This morning I am reminded so powerfully by the Lord of the power of my words and the authority that they carry. God is so gracious to us but he brought such a breakthrough for me in this this morning and the dreams and visions he has placed on our lives. This past weekend we have been in Whangarei and something that Eric Johnson spoke about was the blind-spot in our lives. Like when driving in our car there is a blind-spot that we can't see and others can see it. We, all of us, have blind spots in our lives and we need to be asking the Lord what those blind spots are so we can walk in the fullness of everything he has for us. Well I was asking the Lord what my blind-spot was and he was gracious to me and showed me the power of the words that I speak. I have known in my head the power of the words, but this past week twice it has been confirmed by others and that when we speak we either curse or bless but the reality of that is dropping from my head into my heart.
In Matt 12:36 it says "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgement for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will acquitted and by your words you will be condemned." Powerful words.
In what he was showing me I found I needed to repent in not stepping out in things he has spoken over our lives, that we have looked at our circumstances and not seen the provision and hence not stepped out in them, but if he has spoken it, then he will provide for it. And so needed to be giving thanks for the provision even though we hadn't yet seen it come into reality. And even in our children we can so often see them where they are right now rather than seeing them where God sees them with the hope and the future that he has for them and speaking that into being and giving thanks for it, even though we have yet to see it in reality. The Lord says to give thanks in all circumstances and this morning he has showed me yet another level of what that looks like.
There are so many things in life that we see the current situation in rather than what God sees and we speak from that perspective. I was saying to Jim this morning about what our default is set it, is it set to one of faith and God's perspective or is it negativity, or discouragement, or lack. I said something to him and straight away he put some obstacle in the way, really interesting because God doesn't put obstacles in the way, he makes the path straight! He is one of yes and amen but it just showed us once again about the power of our words and actually what we believe.
The Lord took me to Job 36 v7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous, he enthrones them with Kings and exalts them forever. But if men are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction, he tells them what they have done, that they have sinned arrogantly. He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil. If they obey and serve him they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment. But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
Verse 26 How great is God - beyond our understanding.! Over the weekend the Lord reminded be about the book of Job and more importantly the picture it brings of the Lord and the power of his hand and all that he created and basically nothing is too difficult for him. I was reminded of his majesty!
This morning I needed to repent of my thinking and speaking lack into things and situations instead of the yes and amens in God and I already have felt a powerful shift and breakthrough in our lives and now have the faith again to step out into the promises and words of God!
In Matt 12:36 it says "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgement for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will acquitted and by your words you will be condemned." Powerful words.
In what he was showing me I found I needed to repent in not stepping out in things he has spoken over our lives, that we have looked at our circumstances and not seen the provision and hence not stepped out in them, but if he has spoken it, then he will provide for it. And so needed to be giving thanks for the provision even though we hadn't yet seen it come into reality. And even in our children we can so often see them where they are right now rather than seeing them where God sees them with the hope and the future that he has for them and speaking that into being and giving thanks for it, even though we have yet to see it in reality. The Lord says to give thanks in all circumstances and this morning he has showed me yet another level of what that looks like.
There are so many things in life that we see the current situation in rather than what God sees and we speak from that perspective. I was saying to Jim this morning about what our default is set it, is it set to one of faith and God's perspective or is it negativity, or discouragement, or lack. I said something to him and straight away he put some obstacle in the way, really interesting because God doesn't put obstacles in the way, he makes the path straight! He is one of yes and amen but it just showed us once again about the power of our words and actually what we believe.
The Lord took me to Job 36 v7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous, he enthrones them with Kings and exalts them forever. But if men are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction, he tells them what they have done, that they have sinned arrogantly. He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil. If they obey and serve him they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment. But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
Verse 26 How great is God - beyond our understanding.! Over the weekend the Lord reminded be about the book of Job and more importantly the picture it brings of the Lord and the power of his hand and all that he created and basically nothing is too difficult for him. I was reminded of his majesty!
This morning I needed to repent of my thinking and speaking lack into things and situations instead of the yes and amens in God and I already have felt a powerful shift and breakthrough in our lives and now have the faith again to step out into the promises and words of God!
