jesus was coming to town, she didn't just sit on the couch and say I’m too sick to go see him. 

Mark 5:28 AMPC says, "For she kept saying, If I only touch his garments, I shall be restored to health." She kept confessing what she believed, and she received her deliverance. We can do the exact same thing.

Speaking God’s Word is how we walk powerfully in our daily lives

This power of the spoken word is also seen in Act 2 where Peter and the Other apostles received the gift of Holy Spirit, power from on high. 

In Acts 3:1-9

Can you imagine what would have happened if Peter and John had walked right past him and said nothing? God's word, spoken and believed, gave healing life to this man's feet and ankles. 

In life, we might have situations that challenge us but building the word in our hearts will put us in a position of strength so we too can see the power of God’s word manifested in our lives and it will bring deliverance.

Speaking God’s Word is how we walk powerfully in our daily lives

Applying this to our lives 

So, how do we get into the habit of confessing God's Word?

Proverbs 4:20-23

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 or guard thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

God wants us to keep or guard our hearts with all diligence, holding fast to God’s Word so we can control our thinking and not be shaken by any circumstances.

Ephesians 4.29, 

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth but that which is to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 

We speak the positives and power of God’s word, which ministers grace to us and everyone who hears it. You are the person who listens to you the most. What are you saying to yourself? 

You are the person you spend the most time with.

We want to speak God's word to ourselves.

When you are concerned about a situation, you can say: 

Philippians 4:6 Be careful (anxious) for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

When things look totally hopeless, you can say:

Luke 1:37, that with God nothing shall be impossible.

If you think you can’t do something, you can say:

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me

If you’re feeling down about yourself, you can say:

Psalm 139.14, I am fearfully (awesome) and, wonderfully made.

If you are afraid, you can say:

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given me the spirit of fear, but of power of love and of a sound mind.

A great practical step is to write down a verse on sticky notes and put them where you will see them every day—the kitchen, the bathroom mirror, the car dashboard. 

You can even put your own name in the verse. Look at Romans 8:37. Instead of just reading it, write it out like this: "Nay, [Your Name], in all these things you are more than a conqueror through him that loved you."

Conclusion

Every morning when we wake up, new baby nerve cells have been born while we were sleeping. We can use them to think and say God’s word.

Speaking God’s Word is how we walk powerfully in our daily lives

What we believe is what we confess, and what we confess will come to pass. 

Because what we confess from the innermost part of our hearts is what we believe = and what we believe we say, and what we say we receive. Believing = receiveng

So this week, I encourage you to confess what the Word says about who you are. 

Let's walk out with confidence, strength, and power, claim God's promises, and actually look for them to come to pass in our lives.

God bless you. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!