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In Consistency Lies the Power Ken and I had to come to grips with this very early in our faith walk: What we say is what we believe, and that is what's going to come to pass in our lives. We saw in Mark 11:23 that it's a spiritual law that, much like the law of gravity in the natural: "Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Many years ago as I was studying that verse, the Lord said to me In consistency lies the power. In other words, it's what you say continually that works in your life—either for you or against you. When you're in church, it's easy to say all the right things. You can make faith confessions on Sunday morning, and shout and rejoice right along with everybody else. But if, when you go home, you talk all manner of unbelief, those faith confessions you made at church won't come to pass. Why is that true? Because what you say continually is what you really believe! "But Gloria," somebody might argue, "it's hard to keep believing and saying the right things when you're looking at contrary circumstances. It's hard to keep saying that you're healed when your body looks and feels sick, or to keep saying you're prosperous when you're looking at a big fat zero in your bank account." No, it's not just hard. If the negative circumstances are all you're seeing, it's downright impossible! To overcome that impossibility, you must see beyond those circumstances. You must look steadfastly at the things the Apostle Paul referred to in 2 Corinthians 4. He not only wrote that we having the same spirit of faith, as it is written, believe and therefore speak; he went on to say how we do it. "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal" (verse 18). How do you see things which aren't seen? You look in the Word of God. You open the Bible and meditate on what it says about you and all God has provided for you. You keep that Word before your eyes and in your ears and receive it into your heart where it produces faith (Romans 10:17). Then you release that faith with the words of your mouth. The Word of God is His creative power. It always produces for you when you receive it and speak it. Sadly, however, many Christians don't receive everything that's in the Word. They receive what it says about the new birth, but when they hear scriptures preached about healing or prosperity, they say to themselves, "That's just too good to be true. I know people who served God all their life and never prospered." Or, "I know people who prayed for healing and didn't get healed." Christians who take that attitude are actually taking other people's word over the Word of God! In fact, though they don't realize it, they're siding in with the devil. He's the one who's always trying to talk us out of believing what God said. He started doing it with Eve in the Garden of Eden and he's never stopped. In Mark 4, Jesus described people who succumb to the devil's Word-stealing tactics as "stony ground" people. They don't receive the Word they have heard, and "Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts" (verse 15). Satan is all about control. He wants to be somebody, but he's a nobody. He's been brought "to nought" (1 Corinthians 2:6), so he comes to steal the Word out of people's hearts so he can have control of their lives. What are you to do when the devil tries that with you? Tell him no! Say, "Devil, you get out of my face. I don't want to hear from you. I won't take your word for anything. I take the Word of God!" Don't ever let the devil scare or confuse you. Be bold when dealing with him. Combat his lies with the Word and keep believing and saying what God says, regardless of what you see around you. "Resist the devil [stand fi rm against him], and he will fl ee from you" (James 4:7, Amplifi ed Bible, Classic Edition). 2 8 : B V O V Change your words, and change your life! In her book Put Your Words to Work: A 31-Day Faith Project, Gloria Copeland will lead you on a 31-day faith journey that will help you unlock the key to abundance by changing your words! By reading and meditating on each day's message, you can change the wrong habits you have developed of speaking wrong words. Put Your Words to Work: A 31-Day Faith Project spiritual law that, much like the law of gravity in the natural: "Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." the Lord said to me In other words, it's what you say continually that works in your life—either for you or against you. When you're in church, it's easy to say all the right things. You can make faith confessions on Sunday morning, and shout and rejoice right along with everybody else. But if, when you go home, you talk all manner of unbelief, those faith confessions you made at church won't come to pass. Change your words, KCM.ORG/MAG 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) FREE standard shipping included. Offer price valid through Feb 29, 2024 paperback $ 12 99 #240201

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