I want to talk to you today about how your words become your reality. You are where you are today in part because of what you've been saying about yourself. Words are like seeds. When you speak something out, you give life to what you're saying. If you continue to say it, eventually that can become a reality. Whether you realize it or not, you are prophesying your future.
This is great when we're saying things like, I'm blessed. I'm strong. I will accomplish my dreams. I'm coming out of debt. That's not just being positive, you are prophesying victory, prophesying success, prophesying new levels. Your life will move in the direction of your words. But too many people go around prophesying just the opposite. They don't realize they are prophesying defeat.
The scripture says "We will eat the fruit of our words". You are planting seed when you talk. At some point, you're going to eat that fruit. Make sure you're planting the right kind of seeds. If you want apples, you have to sow apple seeds. If you want oranges, you can't plant cactus seeds, poison ivy seeds, mushroom seeds. You're going to reap fruit from the exact seeds that you've been sowing.
In other words, you can't talk negative and expect to live a positive life. You can't talk defeat and expect to have victory. You can't talk lack, and expect to have abundance. If you don't like what you're seeing, start sowing some different seeds. Instead of saying defeat say victory.
Use the right seeds. "God is restoring health back unto me. This sickness didn't come to stay, it came to pass. I'm getting better and better every day".
You keep sowing those seeds and eventually you'll eat that fruit. Health, wholeness, victory.
Say "I will lend and not borrow. Whatever I touch prospers and succeeds. I'm coming into overflow, into more than enough".
Start sowing seeds of increase, seeds of abundance.
"I have the favor of God. Blessings are chasing me down. The right people are searching me out. New opportunities, new levels are in my future". If you'll keep talking like that, you'll reap a harvest of good things. James said in the scripture, "With our tongue we can bless our life or we can curse our life".
Many people don't realize with their words they're cursing their future. Stop cursing your future. Sometimes the enemy doesn't have to defeat us, we defeat ourselves. Pay attention to what you're saying. Are you blessing your life? Or are you cursing it?
You speak victory over your life. Our attitude should be, "I'm getting younger. God is renewing my youth like the eagles. I'm getting stronger, healthier, better looking. I'm going to keep my hair. I'm going to stay in my right mind. I'm going to live a long productive faith-filled life".
Start blessing your life. Prophesy good things.
There's a young lady on staff here. Every morning before she leaves the house, she looks in the mirror and says, "Girl, you're looking good today". I saw her one time and asked if she was still doing it. She said, "Yeah, in fact, today when I looked in the mirror, I said, 'girl, some days you look good, but today, you look really good".
You stop criticizing yourself and start blessing your life. Talk about all the things you like: "i want to earn a lot of money", "i want to serve this world", etc. Start calling yourself healthy, strong, talented, beautiful, young. Every morning, before you leave the house, look in the mirror and say, "Good morning, you good looking thing". You need to do this every hour.
Sometimes when we've been traveling a lot, been very busy, Victoria will come to church with me and say, "Joel, I am so tired. Look at me. Can you see how red my eyes are"? I always say, "No Victoria, you look beautiful. You look as great as ever". She'd say, "No, I don't Joel. I know you won't tell me". She's right. I don't want to speak defeat, I want to speak victory over her life. I wonder what she would do if I ever said, "Yeah, you're right. You don't look good at all". I'm smarter than that.
Start declaring, 'I will live out my days in good health, with a clear mind, with good memory, with clarity of thought. My mind is alert. My senses are sharp. My youth is being renewed.'"
You've got to prophesy health. Prophesy a long productive life. Your words will become your reality.
Proverbs 6 says, "We are snared by the words of our mouth".
Your words can trip you. What you say can cause you to stumble. It can keep you from your potential or can lead you to your highest self.
You're not snared by what you think. Negative thoughts come to us all. When you speak them out, you give them life. That's when they become a reality. When you say, "I'm talented. I have a good personality", that is increasing your chances. If you say, "i can do this.", this is going to make you stronger and confident.
You may have been snared in the past, but I believe this is a new day. I declare you're coming out of that trap. Every chain is being loosed. Every stronghold is coming down. Now you've got to do your part. Start speaking victory over your life. Speak increase. Dare to declare God's favor. Be bold to call in those things you're dreaming about, those things you're believing for.
"Don't use your words to describe the situation, use your words to change the situation."
In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus was talking about worry. He said, "Take no thought, saying 'what shall we eat? What shall we drink?"
Notice that phrase "Take no thought saying". The negative thoughts will come. The key is to not say them. A thought will die stillborn if you don't speak it. Jesus was saying, "You may feel worried. It may seem like it's never going to happen. But take no thought saying. Don't verbalize it.".
Be smart enough to keep your mouth closed. You keep smile on your face, act like it's no big deal. Know if you don't verbalize it, eventually it'd die stillborn. It's one thing to think that it's hard to achieve, but when you start telling people it's hard, it takes on a whole new meaning.
You don't speak them out. Don't go tell your friends how hard it's to happen. "May you don't see a way, but believe God has a way. He didn't bring you this far to leave now". You know if you keep prophesying the right things: increase, favor, more than enough, then you would start moving toward it.
In the tough times, you have to especially be on guard. It's very tempting to vent your frustration and tell people how everything is against. But continually talking about the problem. That's not only going to make you more discouraged. But you're giving that problem more life. You're making it bigger. Turn it around, don't talk about the problem, talk about the promise.
Say "I serve a big God. He spoke worlds into existence. Nothing's too difficult for him".
"I know when one door closes, that means God has something better. He's directing my steps. I'm excited about my future".
"Something good is going to happen to me. Divine connections are coming my way".
"Well, I heard you got a bad medical report"? "Yes, that's true. But I have another report. It says, God is restoring health back unto me".
"Well, I heard those people did you wrong". "Yes, but I'm not worried. God is my vindicator. He's fighting my battles".
In life, there are always two voices vying for your attention. The voice of faith and the voice of defeat. You'll hear a voice saying to be negative, to complain. But if you listen carefully, you'll hear another voice. The voice of faith saying, "God has a way. Favor is coming. Healing is coming. Breakthroughs are coming". The other voice will tell you, "You are well able. You can do all things through God. Your best days are still in front of you".
Now, here's the beauty. You get to choose which voice comes to life. The way you do it is by what you speak. When you verbalize that thought, you're giving it the right to come to pass. You've got to get in agreement with God. The other voice may seem louder but you can override it. You can take away all of its power by choosing the voice of faith.
Maybe you're going to a job interview. One voice will tell you, "You're not going to get it. You're wasting your time. These people are not going to like you". Another voice will say, "You have the favor of God. You're blessed. You're confident. You have what it takes".
You have to dig your heels in and say, "I'm going to choose the voice of faith. It says I'm strong, I'm healthy, I'm blessed. I'm favored. I am a victor not a victim".
You can pray in faith, ask God to turn it around, to do the impossible. When you speak faith, favor, victory, that's what allows God to do the impossible.
This is what David did. When he faced Goliath, it looked impossible. All the odds were against him. If he would have verbalized his negative thoughts, that would have kept him from his destiny. Even though he was anointed to be king, those negative words would have kept him trapped in the shepherd's fields. He could have easily gone around saying, "Well, I know I'm supposed to face Goliath, but look at him. He's twice my size. He's got more experience, more equipment, more talent. I don't see how this is ever going to work out".
David went out and stood before Goliath. He looked him in the eyes and said, "You come against me with a sword and a shield. But I come against you in the name of the Lord God of Israel. This day, I will defeat you and feed your head to the birds of the air". Notice he was prophesying victory. He may have felt fear but he spoke faith. And I can hear David, as he's going out to face Goliath, under his breath, "I am well able. I am anointed. I am equipped. If God be for me, who dare be against me?" He picked up that rock, put it in his slingshot, slung it. That rock brought Goliath tumbling down.
When you face giants in life, when you face challenges, you have to do like David, prophesy your future. Say to that cancer, "Cancer you are no match for me. I will defeat you". "This addiction may be in my family for years, but this is a new day. The buck stops with me. I'm the difference maker. I am free". "My child may have been off course for a long time. But I know it's only temporary. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord".
Prophesy victory over your life.
There was a man in the scripture named Zerubbabel. He faced a huge mountain. A big obstacle. But like David, he didn't talk about how impossible it was, how it was never going to work out. He said, "Who are you, oh great mountain that would stand before me? You shall become a mere molehill". He was prophesying his future. The mountain looked big. But he declared it would be flattened out. It would become a molehill.
There's the principle: don't talk about the mountain, talk to the mountain.
Whatever mountains you face in life, no matter how big they look, don't shrink back in fear, don't be intimidated, rise up in faith and tell that mountain "You're coming down". Tell that sickness, "You're temporary".
Say to that loneliness, that addiction, that legal problem: "Who are you, oh great mountain to stand before me"?,"don't you know who I am? A child of the Supreme. Haven't you read my birth certificate? My Father created the universe. He breathed life into me. Crowned me with his favor. He called me more than a conqueror.".
That means you can't defeat me. You can't hold me back, mountain, you've got to come down. I will overcome this illness. I will break this addiction. I will pay my house off. I will see my family restored. I will accomplish my dreams. What am I saying? Prophesy victory. Prophesy breakthroughs. Prophesy what you're believing for.
In the old testament, Ezekiel saw a vision. He had this dream of this valley filled with bones. Everywhere he looked, like a huge graveyard, acres and acres of bones, people that have died. Bones represent things in our life that look dead, situations that seem impossible like they'll never change. And God told him to do something interesting. He said, "Ezekiel, prophesy to these dead bones. Say to them, 'oh, you dry bones, hear the word of the Lord".
And Ezekiel, in this vision, he started speaking to the bones, telling them to come back to life. He called forth skin, muscle, tissue. As he was talking, these bones started coming together, just like out of a movie, morphing back into a person. Finally, God told him to prophesy to breath and call it forth. The scripture says, "As he prophesied, breath came into those bodies and they stood up like a vast army".
You may have things in your life that seem dead. Your health, your business, a relationship. All you can see, so to speak, is that valley of dry bones. God is saying to you what he said to Ezekiel. It's not enough to just pray about it, you need to speak to it. Prophesy to those dead bones. Call in health. Call in abundance. Call in restoration. That child that's been off course, don't just pray about it. Prophesy to it. "Son, daughter, come back in. You will fulfill your destiny".
If you're struggling with an addiction, don't just pray about it. Prophesy. "I am free. Chains are broken off of me. This is a new day of victory". Get your checkbook out and prophesy to it. "I prophesy to these dead bones, I will lend and not borrow. I am the head and not the tail. I am coming in to overflow". Just like with Ezekiel, if you'll prophesy to the bones, God will resurrect what looked dead. He'll make things happen that you could never make happen.
Psalm 2 says, "I will declare a decree".
A decree was something that was written down like an official document. The Psalmist was saying, "There's something that's been written that I'm going to start speaking". You can do the same thing, declare a decree. You should write down your goals. Write down what you want to see happen in life. Any areas that you're struggling in, where you need to improve, write it down like it's already done. And then every day, declare that decree. Read over it a couple of times out loud.
It's not enough to just think it, something happens when we speak. You have to prophesy your future. You can personalize yours. But let me give you some generic things that should be on your decree.
I am strong.
I am healthy.
I am in shape.
I weigh what I'm supposed to weigh.
I am full of energy.
I am passionate.
I am talented.
I am secure.
I am valuable.
I am confident.
I have a good personality.
People like me.
I am fun to be around.
I am happy.
I enjoy my life.
I am a person of excellence.
I am full of integrity.
I am successful.
I am prosperous.
My future is bright.
My legacy will live on to inspire future generations.
I run with purpose in every step.
I am blessed.
I am victorious.
I'm connected with the Supreme.
If you keep speaking things like that over your life, those words will get down on the inside of you. They'll not only change your outlook but they will change who you are. Your words will become your reality. You are prophesying your future. And over time, those words will become a part of your everyday vocabulary. It'll be no big deal for you to go around saying, I'm blessed, I'm healthy, I have the favor of God. Instead of being trapped by your words, you'll be propelled by your words.
Are you going in the right direction?
Are you seeing increase, favor, new growth?
If not, check up on what you're saying. When you get your words going in the right direction, your life will go in the right direction. Make this decision with me. If you'll start prophesying victory, prophesying favor, I believe and declare you're going to rise higher, overcome every obstacle, and become everything God's created you to be in gods' name.
This is great when we're saying things like, I'm blessed. I'm strong. I will accomplish my dreams. I'm coming out of debt. That's not just being positive, you are prophesying victory, prophesying success, prophesying new levels. Your life will move in the direction of your words. But too many people go around prophesying just the opposite. They don't realize they are prophesying defeat.
The scripture says "We will eat the fruit of our words". You are planting seed when you talk. At some point, you're going to eat that fruit. Make sure you're planting the right kind of seeds. If you want apples, you have to sow apple seeds. If you want oranges, you can't plant cactus seeds, poison ivy seeds, mushroom seeds. You're going to reap fruit from the exact seeds that you've been sowing.
In other words, you can't talk negative and expect to live a positive life. You can't talk defeat and expect to have victory. You can't talk lack, and expect to have abundance. If you don't like what you're seeing, start sowing some different seeds. Instead of saying defeat say victory.
Use the right seeds. "God is restoring health back unto me. This sickness didn't come to stay, it came to pass. I'm getting better and better every day".
You keep sowing those seeds and eventually you'll eat that fruit. Health, wholeness, victory.
Say "I will lend and not borrow. Whatever I touch prospers and succeeds. I'm coming into overflow, into more than enough".
Start sowing seeds of increase, seeds of abundance.
"I have the favor of God. Blessings are chasing me down. The right people are searching me out. New opportunities, new levels are in my future". If you'll keep talking like that, you'll reap a harvest of good things. James said in the scripture, "With our tongue we can bless our life or we can curse our life".
Many people don't realize with their words they're cursing their future. Stop cursing your future. Sometimes the enemy doesn't have to defeat us, we defeat ourselves. Pay attention to what you're saying. Are you blessing your life? Or are you cursing it?
You speak victory over your life. Our attitude should be, "I'm getting younger. God is renewing my youth like the eagles. I'm getting stronger, healthier, better looking. I'm going to keep my hair. I'm going to stay in my right mind. I'm going to live a long productive faith-filled life".
Start blessing your life. Prophesy good things.
There's a young lady on staff here. Every morning before she leaves the house, she looks in the mirror and says, "Girl, you're looking good today". I saw her one time and asked if she was still doing it. She said, "Yeah, in fact, today when I looked in the mirror, I said, 'girl, some days you look good, but today, you look really good".
You stop criticizing yourself and start blessing your life. Talk about all the things you like: "i want to earn a lot of money", "i want to serve this world", etc. Start calling yourself healthy, strong, talented, beautiful, young. Every morning, before you leave the house, look in the mirror and say, "Good morning, you good looking thing". You need to do this every hour.
Sometimes when we've been traveling a lot, been very busy, Victoria will come to church with me and say, "Joel, I am so tired. Look at me. Can you see how red my eyes are"? I always say, "No Victoria, you look beautiful. You look as great as ever". She'd say, "No, I don't Joel. I know you won't tell me". She's right. I don't want to speak defeat, I want to speak victory over her life. I wonder what she would do if I ever said, "Yeah, you're right. You don't look good at all". I'm smarter than that.
Start declaring, 'I will live out my days in good health, with a clear mind, with good memory, with clarity of thought. My mind is alert. My senses are sharp. My youth is being renewed.'"
You've got to prophesy health. Prophesy a long productive life. Your words will become your reality.
Proverbs 6 says, "We are snared by the words of our mouth".
Your words can trip you. What you say can cause you to stumble. It can keep you from your potential or can lead you to your highest self.
You're not snared by what you think. Negative thoughts come to us all. When you speak them out, you give them life. That's when they become a reality. When you say, "I'm talented. I have a good personality", that is increasing your chances. If you say, "i can do this.", this is going to make you stronger and confident.
You may have been snared in the past, but I believe this is a new day. I declare you're coming out of that trap. Every chain is being loosed. Every stronghold is coming down. Now you've got to do your part. Start speaking victory over your life. Speak increase. Dare to declare God's favor. Be bold to call in those things you're dreaming about, those things you're believing for.
"Don't use your words to describe the situation, use your words to change the situation."
In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus was talking about worry. He said, "Take no thought, saying 'what shall we eat? What shall we drink?"
Notice that phrase "Take no thought saying". The negative thoughts will come. The key is to not say them. A thought will die stillborn if you don't speak it. Jesus was saying, "You may feel worried. It may seem like it's never going to happen. But take no thought saying. Don't verbalize it.".
Be smart enough to keep your mouth closed. You keep smile on your face, act like it's no big deal. Know if you don't verbalize it, eventually it'd die stillborn. It's one thing to think that it's hard to achieve, but when you start telling people it's hard, it takes on a whole new meaning.
You don't speak them out. Don't go tell your friends how hard it's to happen. "May you don't see a way, but believe God has a way. He didn't bring you this far to leave now". You know if you keep prophesying the right things: increase, favor, more than enough, then you would start moving toward it.
In the tough times, you have to especially be on guard. It's very tempting to vent your frustration and tell people how everything is against. But continually talking about the problem. That's not only going to make you more discouraged. But you're giving that problem more life. You're making it bigger. Turn it around, don't talk about the problem, talk about the promise.
Say "I serve a big God. He spoke worlds into existence. Nothing's too difficult for him".
"I know when one door closes, that means God has something better. He's directing my steps. I'm excited about my future".
"Something good is going to happen to me. Divine connections are coming my way".
"Well, I heard you got a bad medical report"? "Yes, that's true. But I have another report. It says, God is restoring health back unto me".
"Well, I heard those people did you wrong". "Yes, but I'm not worried. God is my vindicator. He's fighting my battles".
In life, there are always two voices vying for your attention. The voice of faith and the voice of defeat. You'll hear a voice saying to be negative, to complain. But if you listen carefully, you'll hear another voice. The voice of faith saying, "God has a way. Favor is coming. Healing is coming. Breakthroughs are coming". The other voice will tell you, "You are well able. You can do all things through God. Your best days are still in front of you".
Now, here's the beauty. You get to choose which voice comes to life. The way you do it is by what you speak. When you verbalize that thought, you're giving it the right to come to pass. You've got to get in agreement with God. The other voice may seem louder but you can override it. You can take away all of its power by choosing the voice of faith.
Maybe you're going to a job interview. One voice will tell you, "You're not going to get it. You're wasting your time. These people are not going to like you". Another voice will say, "You have the favor of God. You're blessed. You're confident. You have what it takes".
You have to dig your heels in and say, "I'm going to choose the voice of faith. It says I'm strong, I'm healthy, I'm blessed. I'm favored. I am a victor not a victim".
You can pray in faith, ask God to turn it around, to do the impossible. When you speak faith, favor, victory, that's what allows God to do the impossible.
This is what David did. When he faced Goliath, it looked impossible. All the odds were against him. If he would have verbalized his negative thoughts, that would have kept him from his destiny. Even though he was anointed to be king, those negative words would have kept him trapped in the shepherd's fields. He could have easily gone around saying, "Well, I know I'm supposed to face Goliath, but look at him. He's twice my size. He's got more experience, more equipment, more talent. I don't see how this is ever going to work out".
David went out and stood before Goliath. He looked him in the eyes and said, "You come against me with a sword and a shield. But I come against you in the name of the Lord God of Israel. This day, I will defeat you and feed your head to the birds of the air". Notice he was prophesying victory. He may have felt fear but he spoke faith. And I can hear David, as he's going out to face Goliath, under his breath, "I am well able. I am anointed. I am equipped. If God be for me, who dare be against me?" He picked up that rock, put it in his slingshot, slung it. That rock brought Goliath tumbling down.
When you face giants in life, when you face challenges, you have to do like David, prophesy your future. Say to that cancer, "Cancer you are no match for me. I will defeat you". "This addiction may be in my family for years, but this is a new day. The buck stops with me. I'm the difference maker. I am free". "My child may have been off course for a long time. But I know it's only temporary. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord".
Prophesy victory over your life.
There was a man in the scripture named Zerubbabel. He faced a huge mountain. A big obstacle. But like David, he didn't talk about how impossible it was, how it was never going to work out. He said, "Who are you, oh great mountain that would stand before me? You shall become a mere molehill". He was prophesying his future. The mountain looked big. But he declared it would be flattened out. It would become a molehill.
There's the principle: don't talk about the mountain, talk to the mountain.
Whatever mountains you face in life, no matter how big they look, don't shrink back in fear, don't be intimidated, rise up in faith and tell that mountain "You're coming down". Tell that sickness, "You're temporary".
Say to that loneliness, that addiction, that legal problem: "Who are you, oh great mountain to stand before me"?,"don't you know who I am? A child of the Supreme. Haven't you read my birth certificate? My Father created the universe. He breathed life into me. Crowned me with his favor. He called me more than a conqueror.".
That means you can't defeat me. You can't hold me back, mountain, you've got to come down. I will overcome this illness. I will break this addiction. I will pay my house off. I will see my family restored. I will accomplish my dreams. What am I saying? Prophesy victory. Prophesy breakthroughs. Prophesy what you're believing for.
In the old testament, Ezekiel saw a vision. He had this dream of this valley filled with bones. Everywhere he looked, like a huge graveyard, acres and acres of bones, people that have died. Bones represent things in our life that look dead, situations that seem impossible like they'll never change. And God told him to do something interesting. He said, "Ezekiel, prophesy to these dead bones. Say to them, 'oh, you dry bones, hear the word of the Lord".
And Ezekiel, in this vision, he started speaking to the bones, telling them to come back to life. He called forth skin, muscle, tissue. As he was talking, these bones started coming together, just like out of a movie, morphing back into a person. Finally, God told him to prophesy to breath and call it forth. The scripture says, "As he prophesied, breath came into those bodies and they stood up like a vast army".
You may have things in your life that seem dead. Your health, your business, a relationship. All you can see, so to speak, is that valley of dry bones. God is saying to you what he said to Ezekiel. It's not enough to just pray about it, you need to speak to it. Prophesy to those dead bones. Call in health. Call in abundance. Call in restoration. That child that's been off course, don't just pray about it. Prophesy to it. "Son, daughter, come back in. You will fulfill your destiny".
If you're struggling with an addiction, don't just pray about it. Prophesy. "I am free. Chains are broken off of me. This is a new day of victory". Get your checkbook out and prophesy to it. "I prophesy to these dead bones, I will lend and not borrow. I am the head and not the tail. I am coming in to overflow". Just like with Ezekiel, if you'll prophesy to the bones, God will resurrect what looked dead. He'll make things happen that you could never make happen.
Psalm 2 says, "I will declare a decree".
A decree was something that was written down like an official document. The Psalmist was saying, "There's something that's been written that I'm going to start speaking". You can do the same thing, declare a decree. You should write down your goals. Write down what you want to see happen in life. Any areas that you're struggling in, where you need to improve, write it down like it's already done. And then every day, declare that decree. Read over it a couple of times out loud.
It's not enough to just think it, something happens when we speak. You have to prophesy your future. You can personalize yours. But let me give you some generic things that should be on your decree.
I am strong.
I am healthy.
I am in shape.
I weigh what I'm supposed to weigh.
I am full of energy.
I am passionate.
I am talented.
I am secure.
I am valuable.
I am confident.
I have a good personality.
People like me.
I am fun to be around.
I am happy.
I enjoy my life.
I am a person of excellence.
I am full of integrity.
I am successful.
I am prosperous.
My future is bright.
My legacy will live on to inspire future generations.
I run with purpose in every step.
I am blessed.
I am victorious.
I'm connected with the Supreme.
If you keep speaking things like that over your life, those words will get down on the inside of you. They'll not only change your outlook but they will change who you are. Your words will become your reality. You are prophesying your future. And over time, those words will become a part of your everyday vocabulary. It'll be no big deal for you to go around saying, I'm blessed, I'm healthy, I have the favor of God. Instead of being trapped by your words, you'll be propelled by your words.
James said here in the scripture, "Just as a tiny rudder controls a large ship, so the tongue sets the direction for our life".
Are you going in the right direction?
Are you seeing increase, favor, new growth?
If not, check up on what you're saying. When you get your words going in the right direction, your life will go in the right direction. Make this decision with me. If you'll start prophesying victory, prophesying favor, I believe and declare you're going to rise higher, overcome every obstacle, and become everything God's created you to be in gods' name.
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