Speak Faith

James 3:1-12

Your words have power and they are creative, they carry faith or fear and they will produce an atmosphere in and around you. As believers we must learn to get our words under the control of Faith, that is we must learn to speak the word continually over every area of our lives and over every circumstance. So many times we allow our emotions to have control over our words instead of staying under the control of Faith.
James 3:4 teaches that the direction of a big ship will not be determined by the wind, current, storm etc. But it’s direction will be determined by a small rudder which is not seen but exercises great influence. James makes the parallel between the rudder and our tongue. Your life will be directed by the words that come out of your mouth. The sooner we understand this truth that what we speak has enormous influence over our life, the sooner we will put a bridal over our mouth and make sure that we speak what lines up with the word. If you do not bring your words under the control of the word, your life will be lived as a stumbling horse, directionless and accomplishing very little. A mature/spiritual believer will make sure that his words are positive, creative and faith filled.

This person will not let himself to be controlled by circumstances, but will control his circumstances with his words.
Consider the following, words begin in the mind.
A number of years ago a Neuro Surgeon told of a new discovery in his field. That is now a principal that has been well established. The discovery was the following:
“The speech centre in the brain has direct influence over the entire nervous system”
Proverbs 15:5 says “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life”, the word wholesome in Hebrew means: healthy, medicinal. When you speak the word you are speaking health over your body and surroundings.
So we must fill our heart and mind with the living word of God and thus will be able to hear the word of God come forth from our lips.
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”           
Mathew 12:33-37. Speak faith this week. Amen.

Pastor Esteban San Martin