SPEAK TO YOUR MOUNTAINS
Read 1 Samuel 17:31-54
Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, "Be taken up and cast into the sea," and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it shall be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted you (Mark 11:23-24)
If you're in a tough situation today, now more than ever you need to guard what you say and not allow any negative, destructive words to come out of your mouth. Scripture says, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and you will eat the fruit thereof" (see Proverbs 18:21). In other words, you create an environment for either good or evil with your words, and you are going to have to live in that world you've created. If you're always murmuring, complaining, and talking about how bad life is treatening you, you're going to live in a pretty miserable, depressing world. You will always be tempted to use your words to describe negative situations, but God wants us to use our words to change our negative situations. Don't talk about the program, talk about the solution.
The Bible instructs us to speak to our mountains (see Mark 11:23-24). Maybe your mountain is a sickness; perhaps it is a troubled relationship; maybe your mountain is a floundering business. Whatever your mountain is, you must do more than think about it, more than pray about itl you must speak to that obstacle. The Bible says, "Let the weak say I'm strong, let the oppressed say I'm free. Let the sick say I'm healed. Let the poor say I'm well off" (see Joel 3:10)
Start calling yourself healed, happy, whole, blessed and prosperous. Stop talk to God about how big your mountains are, and start talking to your mountains about how big your God is!
When David faced the giant Goliath, he didn't murmur and complain and say, "God, why do I always have these huge problems?" He didn't dwell on the fact that Goliath was three times his size. Nor did he dwell on the fact that Goliath was a skilled warrior and he was just a shepherd boy. He didn't focus on the magnitude of the obstacle before him. He chose instead to focus on the greatness of his God. He changed his whole atmosphere through the words that came out of his mouth.
David looked at Goliath right in the eyes, and with great determination, he said "Listen, Goliath, you come against me with a sword and a shield, but i come against you in the name of the Lord God of Israel"
Now, those are words of faith! Notice, too that he spoke the words aloud, He didn't merely think them; he didn't simple pray them. he spoke directly to the mountain of a man in front of him, and said, "I will defeat you and feed your flest to the birds of the air this very day" And with God's help, he did exactly that!
When you are faving obstacles in your path, you must boldly say, "Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world (see 1 John 4:4). No weapon formed against me is going to prosper (see Isaiah 54:17). God always causes me to triumph." Quit complaining about poverty and lack and start declaring, "God supplies all my needs in abundance.: Quit nagging that friend or family member who is not serving God and start declaring, "As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD" (Joshua 24:15. Quit complaining that nothing good ever happens to you and start declaring, "Everything I touch prospers and succeeds." We must stop cursing the darkness. Let's start commanding the light to come.
Friend, there is a mirable in your mouth. If you want to change your world, start today by changing your words.
Source: Joel Osteen 90 days Devotionals
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for your encouragement and many others. Thank you for meeting our needs, even the very basic and the most non-tangible, non-visible needs, you see it all and you feed us, we just have to open our mouth and be filled. Thank you for providing the solution and not let us suffer in silence and in misery at times of difficulties. Thank you for all the wonderful Pastors all around the world who works hard to serve you, though they may not be perfect, but your grace is sufficient and you can bring even the smallest message to be delivered to the person who needs it most at the right time and right place! Just as I have been blessed with those messages, thank you Lord.
