of coming up with magical phrases, passwords, formulas, humanistic words of affirmation or sentences that work like a charm.
God’s principles of faith and speaking power-packed words are based upon His Word. Living by the law of words is a way of life, not a magic bullet, new program or special event. To get a grip on your lip is to live a lifestyle where out of the abundance of your heart, you speak faith-filled words congruent with God’s Word and His will.
Let’s continue to look at what He says about this topic.
Bring Forth Good Things
Do you want to bring forth good things in your life? Here’s what Jesus said:
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned,” Matthew 12:33-37.
In this passage, notice the phrase “brings forth.” How do we bring forth things from the treasure of our hearts? We bring forth things through the words we speak: “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things.” On the contrary, “An evil man, out of the evil treasure, brings forth evil things.” How does that happen? By the words he speaks. The way we bring forth good or evil is through the words we speak from the abundance that fills our hearts. This is the law of words in operation.
So then if our spiritual calculations, formulas, theorems and equations are correct, and if we want to get a grip on our lips, we need to spend time meditating, soaking, saturating and marinating our hearts in God’s Word. When we let the Word of Christ dwell in us richly (Col. 3:16), we will fill our hearts with an abundance of good things; out of the abundance of our hearts, our mouths will speak.
When I was very new Christian, I didn’t know anything about spiritual constants, biblical principles or the law of words; thankfully, the Holy Spirit did, and He began to teach me the power of putting God’s Word in my mouth.
As a thirteen year old and the oldest daughter of four girls, when my parents divorced, I felt an extra responsibility to protect my sisters and help my mother. Somewhere along the way, without a father in the house and being raised by a single mother, I developed a bit of a rejection complex. I didn’t realize it at the time, and I didn’t know God wanted to change it, but He went to work filling my heart with His Word regarding His favor and approval.
One day, as I was reading the Bible, Psalm 5:12 seemed to leap off the page: “For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield,” NIV.
I was especially drawn to the phrase, “You surround them with your favor as with a shield.” I started to repeat this phrase daily. I would say, “Thank You, Lord. You surround me with favor as with a shield. Everywhere I go, people like me; and I have good relationships with people. Thank You for special favors and advantages.”
Guess what happened? I noticed God’s favor and blessings surrounded me everywhere I went, and I enjoyed favorable relationships. I realized God’s favor had been brought forth because I got my words in agreement with His Word.
Are you ready to fill your heart with the good things of God’s Word so you can bring them forth with the words of your mouth? As you purpose to fill your heart with God’s Word, from the abundance of your heart, you will speak; and over time you will bring forth good things.
The psalmist David must have had some revelation on this subject when he prayed, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer,” Psalm 19:14.
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