All honor and glory to God! I was able to take a nap yesterday and today, and have actually been kind of energized at work lately. Praise God for that. Continue to keep one another in prayer, thanking God for the victory, and refraining from claiming defeat from the enemy; ALWAYS pray for your desired result, NOT the unfavorable outcome. Do NOT lose sight of God in the midst of adversity, God Bless!
~~ Tylesha ~~
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."
To defeat worry and fear:
"I am of God and have overcome him (Satan). For greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world," derived from I John 4:4 (Capps, 1976). (Capps, Charles. The Tongue - A Creative Force. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Harrison House, 1976.)
I John 4:4 says, "But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world." Boy oh boy, when the Spirit moves, it moves... This passage hit home, it is 100% relative to my current circumstance at work and even in my personal life, I truly needed to be reminded of God's ability. For me, this passage is self-explanatory; as children of Christ, we need NOT fear anyone or anything but God. Satan, his demons, and evil doers are NOTHING in comparison to the Lord's authority in and over our lives. By the stripes of Jesus we were healed. I Peter 2:24 says, "He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed." We also know from the Book of Isaiah, chapter 54, verse 17, that NO weapon formed against us will prevail... "...If God is for us, who can ever be against us?" (Romans 8:31). Remember that we speak either positivity and life or negativity and death into our own lives and the lives of others, by first developing a notion in our heart (spirit), forming that idea by our tongue, and establishing that concept by the words spoken out of our mouth. The power in our ability to overcome the enemy resides first in the confession, and second in our true belief that it has already been done.
Prayer of the Day:
Lord God we praise your Holy name, thanking you for the blessings in the storm, and the joy that comes in the morning. Father God please reveal to each of us individually, the personal message that you have intended for us to receive from this lesson, and continue to open the eyes, heart, mind, and spirit of those who may still be holding back from allowing you to reveal to them who they really are, and what specific mission you have called them to. We thank you for changed hearts, for restored spirits, for deliverance, joy, and overwhelming peace and understanding. We thank you Father for clarity of our current circumstances, for contentment despite our trials, and for the ability to use your Word as the stabilizing force in our lives. Father God we thank you for allowing your Spirit to tame our tongue, that the words that depart our mouth are nothing more or less than pleasing in your sight. Hallelujah Father, we give you the highest praise, for every trial that has brought us to the point of deeper spirituality, and for every blessing that allows us to be a blessing to someone else, while we give you all the honor and praise in the process. We thank you now for our victory, and we submit this affirmation of faith to you Father, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, Amen!
~~ Tylesha ~~
"It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." (Psalm 118:8)
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