As We Think and Speak, So We Are

You've heard the saying, “you are what you eat?” Well, we are what we speak and what we think. Proverbs 23:7 says, “as a man thinks in his heart, so he is.” And Jesus said in Luke 6:45, “out of the overflow of his heart, his mouth speaks.”

Like we talked about Monday, we have governmental kingdom authority over our lives, our sphere of influence, and the atmosphere around us. And that gives us a choice. We can choose to walk in fear like the rest of the world, and just let life happen to us. We can choose to be purely reactive, tossed about like a ship on the sea by every wind of circumstance that blows our way, caught in a perpetual, pathetic cry of “why me?”

Or.

We can choose to walk in Joy, the Joy that only Jesus gives – which is different from happiness since Joy is independent of our circumstances. In trouble and suffering and uncertainty, we can choose to reject fear and doubt and say, “You know, I have no idea what's going to happen here, but I praise God in this circumstance and I know that He is on the throne and in control. So I will choose to not be afraid, and let my mouth speak only the promises of God. Lord, give me your Joy right now in this moment; I need it.”

In the eternal span of our existence, we have this brief 70-80 year window where we can choose to believe God instead of fear. Many will see the beauty of Jesus on That Day and say, “Oh now I understand who you are; now I'll believe you and not fear during my next trial.” But in Heaven there are no more trials; it's too late. Every trial we endure is a gift from Him, an opportunity to choose to speak His promises or to choose to speak fear. The more painful the trial, the greater the blessing we store up for ourselves when we choose Him. And it blows angel's minds.