As I read my Daily Devotional this morning, the author talked about how "God wants His people whole -- spirit, soul and body" -- and how "words have power and our bodies will try to fulfill the word we speak."
Several scriptures came to mind as I read that. 2 Cor. 4:13 says we believe therefore we speak. This verse reminds me to Believe God's Word and to Speak It with assurance and boldness. I learned some time ago the need to speak God's truth out-loud -- there is power in the Spoken Word!
I also thought how our minds "speak" to us -- no one else hears our thoughts, but we do and they effect us. Romans 12:2 talks of our need to renew our mind. Phil. 4:8 lists the things which should occupy our mind. Things that are pure, righteous, excellent, praiseworthy, lovely, admirable, noble and true. We should think on these things.
Eph. 4:29 tells us to speak only that which is useful for building up. We usually consider this verse in light of what we say to others and well we should, but we also can apply it to the words we speak to ourselves whether spoken aloud or thought. We need only to build up not tear down. We must speak the Truth even to ourselves!
Imagine how different our world would be if we spoke only Truth and held to the Phil. 4:8 plumb line in our thought life?
This is not about having a positive attitude, although it is good to be positive instead of negative. It is about walking in the Word... in the truth of our Lord ... with confidence and assurance.
This is how we are able to live life as more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. (Rom. 8:37)
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