Ever wonder why things don't seem to go right in your life? Do you ever wonder why the good things just never happen to you? Well I guarantee that would change if you would just shut your mouth, or better yet change the majority of the things that you say out of your mouth. Proverbs 18:21 says "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." This scripture alone tells us that we are able to either speak death or life into our lives just by what comes out of our mouth. Matthew 12:34 says "for out of the heart the mouth speaketh.". So whatever is manifesting on the outside got it starting place on the inside.
What is in your heart? Napoleon Hill starts out his book Think and Grow Rich by saying "Thoughts are things", and according to scripture he was absolutely right. I would go so far as to say that what's in our hearts becomes our thoughts. So if we speak what is in our hearts and the thoughts of our minds become things, then words are indeed the birthing mechanism for our inner most desires. In the beginning of Matthew 12:34 it eludes to the fact that you can not being evil speak good things. A good man brings forth good things out of his heart and a evil man brings forth evil things out of his heart. So I submit to you that we can not fault anyone but ourselves for what takes place in our lives. We first must start by looking deep within ourselves and evaluate what lives deep within us that drives us to birth the lives we create for ourselves simply by speaking. How often do we say I can't do this, I can't do that, this never happens to me/for me, man I'm so broke I don't know what I'm gonna do. We must stop planting these seeds of lack, ineptitude, and impoverishment into our lives! For they are indeed seeds. We must change the way we talk in order to change the way we live. The word of God says they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof, and the only way to get fruit is to plant a seed. So no matter whether its a seed of life or a seed of death, the fact of the matter is that it has been promised that we will reap its harvest.
Now the question you might ask is this; how do I go about such a change?...it all sounds easier said than done. Well I would say the first step is to acknowledge that there is a change that needs to be made and to take responsibility for the things that you say. Secondly, change comes from the inside out, so I would recommend that you pray as David prayed that God create within you a clean heart and renew a right spirit within you. However, prayer is only one side of change. The other side of change has to come from you taking action. My suggestion would be to fill yourself with positive affirmations from the word of God. I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me, I am the head and not the tail, God has given me the ability to gain wealth, by His stripes I am healed, and the list goes on and on and on. God said all things are possible to them who believes. My point is this: get into the word of God and replace evil with good, replace what is negative with what is positive. Remember darkness can not exist where light dwells.
Finally, we as believers in Christ must guard our mouths at all times. Ephesians 4:29 says "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying,". This not only applies to the way we speak when talking to others: this also applies to how we speak to ourselves as well, because our inner man hears what we speak just as good as the next. So I charge you to start speaking life to yourself even now at this very moment and watch how things start to change in your life. This is what has been ordained in this life of a believer. Be Blessed!!!
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Monday, November 11, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Good Guys Don't Finish Last, They Finish First.
There is an old saying that states "good guys finish last". In my opinion, when you hear this phrase, it takes you to a place where you start to think about relationships and how the girl always ends up with the bad guy while the nice guy gets the short end of the stick. I believe that you can even go as far as to say that you think about those that are good in heart who tend to put themselves out there and wind up getting, as we say, "shafted" when you hear this particular phrase.
Well I'm here to tell you that as believers in Christ Jesus this is not the case. So often we are assured of our greatness in the word of God. There are three passages of scripture in particular that have been impressed upon me by the Holy Spirit to share. Those being, Deuteronomy 28:13, Romans 8:37, and Galatians 6:9.
In Deuteronomy 28:13, it says the Lord will make us the head and not the tail. It says He will makes us above ONLY and not beneath. I don't know about you, but this sure does not sound like losing to me. God promises to make us the head! That means the head of a corporation, the head of our own business, the head when it comes to getting the next promotion at work, and any other blessings the Lord has coming our way. However, there is one stipulation. You see this promise is only for those who follow after Christ and are obedient to Him. Later on in the same passage of scripture it states that these blessings will come "if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them." When you are child of the most high God and following after His teachings, and obeying His commands: you are automatically put in line to receive His blessings.
By definition the word conqueror means "a person who conquers or vanquishes; victor". It is also synonymous with the word winner. Romans 8:37 says "in all things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us". Once again if you are not a born again believer saved by the grace of God you are missing out! God said He would make us more than winners. I believe it is Jay-Z who says in one of his lyrics that he will not lose. Well I got news for you Jigga! If you are not rooted and grounded in Jesus Christ your lost is coming! I don't know about you but I want that good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over blessing! God said that men shall give unto your bosom. So not only will God allow you to win individually, but He also promised that men shall give to you of what they have.
When God promises you something as a believer in Christ, you can take it to the bank and cash it. God says in Numbers that He is not a man that He should lie. It is with this confidence that we as spirit filled believers should stand fast, fortified in our faith. In Galatians 6:9 the apostle Paul writes "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.". This verse to me is saying three very important distinctive things. 1. Don't be weary in well doing: as you are living this life as a believer, don't get discouraged by living for God or by doing what is right according to scripture. The word of God says that only what is done for God will last. 2. In due season you shall reap: don't be dismayed by those around you who seem to be getting everything that they want and need, and not even living for Christ. This is only a trick of the devil to try to get you to fall. I know you may be thinking that so and so seems to be getting blessed every time I look around and I am over here struggling living for God and nothing is happening for me. Just remember that God has a plan and your season is coming in with even a greater harvest than that which you have witnessed from others. 3. Faint not: Just hold on! You are close to your breakthrough.
God promises us prosperity, wealth, health, and all the spoils that come along with victory. Remember you ARE the head and not the tail! You ARE more than a conqueror! You WILL reap if you faint not! You have all of these promises as born again, spirit filled believers in Christ Jesus, and if there is any doubt in your mind where you stand in Jesus, all you have to do at this very moment is confess your sins, ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins, believe that He is the one true and living son of God who came and died on the cross for your sins, accept Him into your life as your Lord and Savior, and at this very moment you will be saved! Begin to live for Him. Get rooted and grounded in the word of God by reading the bible daily. Join a church that teaches the word of God. Last but not least build a close personal relationship with God through prayer. Be Blessed!!!
#LifeOfABeliever #AreYouSaved
Well I'm here to tell you that as believers in Christ Jesus this is not the case. So often we are assured of our greatness in the word of God. There are three passages of scripture in particular that have been impressed upon me by the Holy Spirit to share. Those being, Deuteronomy 28:13, Romans 8:37, and Galatians 6:9.
In Deuteronomy 28:13, it says the Lord will make us the head and not the tail. It says He will makes us above ONLY and not beneath. I don't know about you, but this sure does not sound like losing to me. God promises to make us the head! That means the head of a corporation, the head of our own business, the head when it comes to getting the next promotion at work, and any other blessings the Lord has coming our way. However, there is one stipulation. You see this promise is only for those who follow after Christ and are obedient to Him. Later on in the same passage of scripture it states that these blessings will come "if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them." When you are child of the most high God and following after His teachings, and obeying His commands: you are automatically put in line to receive His blessings.
By definition the word conqueror means "a person who conquers or vanquishes; victor". It is also synonymous with the word winner. Romans 8:37 says "in all things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us". Once again if you are not a born again believer saved by the grace of God you are missing out! God said He would make us more than winners. I believe it is Jay-Z who says in one of his lyrics that he will not lose. Well I got news for you Jigga! If you are not rooted and grounded in Jesus Christ your lost is coming! I don't know about you but I want that good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over blessing! God said that men shall give unto your bosom. So not only will God allow you to win individually, but He also promised that men shall give to you of what they have.
When God promises you something as a believer in Christ, you can take it to the bank and cash it. God says in Numbers that He is not a man that He should lie. It is with this confidence that we as spirit filled believers should stand fast, fortified in our faith. In Galatians 6:9 the apostle Paul writes "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.". This verse to me is saying three very important distinctive things. 1. Don't be weary in well doing: as you are living this life as a believer, don't get discouraged by living for God or by doing what is right according to scripture. The word of God says that only what is done for God will last. 2. In due season you shall reap: don't be dismayed by those around you who seem to be getting everything that they want and need, and not even living for Christ. This is only a trick of the devil to try to get you to fall. I know you may be thinking that so and so seems to be getting blessed every time I look around and I am over here struggling living for God and nothing is happening for me. Just remember that God has a plan and your season is coming in with even a greater harvest than that which you have witnessed from others. 3. Faint not: Just hold on! You are close to your breakthrough.
God promises us prosperity, wealth, health, and all the spoils that come along with victory. Remember you ARE the head and not the tail! You ARE more than a conqueror! You WILL reap if you faint not! You have all of these promises as born again, spirit filled believers in Christ Jesus, and if there is any doubt in your mind where you stand in Jesus, all you have to do at this very moment is confess your sins, ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins, believe that He is the one true and living son of God who came and died on the cross for your sins, accept Him into your life as your Lord and Savior, and at this very moment you will be saved! Begin to live for Him. Get rooted and grounded in the word of God by reading the bible daily. Join a church that teaches the word of God. Last but not least build a close personal relationship with God through prayer. Be Blessed!!!
#LifeOfABeliever #AreYouSaved
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