I
heard this morning that faith is released through your mouth. Makes sense. Reportedly,
the Bible says more about what you say as opposed to what you think. I imagine
that’s because we tend to speak what we believe. We must believe a few things
we don’t really realize we think about.
One
of the first things our common enemy does is try to mess with our confession.
Instead of talking about the good in our lives, we often wind up murmuring and
complaining. Without some grace, the ground might have already opened up and
swallowed us alive!
Sometimes
we feel hard-pressed to find things to rejoice about, until we sit and take a
moment to think about it. But even then, the rejoicing is often slow in coming.
But the complaining? Most of us find it quite easy to complain.
I’ve
had a terrific day with my husband today – no agenda, just enjoying each other’s
company. But still, my mouth finds a way to complain about one thing or
another.
Praise
and worship involve sacrifice. Something’s gotta die. Clearly I need to
sacrifice the pettiness that drives to complain when so much of my life is
praiseworthy.
Not
only will that negativity be absent from my days, but it will be replaced with
the strength that comes from joy. Plus, my friends will find it a whole lot
easier to chat with me!
Another
place I see myself making negative confessions is when I find myself singing
along to the radio or with others singing a song that isn’t really what I
profess to believe. There’s a country song with a catchy tune that declares: “love
don’t live here anymore.” Now why in the world would I want to come into
agreement with that? Sure, some may say that I’m not necessarily agreeing that
the song is true in my life, but what is my spirit picking up? How long will it
be before love stops living here? Though that may sound superstitious – it’s
not. We are what we think – and we think what we pour into our souls.
Just
a few points to ponder on when we’re asking why things aren’t going like we
want them to in our lives. What confessions come out of our mouth when we’re
not really watching for them?
Do
you have any favorite scriptures about our words?
Psalm
19:14 “Let the words of my mouth, and the
meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”
Romans 10: 8-10 “But what saith it? The word is nigh
thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we
preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
