Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The Heart/Mouth Connection

We are told in Proverbs "out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks". That means the words we say are derived out of the things we really believe in our hearts. This is why it is so important to only speak positive, faith filled words that line up with what God says about us.

We are told to call (speak) things that are not, as though they are. That means speaking to situations, poverty, illness, whatever the situation is, and call it to be how you want it to be (as long as it lines up with the will of God). In Romans 10:9, the bible tells how to be saved. It says that it is with the mouth that we confess, and with the heart we believe. I think that principle can go for more than just salvation.

We are also told in the bible that God wants us to have the desires of our hearts. Try to follow me here, if we say we are depressed, or overweight, or stupid, or whatever, we must believe that; because we are told we believe with our hearts and confess with our mouths.

Rather than confess these negatives, speak what you would like to see your life to become. Call things that are not, as though they are.

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