IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTIES, YOU FIRST HAVE TO ZIP YOUR LIPS FROM SPEAKING NEGATIVELY.

GOSPEL CORNER

28/11/24

JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES
TODAY’S WORD

Today’s Scripture
Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3, NIV

SPEAK FAITH, SPEAK VICTORY.
When David went out to face Goliath, you can imagine the thoughts that flooded his mind. “He’s twice my size. He’s their champion fighter, and I have no battle experience. This is impossible.” All these negative thoughts bombarded his mind. One thing that made David a champion is he didn’t speak them out. He recognized that he had to put a watch over his mouth and not speak defeat or uncertainty, but rather change the negative thinking by speaking positive. He declared to Goliath, “You come against me with a sword and shield, but I come against you in the name of the Lord God of Israel.”

In the face of difficulties, you first have to zip your lips from speaking negatively. Then your report should be, “I am well able. I will defeat this giant. I will accomplish my dreams. God being for me is more than the world being against me.” When you speak faith, speak victory, speak health, speak abundance, negative thoughts can’t stay. Use your words to give life to your faith, not your doubt.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that You are the Most High God and that no giant is too great for You. Thank You that You being for me is more than anything that comes against me. Help me to be like David and put a watch over my lips and declare Your Word to the enemy. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

SECTION TWO
If we’re honest, we all have some measure of wrong believing in our lives. Just ask yourself, “Have I often felt anxious, worried, or fearful that the worst would happen to me and my loved ones?” These negative, exhausting emotions are merely flags that indicate what we truly believe about ourselves, our lives, and God.

When we are fearful and worried all the time, we are living as if we don’t believe that we have a strong and able Shepherd who is tenderhearted toward us, who leads us to good places, who protects us and lovingly watches over us. So if worrying or being fearful seems to be your natural default mode, what you need to do is to keep hearing and learning about you believe tha