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May 2, 2025 Devotional Post a Comment

Speak Life, Not Defeat

Opening Verse

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21 (KJV)

Introduction

Words matter. What we speak shapes how we believe, and what we believe affects what we experience. Many of us casually speak doubt, fear, or failure without realizing we are planting seeds that grow into our reality.

Devotional Story

A father and his young son went fishing on a peaceful afternoon. The sun was shining, the lake was calm, and everything seemed perfect. But the boy, with each cast of his line, kept saying, “I’ll never catch anything. I’m not good at this.”

After a while, the father gently turned to his son and said, “Son, you’re cursing yourself. Every time you say you can’t, you speak defeat over yourself. The Bible says we must speak life.”

The father quietly bowed his head and prayed, “Lord, show my son Your power. Let him see that words have weight and that life flows when we trust You.”

Moments later, the boy’s line tugged. He pulled up a fish. Then, just a few minutes later, another. His eyes lit up with surprise and joy. “Dad, I caught two!”

His father smiled and said, “That’s God showing you. Speak life, son. Always.”

That day, the boy learned a lesson no sermon could teach: when we speak doubt, we hinder faith—but when we speak life, we give God room to work.

What This Means

Negative words limit what God wants to do in us and through us. Speaking faith isn’t about pretending everything is perfect—it’s about trusting God is able even when we aren’t. The tongue can either build or destroy, bless or curse. Speak life, because every word counts.

Think About This

What are you speaking over your situation today? Are you agreeing with doubt, or are you declaring God’s truth? Speak life over your family, your future, and your faith.

Prayer

Lord, forgive me for every time I’ve spoken doubt instead of faith. Teach me to speak words that line up with Your promises. Help me speak life into every area of my heart, my home, and my walk with You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Closing Verse

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”
Psalm 19:14 (KJV)

March 25, 2025 Devotional Post a Comment

If We Trusted God More

Opening Verse

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
—Proverbs 18:21 (KJV)

Introduction

What if we trusted God’s promises more than we trust our fears? What if we believed His goodness with the same boldness we use to expect trouble? So many of us declare the worst over ourselves—and it happens. But not because God wanted it. Because we spoke it and believed it.

Now imagine the impact if we flipped that.

Devotional Story

Rebecca was sure something bad was going to happen. She had been saying it for days, maybe weeks—declaring it like it was guaranteed. And when it happened, she wasn’t surprised. She was frustrated. Not just at the situation, but at herself for expecting it, speaking it, and then watching it come true.

She walked around the house with that heavy feeling, thinking, “Why did I let this get to me?” Then God spoke clearly to her heart.

He said, “Rebecca, why do you speak the bad things like they’re facts? Why do you believe them so easily? Why do you declare them with confidence—and then act upset when they show up? Why not trust Me with that same confidence? Why not declare My promises the same way?”

That moment hit her hard. She realized she had put more faith in what could go wrong than in the One who always makes things right.

What This Means

If you can speak fear and see it grow, you can speak faith and see it move mountains. Our words are not small. They’re powerful. And God is listening.

Imagine what would happen if we trusted God’s Word more than we trust our worries. Miracles would begin where fear once lived.

Think About This

  • Are you declaring defeat or victory?

  • Do you trust God’s promises more than your fears?

  • What would change if you spoke faith daily?

Prayer

Lord, I don’t want to waste another word on fear. Help me to trust You deeply and speak only what lines up with Your Word. Let my thoughts, my words, and my heart agree with Your truth. Teach me to declare life, healing, and victory. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Closing Verse

“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.”
—Mark 11:23 (KJV)