We are a blessed people! We have been given more than we need or deserve, but many times we lose perspective of how much we have and instead we focus on the little that we lack. Instead of giving thanks and praise to God for blessing us, for favoring us and for giving us the abundance that is in our lives, we choose to murmur and complain about the temporary trial, the discouraging situation or the challenging obstacle that is in our path. What we must always remember and keep in mind is that murmurers don't please God. Constantly complaining about all that is wrong in our lives brings a curse with it which will keep us from having the true joy, peace and contentment that God wishes for us to have. (1 Corinthians 10:10) (Philippians 2:14-15)
Deuteronomy 30:19 declares “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” We have a choice on how we see our life. We can look at all of the positives and give thanks and praise to God or we can look at the few negatives and choose to murmur and complain about how tough our life is. I have found that a grateful heart will be a contented heart and will overcome an obstacle much quicker and easier than choosing to murmur, complain and worry about that problem. When we act out our faith and show our confidence is in God's ability, He will show up on our behalf and meet our needs in ways that we never thought of or imagined before. (Psalm 34:1-10) (Daniel 3:25)
We are to boast in God's abundance and we should proclaim with our words that we are a blessed people, we are highly favored and meant to overcome, to triumph, to succeed and rise above every challenge, every obstacle and every mountain that we come across. See your glass as half-full. See the blessings that abound in your life. If you are able to read this message, count yourself blessed because there are almost 1 Billion people who can't read. Think on all that you possess and be grateful for what you have. Give thanks to the Lord for your family, your friends, your job, your home, your health and anything else that you can think of and with your whole heart give God praise for the abundance that is in your life. (Psalm 111:1-5) (Joel 2:12-13)
I encourage you to see with refreshed eyes how fortunate you really are. Count your blessings and not your problems because the good in your life greatly outweighs the bad. Keep an attitude of gratitude and you will see your life change in the most positive of ways.
–Dwayne
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Message On The Power Of Words
I have been praying about what message to write and I felt the Lord impressing upon my heart to write a message concerning the words that we speak out of our mouth. Many times we say things without first thinking about them and pay a price for doing so. We need to remember that the words that we say out of our mouths do take on a life of themselves and can either bless or curse us. I hope you'll be challenged by this message that will show you from God's Word how to be careful of the words that you speak and show you to only speak positive and overcoming words of Victory.
The Bible declares in Proverbs 6:2, "Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth..." The word snared is defined in the dictionary as, "Something that serves to entangle the unwary." Many times we get caught unaware and speak things in haste that we soon regret. It is very important that we remember and always keep in mind that our words have great power to either create or destroy. We are created in the image of God and just as He has created all things by speaking them into existence, so it is with us because we are an extension of Him. (James 3:10) (John 1:1-4) (Genesis 1:26)
When we feel down and discouraged and articulate our feelings with our words, then we are giving life to that negative situation to continue on in making us feel like defeated persons. The Bible says let the weak Say they are strong. We are not to give in to negative situations by speaking words of defeat, but rather we are to prophesy the situation to be the best it can be even in the midst of the storm. Darkness must dispense once Light has entered into a room and it is the same thing concerning a negative situation, which is overcome by positive and overcoming words of authority. (Ezekiel 37:4-10) (Joel 3:10) (1 John 2:14-17) (Revelation 12:11)
The Bible tells us that our tongue even though is a small member of our whole body, has the power to direct where our life will take us, as the Bible illustrates in James 3:4-5, "A tiny rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot wants it to go, even though the winds are strong. So also, the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do..." When we lose control of our tongue and don't choose our words wisely, then our life is going to be affected and taken off course, just as a ship is steered off course by the controlling of the helm wheel. (Proverbs 18:21)
God tells us that He lays before us life and death, blessing and cursing, and He tells us to choose life. It is all up to us if we become the people God wants us to be because He has given us a free will to either obey His word and live an abundant and overcoming life, or do things our way and simply exist in a life of mediocrity. (Deuteronomy 30:19) (Proverbs 3:5-12)
The Lord has given many warnings throughout the Bible that tells us our words play a very important part of our life. Jesus declares in Matthew 12:37, "By your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned." God has not hidden His commandments from us, but has made them clearly known throughout His Word because God's love is that great and He does not want us to fall into the traps of the enemy. We are to be alert and recognize the tricks of the devil and overcome them with the authoritative words of our mouth. (Psalm 119:11-12) (Proverbs 6:20-23)
Just because we have made mistakes in the past does not mean that it is too late to start afresh. Our God freely offers second chances to those who have made mistakes. We should always be confident and know that Christ is able to cleanse our past and create within us a new heart and life that is completely the opposite of the life that we once lived in darkness. I encourage you to call upon Him today if you are having trouble controlling your words and ask the Lord to create within you a new heart where negativity will cease to exist. God is able to change you in ways you never thought possible, so never get discouraged in calling on the name of the Lord. (Isaiah 1:18) (2 Corinthians 5:17) (Isaiah 55:6-7)
The next time you are tempted to speak negative words against someone else or even against a situation in your life, I challenge you to remember what the Bible says concerning the tongue and know that your words have great power to bless or curse, to renew a friendship or destroy a friendship. Your words can heal your situation or make it much worse. The choice is up to us on how we handle every situation in our lives. Let us handle them God's way and control the negative words that we are tempted to say when things are not going as planned. Only then will we be the people God wishes for His children to be and receive the blessings of obeying His Word. (Joshua 1:8) (Proverbs 15:1) (Isaiah 1:19-20)
Read and meditate on these scriptures:
Proverbs 15:1-4 “A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”
Matthew 12:35-37 Jesus declares, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
James 3:10-12 “Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.”
Proverbs 18:4-7 “The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook. It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment. A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.”
All scriptures can be found in the New King James Version.
–Dwayne
The Bible declares in Proverbs 6:2, "Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth..." The word snared is defined in the dictionary as, "Something that serves to entangle the unwary." Many times we get caught unaware and speak things in haste that we soon regret. It is very important that we remember and always keep in mind that our words have great power to either create or destroy. We are created in the image of God and just as He has created all things by speaking them into existence, so it is with us because we are an extension of Him. (James 3:10) (John 1:1-4) (Genesis 1:26)
When we feel down and discouraged and articulate our feelings with our words, then we are giving life to that negative situation to continue on in making us feel like defeated persons. The Bible says let the weak Say they are strong. We are not to give in to negative situations by speaking words of defeat, but rather we are to prophesy the situation to be the best it can be even in the midst of the storm. Darkness must dispense once Light has entered into a room and it is the same thing concerning a negative situation, which is overcome by positive and overcoming words of authority. (Ezekiel 37:4-10) (Joel 3:10) (1 John 2:14-17) (Revelation 12:11)
The Bible tells us that our tongue even though is a small member of our whole body, has the power to direct where our life will take us, as the Bible illustrates in James 3:4-5, "A tiny rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot wants it to go, even though the winds are strong. So also, the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do..." When we lose control of our tongue and don't choose our words wisely, then our life is going to be affected and taken off course, just as a ship is steered off course by the controlling of the helm wheel. (Proverbs 18:21)
God tells us that He lays before us life and death, blessing and cursing, and He tells us to choose life. It is all up to us if we become the people God wants us to be because He has given us a free will to either obey His word and live an abundant and overcoming life, or do things our way and simply exist in a life of mediocrity. (Deuteronomy 30:19) (Proverbs 3:5-12)
The Lord has given many warnings throughout the Bible that tells us our words play a very important part of our life. Jesus declares in Matthew 12:37, "By your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned." God has not hidden His commandments from us, but has made them clearly known throughout His Word because God's love is that great and He does not want us to fall into the traps of the enemy. We are to be alert and recognize the tricks of the devil and overcome them with the authoritative words of our mouth. (Psalm 119:11-12) (Proverbs 6:20-23)
Just because we have made mistakes in the past does not mean that it is too late to start afresh. Our God freely offers second chances to those who have made mistakes. We should always be confident and know that Christ is able to cleanse our past and create within us a new heart and life that is completely the opposite of the life that we once lived in darkness. I encourage you to call upon Him today if you are having trouble controlling your words and ask the Lord to create within you a new heart where negativity will cease to exist. God is able to change you in ways you never thought possible, so never get discouraged in calling on the name of the Lord. (Isaiah 1:18) (2 Corinthians 5:17) (Isaiah 55:6-7)
The next time you are tempted to speak negative words against someone else or even against a situation in your life, I challenge you to remember what the Bible says concerning the tongue and know that your words have great power to bless or curse, to renew a friendship or destroy a friendship. Your words can heal your situation or make it much worse. The choice is up to us on how we handle every situation in our lives. Let us handle them God's way and control the negative words that we are tempted to say when things are not going as planned. Only then will we be the people God wishes for His children to be and receive the blessings of obeying His Word. (Joshua 1:8) (Proverbs 15:1) (Isaiah 1:19-20)
Read and meditate on these scriptures:
Proverbs 15:1-4 “A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”
Matthew 12:35-37 Jesus declares, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
James 3:10-12 “Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.”
Proverbs 18:4-7 “The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook. It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment. A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.”
All scriptures can be found in the New King James Version.
–Dwayne
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