Tongue in Cheek

Think it and you'll have it. Believe it and you'll receive it. Confess it and you'll possess it. Try it and you'll buy it. Okay, I threw that last one in to make sure you all were still awake. But those first three adages are, I suspect, familiar to you on some level. You may not hear them in your church service, but you have probably heard them before. And while I believe those are all great things to say to encourage someone or ourselves at times, are they actually based on scripture?

What does The Word say about this confessing, possessing, believing, receiving thing? Proverbs 18: 21 says that "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]"AMP. Interesting. And James tells us about how foul our tongues can be. Read James 3: 3-10. OK. Well, what is he saying? To me it means that what you speak out into the atmosphere with one of the smallest yet powerful muscles you possess can shape your day, your life, you marriage, your job, and ultimately your destiny. Now darlings, I'm not getting all new age teaching on you. But where do you think the New Agers got that tidbit from??? The Old Bible of course!!! And I am here to admit to you that I have reaped a harvest on the seeds that I have sown with my tongue. Good and bad. But the best seed I ever sown with my tongue was that good 'ol confession of Jesus. But wait!! If we confess that Jesus is the Christ and believe that in our hearts we're saved, right? That's what Romans 10:9 tells us. No one really questions that scripture teaching, but why do so many dispute the above mentioned adages?  

I think it's hard for our human body and brain, i.e. our flesh, to accept that. The world will tell you that you have to do something in order for you to have anything. The enemy will tell you that God isn't going to give you anything. Religion tells you that you're not worthy of having more than you already do; of achieving more than you already have. That sounds like us trying to do things in our own strength, or by own own works, or in the flesh. But thank God for personal relationship with Him. Once we have a personal relationship with God through the blood of Jesus we can do what Jesus told us to do in Mark 11:24 which is to "...Have faith in God [constantly]. Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him. For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it]". AMP. So when you pray audibly (which by the way, uses the tongue to speak/confess/declare), you'd better believe that you'll get what it is your asking for/posses it/receive it/have it. As long as what your asking for is in line with The Bible, you should expect God to answer (caveat: we can't be praying for some one's misfortune, or for the neighbor's dog to die cause he barks a lot). But if you don't open up your mouth and pray/declare/confess/speak anything, you shouldn't be expecting anything. Only when we follow what The Word says to do, which is to believe when we pray, will we ever have what we asked for. So let's start now!!

Father, we ask you to bless our blog readers in a mighty way. Give them a fresh revelation of you, and your love and Your power. Protect them from their enemies and prosper their souls. In the name above all names, the name of Jesus we pray. Amen!!!

Next time we'll talk about doubt and the Rolling Stones. Stay tuned!!

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PS. Proverbs 18:6-7 says that "A [self-confident] fool’s lips bring contention, and his mouth invites a beating. A [self-confident] fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself". AMP. Let's not be that either. 

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