You will never know how strong you are until you’re challenged to carry something that has more weight than you have capacity. You’ll never know what you really believe until something comes along to challenge what you believe… about yourself, others, and mostly, God. 

Recently, I faced a challenge that could have knocked me off my feet. It was so challenging that it rendered me speechless for almost 24 hours. But, when the dust settled and Satan had thrown his best punch, I heard God say, SPEAK!  It was God saying, “Now is not the time to be silent. The next words that come out of your mouth will determine whether you win or lose, fight or take flight, sink or swim, conquer or get clobbered.  I chose to speak LIFE! And when I did, all the forces of Heaven came to back me up. I will never forget it.

I kept seeing images of myself as David running towards Goliath. All I had was a sling shot and the stones of the word of God. So, when God said, “SPEAK!”, that’s exactly what I did. I spoke the solution, not the problem. I spoke the desire, not the dysfunction. I spoke God’s promises without the panic. See, it’s not, necessarily, the trouble that defeats us when it comes, as much as what we say about the trouble that can cause us to be defeated.

Our faith-filled words have the power to change and rearrange circumstances so that winning is a non-negotiable and victory is inevitable, but you’ve got to open your mouth and say what God’s word says about it.

So, the next time trouble comes your way, keep your mouth closed until you can say exactly what God’s word says about the situation and then… SPEAK!

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person. –Matthew 15:11

Keep the Faith, LifeSpeakers!                                                                                                   
Wilma

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