Speak truth
2020-04-18Romans 10:17 NCV
When we’re feeling afraid, facing disappointment, or going through a tough time, it can be tempting to start speaking negatively about our situation. We can let our doubts overtake us, and we wonder whether what God’s promised is really true. But even in times of doubt, we need to speak God’s Word over our situation. When we declare the truth out loud, our faith increases. We need to come into agreement with God’s Word and learn to say what He says, no matter how bad things look at the time. The Bible says: ‘Faith comes from hearing the Good News.’ When we say and hear the truth, our faith grows and we rebuild our trust in God. His Word is like a sword and we can use it to fight against the lies of the enemy, and our own thoughts. In Ephesians we’re told: ‘Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God’ (6:17 NLT). We might not always be able to change our situations on our own, but when we speak out God’s truth we renew our minds (have a read of Romans 12:2) and our attitudes are changed. Once our minds are fixed on God and His power, we’ll expectantly believe that we’ll see change in our situations too. But Jesus also taught us that we can speak to our problems and see them move. He said: ‘You can say to this mountain, “May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,” and it will happen’ (Mark 11:23 NLT). God has the power to move every mountain in our lives, even the ones that seem impossible to be moved. We just need to speak the promises and power of God over our situations, and then watch Him move our mountains.