Author: Pamela Moyle

2 Corinthians 4:13 (KJV) ¹³   We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

In past weeks, we’ve discussed how important our words are to our faith. I want to continue along this line and hopefully shed some more light on the topic to help you in your faith walk.

In our opening scripture we see that faith is a spirit. This shouldn’t be a surprise to you since we all know that fear is a spirit and it’s not from God. Faith also is a spirit and it is from God.

2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
⁷  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

According to 2 Corinthians 4:13 we have the spirit of faith and with that spirit of faith we are to believe and speak. We are not only to believe with our faith, nor are we only to speak our faith. We are to do both – believe and speak. And that lines up with Romans 10:9-10 where we are told to confess with our mouth and believe in our hearts that Jesus is Lord if we want to be saved.

As we have learned, faith is voice activated and therefore has to be spoken to be released. We can’t just think faith all day long and wonder why nothing is happening. We need to get our mouths in gear and speak what we believe. We need to take authority over our circumstances and expect change. That’s what God did and that’s what He wants us to do.

Genesis 1:28 (KJV) ²⁸  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Continued next time – Pamela

Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) ¹¹  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.

All the Words that God has ever spoken are still out there causing to come to pass what He sent them to do. That’s how it is with our words. As we speak in line with His Word in faith, those words, containers of God’s faith, go forth to cause to come to pass what we have sent them to do. I know this sounds like a lot to absorb but let me break it down.

Before Jesus could be was born here, God had to get His Word into the earth. He had to get someone to prophesy Jesus’ birth so that He could cause it to come to pass. If He could get someone to speak forth that a virgin would conceive and the Messiah would be born, then He could move and cause Jesus to be born here. [Remember, Adam sold out to satan and satan became the ruler of this world. That’s why God had to work through mankind.]

So what did God do? He spoke His Word through His prophets and they spoke forth prophecies concerning the coming Messiah. For example:

Isaiah prophesied the birth of Jesus 750 years before the actually birth! Wow! Yes, it took 750 years for that Word to come to pass but it did come to pass because when God speaks, His Words stay out there to cause results.

Some of us get antsy when we hear a prophecy and wonder why it doesn’t happen the next day! We have to remember that when God’s Word is spoken, you can count on the fact that it will come to pass. We need to have patience to continue to stand in faith regarding it as we wait to see the manifestation.

I said all this to say that it works the same with us. When we speak or pray God’s Word, we need to know that those faith-filled words are out there continuing work to cause the manifestation of what we have prayed. And they keep working as long as we don’t quit and get into unbelief and wavering and negate our prayers.

I’m convinced that every faith-filled prayer that’s ever been prayed is still out there working to cause the manifestation if we haven’t given up. Never give up. Keep standing firm and let patience have her perfect work and you will see your desired results. [Hebrews 6:12]

Continued next time — Pamela

Here’s a sobering thought: your words carry more weight with you than anyone else’s, even God’s! Hold on, I’m going to explain this.

In order to get saved, you must believe in your heart and say with your mouth that Jesus died for your sins, that He went to hell and paid the penalty for those sins, that God raised Him from the dead and He now sits at the right hand of the Father in Heaven. That’s the salvation message according to Romans 10:9-10.

How do we know this? Because God has said it in His Word. And God’s Word is unequivocally true beyond measure, right? But, with your own words you can choose to reject this truth and not get saved. And there you have it. Even though it’s God’s desire for all to get saved, your words of acceptance or rejection of Jesus carry more weight with you than God’s eternal truth.

You see, because we are speaking spirits, and we’re made in the image of God, we can choose our words and therefore choose what we will or won’t believe. That’s how God set it up. We’re not puppets controlled by God. We have a choice in everything we do – to do it God’s way or our way which, many times is the devil’s way.

Brothers and sisters, we are so blessed to be able to speak forth the promises of God and see the manifestation of His promises in our lives. But the first thing we need to do is to find out what the promises are and then get them into our hearts in abundance so that they will come out with the dunamis power of God and effect a change in our circumstances the way God set it up to work.

We need to realize that just as God’s Words have power, our words have power. We need to use those words for good and not evil. Every word we speak is either filled with faith – love, joy, peace, etc. or they’re filled with fear – anxiety, depression, defeat, hatred, strife, etc. We need to choose wisely because our very lives depend on it.

Continued next time – Pamela

Words are not just to communicate. Words are to effect change in the circumstances of life. We are the ones who are to have dominion over this earth. [Genesis 1:26, 28] The way we’re to have dominion is by our words. That’s why it’s imperative that we watch every word that comes out of our mouths. What? Every Word? Yes, every word!

Not only are we to pray the right words, but we are to speak the right words all day long, 24/7! Wow – that’s a tall order! Yes it is but it’s do-able or God would not require us to do it. The more you practice watching your words, the easier it gets. We have to mean what we say and say what we mean. Otherwise we confuse our spirit.

John 15:7 (KJV) ⁷  If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
1 John 5:14 (KJV) ¹⁴  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

Jesus tells us to abide in His Word. That means that we are to live in His Word, not just visit when we have a problem. His Word has to be the “go to” in everything we do. And He says that if we indeed abide in His Word and His Word is resident in us, then what we ask He will do because we’re asking according to what He has already said and given! Wow! It doesn’t get any better than that. Talk about living a confident, victorious life in the Lord!

Yes, that’s what we should continuously be doing so that the unsaved will sit up and notice that we’re different than they are and they’ll want what we have. That’s when we can tell them about our Jesus.

Matthew 12:36-37 (KJV) ³⁶  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
³⁷  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

This is a powerful scripture because it shows that idle words should never come out of our mouths. Idle words are non-productive words. They’re words that don’t produce any good thing. And this is where many people miss it. Just rambling on and on and venting and venting can cause you to say many things that you really don’t mean. It can also open the door for the devil to move right in a cause those “idle” words to come to pass. This is not good because you’re the one who is actually defeating yourself with idle words.

That’s why we must speak in line with what God has said and then we can see our desired results.

Stay tuned — Pamela

Did you know that your words get to your future before you do? Why is that? Because when we speak words, they go forth to accomplish what they’re intended to. This can be for good or for evil, depending on the words spoken. They become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Let me explain.

Take children for example. If good, uplifting words are spoken over them throughout their lives, they will most likely succeed at what they’ve been “conditioned” to do. But if negative, debasing words are spoken over them throughout their lives, guess how they’ll turn out! Yet, they still have a free will but negative words only make it harder on them.

It can work the same way in the workplace. If your boss speaks uplifting, encouraging words over you, it really does make a difference in your work output. Sadly, the reverse is also true.

So what do we do? Do we vent or do we keep our mouths shut until we can trust what will come out? I think you know that answer.

Matthew 12:34b (KJV) ³⁴  …  for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Psalm 141:3 (MSG) ³  Post a guard at my mouth, GOD, set a watch at the door of my lips.

Words are containers – carrying good or carrying evil and they really do affect our future and destiny.  And just as God’s Words did exactly what He sent them to do, so will our words, whether for good or for evil. We need to get our words lined up with what God has said and watch the supernatural take place.

And just for clarification, when you speak negative words, it opens the door for the devil to come right in and cause havoc in your life.

Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) ¹¹  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.

Every Word God has said, has or will come to pass because His Words are filled with His faith. When God saw the darkness, He didn’t say, “Oh my how dark it is!” No, He called for the thing He wanted, namely light and light became! That’s what He intends for us to do with our words because we’re made in His image and we are to be followers of our Heavenly Father as dear children. We’re to do the same things that He does and that involves speaking to things to cause change.

It’s getting good; stay tuned!–Pamela

We’ve been discussing why confession of God’s Word is so important. Let’s look at another scripture:

Acts 17:28a (KJV) ²⁸  For in him we live, and move, and have our being; 

This scripture is referring to Jesus, in whom we live and move and have our being. And as you know, Jesus is the Word of God. So we can say that in the Word we live and move and have our being. That certainly sheds a different light on the importance of our words.

We need to take God’s Word seriously and at the same time, take our words seriously. We need to constantly be aware of the words that are coming out of our mouths. Do we really want those words to come to pass in our lives? Remember, the angels are listening to every word we speak and that’s their cue to move or remain inactive. It’s really up to us.

Matthew 12:34b (KJV) ³⁴  …  for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Psalm 141:3 (MSG) ³  Post a guard at my mouth, GOD, set a watch at the door of my lips.

Whatever is in your heart in abundance will eventually come out, whether or not you like it or actually mean it. That’s why it’s so important to keep your mouth shut until you can trust what will come out.

So how do our words affect our faith? Simply, that your faith won’t work if you’re not speaking in line with God’s Word.

Hebrews 4:12a (AMP) ¹²  For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; 

God’s Word is awesome! It’s our life and we need it so we can be all that God has ordained for us to be. We need to walk by faith and not by sight if we’re ever going to be mountain-movers and tree-uprooters! We do this by speaking God’s Word and releasing His power into the situation. Remember, faith is voice activated.

Continued next time – Pamela

Another reason confession of God’s Word works is because it keeps you focused on the solution and the result rather than the problem. Dwelling on and speaking the problem only establishes and confirms the problem. It doesn’t get rid of it. Remember, death and life are in the power of your tongue. Speak life, not death. [Reading Proverbs will help you realize how powerful your words are.]

Complaining and griping about the problem is a no-no! Not only does it establish the problem but it gives the devil access to you because you’re speaking his negative words. This is eye-opening when you recognize how powerful your words really are.

Another reason confession works is that it helps renew your mind to think the way God thinks.

Romans 12:2a (KJV) ²  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, 

When you get saved, your spirit gets born-gain, not your mind. You still think the same way as you did before you got saved but now you have to renew your mind to think God’s thoughts instead of the world’s way of thinking. This doesn’t happen by accident.

You are the one who has to hear, study, and meditate the Word to get it into you. No one can do it for you. If you don’t do it, it won’t get done and you won’t be any better off than your unsaved neighbors except that you will be going to Heaven but you’ll be living a defeated life and you won’t have victory on this earth.

So get into God’s Word and hear, study, and meditate until you can open your mouth and speak forth the dunamis power of God!

Continued next time — Pamela

Continuing on why confession of God’s Word works:

The first words that come out of your mouth in a time of crisis are extremely important, to the point of life or death. I have seen this happen and it’s not pretty! That’s why you absolutely must get God’s Word in your heart in abundance so that it’s available when you need it.

Remember, your faith will not rise higher than the confession of God’s Word coming out of your mouth. That means you can’t pray beyond your knowledge of the Word because that’s where faith is and that’s where your faith needs to be – in God’s Word.

So, why does confession work? Confession is the voice of your faith and it works because you’re speaking God’s Word and His Word is truth! Faith is voice activated and to activate it you must speak it. That’s what confession is – speaking God’s Word.

Romans 10:17 (KJV)
¹⁷  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

When you hear God’s anointed Word, faith comes. And it comes quicker when you speak it out of your mouth because you believe yourself quicker than you believe other people. That’s why it’s important that you speak forth the promises that you’re standing on so that you can hear yourself speaking God’s Word and it can get into your heart in abundance and marinate.

You don’t get mountain-moving faith by confessing the Word one time or even ten times or thirty times. It doesn’t happen overnight but if you’ll stick with it, faith will come. It has to become a lifestyle. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. 

Too many times people hear a faith message and think they’re a faith giant! This takes time and effort – lots of time and lots of effort but it’s all worth it when you actually do become a faith giant, able to move mountains!

To be continued – Pamela

So let’s talk about why confession of God’s Word works and why we must do it if we want to see our desired results.

Hebrews 3:1 (KJV)
¹  Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Jesus is the Apostle and High Priest of our confession – what we say. He wants to work with us to cause His Word to come to pass in our lives but we have to give Him something to work with. He does not act independently of us.

If we only speak negative words, He can’t work with those words. We have to cooperate with Him. That means we have to speak the same Words that God has already spoken in His Word if we want Jesus to move on them to get us our results. He will not work contrary to His Word.

What’s so important about words? Words are containers. They contain good or evil, life or death. When you speak faith-filled words, those words go out and seek to change the circumstances.

Proverbs 18:21a (KJV) ²¹  Death and life are in the power of the tongue:  

Jeremiah 1:12 (AMP) ¹²  Then said the Lord to me, You have seen well, for I am alert and active, watching over My word to perform it.

God is constantly watching over his Word to cause it to come to pass but He must have someone speak forth those Words in faith.

Matthew 12:34b (KJV) ³⁴  … for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

You see, whatever is in your heart will eventually come out. The problem is that you don’t want the wrong things coming out in a crisis. You have to learn to be a person of your word. Say what you mean and mean what you say. That’s why we can trust God’s Word because He said what He meant and meant what He said. And all of heaven stands behind His Word.

To be continued — Pamela

Confession of God’s Word means to say the same thing that God says. But how do we do that? By speaking what He’s already said in His Word.

We are told to be followers of God – to imitate Him in His ways.

Ephesians 5:1 (KJV) ¹  Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Ephesians 5:1 (AMP) ¹  THEREFORE BE imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father].

Paul even tells us to follow him as he follows the Lord.

1 Corinthians 11:1 (KJV) ¹  Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

You see, Jesus is the Pattern Son and He is the One we are to emulate. So what did He do that we are to do? He only said and did what He saw His Father say and do!

John 5:19 (KJV) ¹⁹  Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
John 8:38a (KJV) ³⁸  I speak that which I have seen with my Father:  

If He wanted healing, He spoke to the problem and told it to go. That’s what we’re to do. We are not to ask God to do it because He has told us to lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. [Mark16:18; Matthew 10:8]

Of course this has to be done in faith. If you don’t know that it’s God’s will to heal every time, then you can’t pray the prayer of faith in faith. God’s Word is His will and His will is to heal every time!

To be continued — Pamela