“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matt. 12:34).
You cannot separate yourself from your word, for you are only as good as your word.
I heard one minister say, “Sometimes a person’s faith doesn’t work because his word is no good.” After hearing this probably one hundred times, I finally realized that if our word isn’t any good, our faith will never work.
Sometimes people aren’t used to believing their own words. If they don’t believe their words in certain natural areas of their lives, they’ll have a hard time believing their words when they’re standing in faith for something.
Faith is believing that what you say according to the Word will come to pass. Mark 11:23 says, “For verily I say unto you, that 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.”
If you are going to be a person of faith whose faith works, you have to be a person of your word. Stick to your word. Keep your word. Honor your word. Watch over your word.
As you do, people may start talking about you, saying, “Boy, I’m telling you, if that person says something, you can just count on its coming to pass. You can count on him to back up his word.” When you gain a reputation like that, your faith will skyrocket!
My words create God’s realities in my life. I watch my words
carefully and speak only truth and life. As I walk in faith
according to God’s Word, I shall have whatever I say. So
right now I say, “By Jesus’ stripes, I am healed!”
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.