2 Corinthians 4:13 (NKJV) And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak.
Everyone needs to have a conviction regarding what we believe in our hearts. As believers, we need to say things in agreement with the Word of God. We need to agree with God’s word and affirm it in our lives. Otherwise it is difficult for us to walk with Him. It is just like being yoked with God. It pulls and agrees to be moving in the same direction. Then we can accomplish much with Him. When we agree with Him, then He is able to accomplish what He wants in our lives.
We believe, therefore we speak boldly about our conviction without inhibition. It is a spirit of faith that causes us to speak according to what we believe. Faith believes even without seeing. Faith agrees with the Word. We are to feed our human spirit with the Word so that we will speak faith when we are faced with a stressful situation!
The words we say in and by faith matter. We have the God-given privilege of acknowledging, affirming, appropriating, claiming and confessing the riches of God’s Word with words that we say. As followers of Christ, we have been blessed and enriched by Him in countless ways; the more we declare His Word by faith in and over our lives, the more we experience the tangible reality of His goodness.
We need to affirm, agree, and proclaim what the Word of God says about us. This will build faith in our hearts because we hear it uttered by our mouth and God also listens to what we are saying and believing him for. We say out what we believe in our heart with boldness, confidence and faith. We believe, therefore we speak!
3 John 1:2 (NKJV) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
God’s desire for us is to have good friends so that our soul will prosper through fellowship. We can be a friend who encourages and blesses. God wants our soul to prosper. It will be especially true after these sessions that we will be speaking words that build up, strengthen, edify and bring joy to one another!
Are you tasting good fruit or bad fruit in your marriage and family? What kind of words are you saying?
Here is an example to confess our identity in Christ.
“I am a child of God. God’s abundant grace has saved me and His favor is upon my life. I am blessed with all the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ. In Christ, I am accepted in the Beloved One, my sins are forgiven and washed by His blood. God sees me as righteous, holy and blameless because I am hidden in Christ. I am blessed in my coming in and my going out. I am the head and not the tail. I am on the top and not below. Whatever I put my hands to do, it is blessed. I am blessed in the city and I am blessed in the village. My kneading bowl and my body are blessed. I am beautifully and wonderfully made in the image of God. My God shall supply all my needs accordingly to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. The one in me is greater than the one in the world. Nothing is able to separate me from the love of God because He is my covenant partner. It is a new covenant and everlasting covenant through the blood of Jesus. I have no fear because perfect love casts out all fear. God loves me unconditionally. I can always run into the throne of grace in time of need. If God is for me, then who can be against me and what can men do to me? God will make a way where there is no way. He is a God who makes a path in the wilderness and a stream in the desert. With God all things are possible!”
These are speaking-faith-filled words based on what the Word of God says about us regarding who we are, what we have, and what we can do in and through Christ!
There is power in our words. Therefore, we need to get a grip on our lips. We choose to build up, bless, strengthen and edify others through the words that we speak. Let’s choose to frame our world with God’s help through our spoken words.
Sermon Series: Get a grip on your lips
话语的能力
哥林多后书 4:13 但我们既有信心，正如经上记着说：“我因信，所以如此说话。” 我们也信，所以也说话。
每个人都需要对我们的心中所信有一种信念。作为基督徒，我们需要讲出与神的话语一致的言辞。否则，我们将难以与主同行。我们如同与主同负轭，拉扯着并同意着和祂向着一个方向前进。这样我们能与主一起成就很多事情。当我们与主同意的时候，祂就能在我们身上成就祂对我们的旨意。
我们因着信，能如此大胆毫无抑制地讲出我们的信念。 是因为我们的信念让我们说出我们所相信的。信就是在未见之时就相信。信与神的话语一致。我们需要用神的话语来填补我们的灵以致于在强大压力下也能凭着信心大胆讲出真理！
我们凭着信心讲出的话语是重要的。我们有着神赐的特权以我们自己的话语承认、确认、使用、主张和坦白神所言的丰盛。作为基督徒，我们经历神以各种不同的方式来祝福我们，丰富我们的生命。当我们在生命中越多地来以信心宣告祂的话语时，我们也可更切实地体验到神的美善。
我们要同意，确认，宣告神对我们的话语。这会加强我们的信心，因为我们听到充满信心的话语且神也听到了我们的告白。我们大胆，充满信心地说出我们的信念。我们因信，所以如此说话！
约翰三书 1:2 亲爱的兄弟啊，我愿你凡事兴盛，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂兴盛一样。
神希望我们与良友交往，好使我们的灵魂兴盛。我们可以做一个鼓励人和祝福人的朋友。因神希望我们的灵魂兴盛。尤其是当我们讲出造就人，使人振作，给人带来欢乐的话语时！
你在婚姻生活和家庭当中品尝到的果子是好的还是坏的？你口所出的是什么样的话语呢？
以下是一个有关我们在基督里的身份的告白示范。
“我是神的孩子。神充充满满的恩典拯救了我且祂喜悦我的生命。我在基督里有一切的属灵福气。在基督内，我被接纳，是蒙爱的人，我的罪恶被祂的血洗净。神视我为公义的，圣洁的，毫无指摘的，因我住在基督内。我的脚踪都被基督祝福。我作头而不作尾。我居上不居下。不管我做什么，神都祝福我。我在城里，在乡村都被祝福。我的身体被祝福。我是按着神美丽的形象所造。我的神会按照基督荣耀来满足我的需要。在我里面的神比世界一切都伟大。因神与我立约，没有任何东西能够把我从神的爱中隔绝。我没有任何恐惧，因有完全的爱来保护我。神无条件的爱我。我可以随时奔向神那荣耀之冕。若神帮助我们，有谁可以抵挡我们，人对我能做什么呢？当我无路可走的时候神会给我开辟道路。神在旷野开辟道路，在沙漠开辟河水。在神内一切皆有可能！”
这就是充满信心的讲出我们是谁，我们拥有什么，和我们可以在主内通过主能做什么的例子！
神的话语是有能力的。所以我们要掌控我们的口舌。我们选择用神的话语来造就，祝福，巩固，启发他人。让我们用神的话语来使得世界变得更加美好！
讲章系列：掌控你的口舌
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