Speaking What Is Within
Key Text: “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” Mark 11:23 (NKJV)
Have you ever noticed that when someone is suddenly startled, whatever is in their heart often comes out of their mouth without thinking? If fear fills the heart, fearful words come out. If anger fills the heart, angry words follow. The mouth simply reveals what has been stored within. Jesus taught that our words are channels through which what is inside us finds expression. The Holy Spirit has deposited faith, hope, peace, and life within us, but those treasures must find expression through our words if they are to produce visible results.
Many believers pray fervently but cancel their prayers with their conversations. They ask God for favour in the morning and spend the afternoon saying, “Nothing good ever happens to me.” They pray for healing and then repeatedly confess sickness and defeat. Remember, the Holy Spirit works with the Word of God that you believe and speak. As you meditate on Scripture, your heart becomes full of God’s truth, and your mouth begins to speak in agreement with heaven. That is one way the deposit within becomes a manifestation without.
This does not mean pretending that challenges do not exist. Faith is not denial. Faith is choosing to agree with God’s Word above your present circumstances. Abraham called himself the father of many nations before Isaac was born because he believed what God had said. Every day, let your words become the voice of the Holy Spirit’s work within you. Speak life over your family, your work, your ministry, your health, and your future. A believer who consistently speaks from the deposit of the Spirit will eventually see the manifestation of what God has promised.
Prayers and Confession
I declare that my mouth will speak faith, hope, wisdom, and life in every situation.
I declare that my words are producing life, opening doors, strengthening my faith, and bringing God’s promises into visible manifestation. Amen.
Reflection
What words have you been speaking lately that do not agree with what God says about your life? What will you begin to say instead?
Further Reading: Proverbs 18:21, Romans 10:8 to 10, 2 Corinthians 4:13, Mark 11:22 to 24
