In the beginning God said, “Let there be light” and then there was light. God spoke and the world was formed, everything we see in creation was formed by what God said. Right after all of creation was made we were made to rule over creation. We were made in very image of our Creator.

Scripture later tells us in Proverbs 18:21 that “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” There is great power in God’s words and there is great power in ours as well. In the same way that God’s words created the world, our words create our own little worlds. What I mean is the very course and direction of our lives is largely influenced by the very words that come out of our own mouths.

The third chapter of James tells us that our tongue is like the rudder of a ship – it determines it’s course. As we are well into 2015 I would challenge you to keep a guard over your words. Watch what comes out of your mouth. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and do not allow any negative speech to leave your lips. Rather let your words be filled with faith, hope and love.

Remember our words are seeds. We must be conscious of the kind of seeds we are sowing. If we are not happy with the current season we are in we must evaluate what our words were like in the previous season of our lives. I challenge you to begin to sow three faith filled seeds into your daily life by saying these three things everyday:

I AM WHO GOD SAYS I AM

I HAVE WHAT GOD SAYS I HAVE

I CAN DO WHAT GOD SAYS I CAN DO

The above three statements are absolute truth, so agree with God and begin to say what He says. And one day in the very near future you’ll be glad you did!

Blessings,

John

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