Whatever challenge you're facing today, find a Bible scripture related to your situation, and quietly repeat it while believing in what you're saying until that scripture becomes more consuming than the challenge.
By doing so, you're aligning yourself with the word of God, which I might add is the spirit of God. The law of the spirit world states that spiritual things manifest in our natural world when a human spirit aligns with the spiritual realm.
Why Speaking the Word Carries Power
Scripture does not treat words as empty sound. It treats them as containers of life and death:
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." (Proverbs 18:21)
Jesus modeled this principle Himself when He cursed the fig tree and told His disciples plainly what was available to them:
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." (Mark 11:23)
Notice that Jesus did not say the mountain moves because you feel confident. He said it moves because of what you say and believe in your heart. This is the same principle behind repeating a scripture over your situation until it outweighs what you see in the natural. You are not reciting a slogan. You are exercising the authority given to you through the spoken word of God.
God Remembers His Word; You Are Invited to Agree With It
This is why God's word encourages us to remember it. It's not that He has forgotten His promise, but that we are invited to participate and agree with His word to see His promises come to pass.
God says of His own word:
"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
He confirmed this same commitment to the prophet Jeremiah:
"Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it." (Jeremiah 1:12)
Every promise God has spoken over your life is already in motion. Your agreement does not create the promise. Your agreement positions you to receive what He already set in motion.
Ultimately, the Lord's eyes and presence are constantly moving across the earth, seeking those who have chosen to align with Him so He can demonstrate His strength in their situations:
"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him." (2 Chronicles 16:9)
He is not searching for the most talented or the most comfortable. He is searching for the heart that has chosen to agree with Him over its own circumstances.
Why Complainers Keep Waiting
This explains why complainers, negative individuals, or those who elevate their situations above God's word are still waiting and will continue to wait for God to act in their lives. They have placed their circumstances ABOVE the word of God, despite His clear statement in Psalm 138:2:
"I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." (Psalm 138:2)
Scripture warns believers directly against this pattern of hearing without acting:
"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." (James 1:22)
A complainer has heard the word. A complainer has not agreed with the word. There is a difference between knowing a scripture and speaking it over your life until it becomes louder than your complaint.
Prioritize the Word Above Your Circumstance
If God has prioritized His word above His name, then it is wise for us to prioritize His word above our circumstances. Faith itself is built this way:
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)
The more you speak and hear God's word concerning your situation, the more faith rises to meet it. This is not positive thinking. This is a spiritual law: what you feed consistently is what grows strongest in you, whether that is fear fed by your circumstance or faith fed by His word.
Solomon described the word of God as more than encouragement. He described it as medicine:
"My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh." (Proverbs 4:20-22)
Whatever you are facing today, physical, financial, relational, or spiritual, His word is not only truth for your spirit. It is health for your body and stability for your circumstance.
My Word for Today
My scripture that I'm using to feed my human spirit today is:
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Philippians 4:13)
Find yours. Search the scriptures until you locate the word that speaks directly to what you are facing. Then repeat it, believe it, and let it grow louder than the challenge in front of you, until what God has already spoken becomes what you see.
Kevin L. A. Ewing
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
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