What are you speaking to yourself?

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. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. - Mark 11:23-24

What are you speaking to yourself? Are you always doubting yourself? Are you always thinking that you don't measure up? Are you fearful of the future and at the same time in constant regret of the past? Are you always looking at your lack? Are you always focusing on the negative things in your life? Are you always thinking "If only" and "What if"?

The bible tell us Jesus cursed the fig tree for it has the appearance of fruitfulness where it didn't. It has leave but no fruit. In a context, Jesus is teaching His disciples how to exercise their faith by speaking. Mark 11 tells us to believe and speak. The emphasis is on speaking what you believe. Jesus is teaching us the importance of speaking. In Proverb 18:21, the bible says death and life are in the power of the tongue and those who love it will eat its fruit. We are to speak good into our lives and we will see good and not the other order around. 

Caleb and Joshua and the other ten spies went to spy out the promised land which God had promised. When they were back from their mission forty days later, they were the only two who reported that the enemies were bread to them and that the children of Israel were more than able to conquer them. The other spies reported that there were giants in the land and told the children of Israel that they were like grasshoppers in their own sights. God was pleased with the report of Caleb and Joshua and they were only two to go to the promised land together with a new generation of the children of Israel. 

The woman with the issue of blood kept speaking to herself if only she could touch the hem of Jesus' garment that she would be healed. Well, she was healed when she touched the hem of Jesus' garment and Jesus even proclaimed she has been made whole. The centurion just asked Jesus to speak a word of healing for his servant for he believed Jesus could heal from a distant. Jesus marveled at his faith and his servant was healed at that very moment.

What we speak to ourselves is so important and yet many of us are programmed to speak death quickly in almost every situation we are in! And that may be a reason why we are not seeing more good happenings manifesting in our lives. We tend to focus on the negativities rather than the positvies of everything. We have been "deceived" into believing the worst in everything even though it is usually the reverse that is true.

We, the beloved of the Lord, should keep speaking good and continue to proclaim and believe the finish work of Jesus at the cross! Keep doing that for Jesus had already provided everything we need on earth and beyond. Hallelujah!