No Words

"Lord, I don't know what to say."

This has been my excuse for not witnessing on many occasions. I'll have it in my heart to go and witness or I'll see someone that I could talk to, but I just don't have the guts to go and open my mouth simply because I tell myself I don't know what to say.

I've never been that outgoing, so striking up conversations with random people has always been a challenge for me. Adding Christ into the mix?? That's an uphill battle I would rather not climb.

Now, if someone enters the house of God looking for salvation, I have no problem pointing them to Jesus. I can talk anyone's ear off inside the church. But that's not where it really counts. Jesus said go into the world and preach, not sit in the pew and wait for them to come to you. (Mark 16:15)

The Holy Spirit has convicted me about my attitude. I have the King of Kings sitting inside of me, and I'm afraid to have a conversation. There are no words.

When God called Moses to go before Pharaoh, Moses brought up his inability to speak. God told him that He would be with Moses' mouth and would show him what to say. How much more will the Holy Spirit help us when we call on Him?

Maybe you're like me and don't jump to witness since you don't know what to say. Or maybe you're staying silent out of fear of what the other person will say. Maybe witnessing as you're out and about doesn't even occur to you.

Whatever your excuse, don't let the work of the Kingdom be hindered by your inaction. I am leaning on the Holy Spirit to guide my lips and trusting that the King inside of me will stand up when I open my mouth. We can't let fear of man keep us from advancing God's Kingdom on the earth. Man cannot get us into heaven or hell, but our message could save their souls from eternal damnation.

We have to be a witness. We can't stay silent. So, let's all put down our excuses, go out into the world, and be God's mouthpiece.

Verse of the Day: And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. Exodus 4:11, 12

BEEP!

First off, I attended a homegoing service this morning. Make sure you let your loved ones know that you love them! No man knows the day or the hour....

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I'm still loving my new job over here. It's been quite fulfilling and has helped me to enjoy my day to day life much more. I'm so blessed!

One thing I can't stand though is the profanity. From some of my new co-workers all the way down to the students, I cannot stand how people just sprinkle their conversations with curse words. It's like I'm back in college.

Being salt and light, I of course insist on people correcting their speech around me (and the kids do get written up for it). Yet the mere fact that I have to say something on a regular basis makes me kind of sad. Are we that far gone as a society that we don't even care about what's coming out of our mouths?

I hate how reality television is perpetuating the trend also. You can't watch any of these shows without hearing the beep of the censors blocking out words. Now our award shows have to have one to two minute delays just because they don't know what people will say during a live broadcast.

We are really that far gone.

The one thing we can do, saints, is to continue to train up our children in the way they should go. We can adjust our mouths so that only sweet conversations comes from out of our lips. We can also impact the world around us since we are to be the sweet savor in the earth.

Don't allow the negative speech in your presence. Insist on others speaking to you and around you with respectful words. And continue to keep our nation uplifted in prayer.

Only God can save us.

Verse of the Day: Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. Colossians 4:6

Calling Things That Be Not

So, today, we are going to do an exercise of faith. We are going to call things that be not as though they were. (Romans 4:17) We are going to speak life over our day, and watch the Lord put His power behind our words.

Ready?

Today will be a great day in Jesus name! Today will be a day filled with unexpected blessings, opportunities to witness, and moments to spend time before God's face.

We will not be overwhelmed or stressed out today! We will be able to meet every challenge and solve every problem. The Holy Spirit dwells on the inside of us, and He helps us in every situation!

No weapon formed against us shall prosper, and every tongue that rises up against us shall fall. (Isaiah 54:17) Even now we bless those that curse us, and pray for those who spitefully use us. (Matthew 5:44)We will look for a chance today to show them the love of Christ.

Today will be a day for the books! We will lay down at the end of it smiling because of what the Lord was able to do through us.

Amen! Hallelujah!

Now let's get to it...

Verse of the Day: 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. Mark 11:23

So, What Are You Saying?

"I don't think I'll ever
figure this whole thing out..."

A lot of us know how to pray. We know how to reach heaven and get before the throne of God to make our requests known to Him.

Many of us also know how to fight the enemy. We know how to bind up his forces and cast him into the pit of hell. We know how to confess the Word of God against him and speak the Life of God into our situations.

However, many of us counteract our prayers and confessions in our casual conversations. When talking with our friends, loved ones, strangers... we say things that don't reflect the Word of God.

"Girl, this whole situation is making me crazy..."

"I am so stressed out!"

"No matter what I do, I can't ever seem to get ahead..."

"If it's not one thing, it's another..."

"I'm probably going to have to deal with this the rest of my life..."

Those casual comments are filled with doubt, fear, and unbelief. None of them reflect the God that we serve or His Word to us. They only reinforce what the enemy would like you to believe is true.

Many of us spend time in prayer and intercession and see no results or change because our own tongues negate the conversations we've just had with the Lord. We spend time reaffirming with God His will for our life only to walk away and speak death over it all over again.

The Bible notes that the most powerful member of our body is our tongue. It can bring both life and death to our existence. (Proverbs 18:21) We have to make a concerted effort to keep it reigned in and speaking life. It takes some work to get it under control, but it can be done.

Don't let your casual conversations keep you from the promises of God! Choose to speak words of life at all times, not just when you're in prayer. Correct yourself when you hear yourself slip up, and change your words to what God says about you.

Your tongue is like the rudder of a ship that steers your life. Which way do you want to go?

Verse of the Day: And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. Psalm 35:28

Your Words Have Power

Words hold power.

God Himself demonstrated this fact when He created the universe. He merely spoke and things became. When He created man, He fashioned a creature in His image and likeness giving Him dominion over the earth. One of man's first assignments was to name the creatures of the earth. Whatever Adam called the being, that is what it became known as.

Our words hold power. Many people recognize what positive speaking and thinking can do for a person's outlook, behavior, and destiny. How much more can be accomplished through speaking the Word of God!

I often remember the story of Abraham when God challenged him to sacrifice his only son. Abraham had waited years for Isaac to be born. Then God asked him to give him up as a test of Abraham's love for God.

In the midst of facing his greatest heartbreak, Abraham's mouth stayed in faith. Even as his son inquired where the animal was for the sacrifice, Abraham merely stated, "The Lord will provide the lamb for the offering." (Genesis 22:8)

He didn't sink down into fear or despair. He didn't rail in anger. Abraham stayed in the position of faith down to his very words. And God honored Abraham's faith-filled words by providing a ram in the bush sparing Isaac's life. (Genesis 22:13)

How often do we allow pressures, trials, and concerns to cloud our speech? When we go through trials, do we continue to speak the Word of God? Do our mouths consistently reflect the God that we serve?

Don't allow your circumstances to circumvent your positive speech. Stand in faith believing that God will do what He said and speak His words of life. Your very breakthrough might depend on the words that come out of your mouth!

Verse of the Day: The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. Proverbs 10:32