The Answer

 

'Death and life are in the power of the tongue...' Proverbs 18:21 NK


Yesterday we looked at stepping out in faith. It's hard to step out in faith when you allow worry to control your life. Your words either work for you or against you. The Bible says, 'Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.' The old saying, 'You'll eat your words,' is not a meaningless cliché, it's the truth! Jeremiah the prophet writes, 'Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart...' (Jeremiah 15:16 NKJV) The Psalmist writes, 'They cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses (worries). He sent His word and healed them...' (Psalm 107:19-20 NKJV) God's Word and faith in His word is the medicine that heals worry. So what God has to say about the issue must be what you have to say about it too, otherwise you're contradicting Him and disconnecting yourself from the source of all blessing. If you're wise, you will surround yourself with like-minded people who speak God's Word into your life, and limit your time with those who have no interest in it. If you want to grow the right kind of fruit, you must have the right climate. And the words you speak (and listen to) determine the climate of your life, the direction in which it goes, and the results you get. There is no 'secret' to success. The Bible says that when you learn to 'meditate day and night' in God's Word, you will 'prosper in all you do.' (Psalm 1:2-3 NIV) So the answer to your worries is in God's Word and faith in Him! You are loved...