I hope yall had a wonderful weekend. Praise God we've returned in fellowship this week, as we claimed we would. I'd like to add a friend of mine to the prayer list, Guillermo, I'll keep his concern unspoken, as God knows the trouble of his heart; remember we are praying the answer, NOT the problem. Continue to pray for one another and speak your desired outcome into every situation. Do NOT lose sight of God in the midst of adversity. God Bless!
Passage James 3:5-8 (NLT):
"In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison."
Last week we discussed how faith filled words spark others' faith that is dormant or inactive and cause it to be released. There is creative power released when you proclaim boldly things that are in agreement with the Word of God, and encourages others to release God's ability through their faith. "While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. So Paul called to him in a loud voice, “Stand up!” And the man jumped to his feet and started walking" (Acts 14:8-10). The Spirit of God afforded Paul the discernment to recognize that the crippled man had sufficient faith to accept healing; faith doesn't operate through the physical, it is of the spirit. Paul used the creative power in his spirit words to speak to the crippled man's heart and release God's ability; spirit words received in the crippled man's heart, released spiritual healing in his physical body. The creative ability of Your Words is formed in Your Spirit, and when Spoken in FAITH out of Your Mouth, will produce physical results. (Capps, Charles. The Tongue - A Creative Force. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Harrison House, 1976.)
***Disclaimer: The content of the Scripture of the Day from this series, is not always verbatim from the book, The Tongue - A Creative Force, written by Charles Capps. Some content is paraphrased, some is verbatim, and other content strictly reflects my personal expression of each lesson***
Prayer of the Day:
Lord we thank you for another day living, and another day filled with your presence. We thank you for blessings both big and small, and especially for those blessings we are able to share with others. Lord you know the concerns of Guillermo's heart; we thank you now for providing him with comfort, strength, and relief where he needs it most. Lord we thank you for revealing our ability within our spirit to accept healing, and to speak life into every circumstance. Lord we thank you for restoring us spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Lord we thank you for your omnipresence that fills our spirit with joy that allows us to smile through the tears, provides the strength to keep on keeping on through the obstacles, and for the desire to continue to praise you through the trials. Father God we thank you for strong marriages, strengthened relationships, peaceful homes, healthy babies, gainful employment, tranquility in every environment, deliverance from those things and people from our past and present who have held us captive through strong thoughts of regret and resentment, and we thank you for removing all of our debts and ensuring that our every desire is met according to your riches in glory. We thank you for your continued protection, and the 24 hour encampment of your angels around us. Father God this is our affirmation of faith in the name of Jesus, Amen!~~ Tylesha ~~
"It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." (Psalm 118:8)
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