I was wondefully made

Psalms 139:14
"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."

Fear

God gave us a survival instinct which the world calls fear. But wait a minute, does this definition doesn’t line up with the Word of God?
God commanded us to fear Him and Him only. The revelation I got today was this: fear is reverence and anything or anybody you fear takes God’s place.
• You either fear God or something else.
• What you fear is what you reverence
• What you fear is what you idolize
• What you fear really becomes your god.

This is why God, repeatedly advises us not to fear.
Isa 44:8, "Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I know not one."
Deut.1:21, 20:3-4, 2Chron. 20:17, Isaiah 41:10, 13, 43:1, 5, 44:

Isaiah 11:3-4
“His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth”.
This type of fear gives God His place. It is waking by faith having confidence in God and His Word. Doing His will regardless of what it looks like or feels like.
Jer 2:18, 3:8

This is Jesus’ advice from Matthew 10:28, "8 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."

Faith gives substance to your hope

Mark 5:25-29: The woman with the issue of blood had suffered for twelve years and had spent all she had on many doctors without getting better. In fact she grew worse. When she had heard of Jesus, she came in the press behind, and touched Jesus’ garment, “for she said, ‘If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.’ And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague”

Many times we look at the mountains facing us and we speak about them instead of speaking to them. God’s Word is greater than any mountain. God’s Word is His promise to you that He wants you to prosper, spirit, soul and body. Our Lord said that you can have what you say if you have faith. So before you speak, remember that the words you speak frame your daily life. Speak the Word of God in faith.

Faith gives substance to the promises of God. Faith creates.

Speaking God's Word in faith brings the Holy Spirit into action.

Circumstances and situations are always speaking to us. Our victory over them is to answer them with a statement of faith. Is your body telling you that your prayer didn't work or that the Lord didn't heal you? Whatever you are going through, answer with a positive statement of faith. 1 John 5:4

You may be wondering why we answer non-speaking things or even inanimate objects! In Mark 11:14 Jesus demonstrates that this tree was communicating with Him.
"And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it." Let’s follow His example and answer them with authority and not with fear.
Prov. 18:21 says that your words will release either life or death. All creation (including people) responds to words because that’s how God made it.

Speaking God's Word in faith brings the Holy Spirit into action. In Luke 4, when Jesus was tempted by the devil, Jesus used the Word of God to defeat the enemy at His temptation.
Keep God's Word in your heart (Proverbs 4:20-23) so that the Holy Spirit may bring it forth at the appropriate time.

Speak God's Word in faith to that mountain in your life. Mark 11:22-23

The power of words

The words you speak will either make you or break you. Wrong thinking leads to wrong speaking and wrong speaking leads to wrong actions. These three deter the manifestation of God’s good plans and promises for our lives.

God used words to create the world. Jesus was conceived by the Word and His ministry was founded on the Word.
1 Peter 1:23 tells us that the Word of God is the incorruptible seed which never fails. In Hebrews 1:3 we learn that Jesus upholds all things by the word of His power.
Child of God, you have the same creative power as God. In fact you always have what you say. Your words and actions have created who you are today. Many of us don’t realize this, that is why we continue speaking contrary to God’s will. Jesus warned us against idle talk. But how can we protect ourselves from careless words?
Simple, renew your mind with the Word of God daily. Meditate on it day and night. Give the Spirit of Truth first place in your life and the Word of God will permeate your whole being.

Speak what you want

Though I found it easy to make the decision to change what I say, implementing it has been another matter. I have tried it for the past few days in vain! How do I do this?

I recall what Jesus said in John 15:4-5 "Abide in me and I in you. As......for without me you can do nothing." He also gave us the Helper, the Spirit of truth Who teaches us all things and leads us into all truth. Listening and doing what He teaches is the answer to all our problems.

"As a man thinks within, so is he!" (Proverbs 23:7) So without changing my way of thinking I am getting no where in my resolution. I have to change how I think by renewing my mind.

I have therefore decided to spend time reading the Word of God daily, meditating on it continually, listening to the Holy Spirit all the time and doing what the Word says.

If you been through the same struggle please share with us or check this blog tomorrow and be blessed.

Say what you want not what you feel

The Holy Spirit, my Mentor has been dealing with me concerning my tongue. My resolution for 2009 is to speak the blessing of God over my life and my loved ones regardless of the circumstances.
The Word of God is full of His promises and tells us His will for our lives. His plans for us are good. But how can we appropriate them? There are several things we have to do and one of them is guarding our tongues.

Charles Capps says in God’s creative Power: “Life and death are in the power of your tongue. Plant a crop for what you want not what you don’t want.” Page 130

Proverbs 18:20-21 says:
“A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled .
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” KJV

“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.” KJV
When we speak contrary to God’s will for our lives, we speak like the wicked and we partake of his reward.

“The lips of the righteous nourish many.” (Proverbs 10:21)
May your words bless you and build your loved ones!

I wish you all a prosperous, fruitful and joyous 2009. I pray for the blessings of God to fill you, surround you and overtake you!