Words are Power!

I’m totally messed up today about a couple of things and just wanted to share. People can be very judgemental in everything you do. As people we have so many opinions and thoughts on different things and we want everybody to know what we think. The funny thing is that most of the time we spend telling people about how they are. We look at them and see them the way that our brain processes. I don’t care how Holy we think we are, we aren’t God and can’t judge people the same way God judges them. God created their charchter and His Holy Spirit works on their character.

This is being stirred in my heart because I sat down and expressed with someone the other day, that I’m tired of people trying to tear others down so that they can feel special!  I sometimes want to look at people and tell them after they say something not uplifting, get away from me satan! Most of the time it’s easy to say something because “your just trying to help” or as a leader, “I just want to help that person grow.” Well how are you helping growth if you’re causing insecurities in someone by expressing your opinion before you even pray about what you’re addressing them on? Some of you might pray about it first but most would speak before they pray because they know that their way is the right way and only way! Who told you that? It’s bad enough that we have a hard time taking the love of Jesus out into the streets without being fake, but now we have set so many guidelines on what is right that we have taken away from how the Holy Spirit wants to move in and through people, and it all stems out of opinion.

I have known for many years that God has been directing me into Ministry. I know that He is going to use me greatly and impact many people who will cause a ripple effect in the Church as a whole. This is expressed through visions and prophecy given to me over the span of my 29 years. I share very little with a lot of people because I have found that people will shut you out or not take you seriously because their opinion gets in the way.

I have people tell me all the time about what my personality is like, but what they don’t understand is that God made me the way I am because people relate to me and need someone like me. It’s the same thing with you, God has created you for a purpose and your personality defines that purpose. Jesus worked on His disciples for three years training them and building their characters, then He told them to go and spread what they have been taught. Why has it changed for us? Most people can sit on their butts and their entire lives never move into building disciples and changing the world! I believe part of that stems from someone, sometime, somewhere, telling them that “you can’t do that.” Or maybe something as simple as, “Well you know you just don’t have the heart to take care of people yet.” What we do is opinionate our thoughts and then we tie them to that person like bricks and throw them off a bridge. We destroy what God is trying to birth and build in them with our thoughts on the subject before we even pray to see what God says. The funny thing is that the opinion might be right at the moment, but God has placed that in their heart to build them up for that and instead of assisting we destroy the foundation.

I really don’t feel like this is something that we notice ourselves doing when talking but I know it happens because when someone says something to you and the words play over and over in your head, that is the Devil! Our opinions should be based on what God sees and says about people and not what our fleshly way of thinking says. Even our past experiences sometimes can be used as a guide but by no means should be expressed in a way that causes someone to doubt what God has placed in someones heart!

I’m talking about this because God has been putting this on my heart lately, and as people say things that try to tear me down, I just laugh at them now. For a long time I would let the devil play mind games with me to the point that eventually it starts to eat away at my passion for more. Not anymore, I have risen above people’s comments and discouraging words by praying and letting God deal with my heart and the vision He has given me. I want to see everyone enabled into this same freedom. A freedom that allows the Holy Spirit to work His glory in us instead of being broken down by the people around us. You were made for glory and to be victorious over every area in your life, it doesn’t have guidelines and stipulations. It’s a promise! If we let people around us cause insecurity by stating their opinion, you will never grow. There is no room for insecurity in Kingdom living! God made you a certain way to impact differently than other people around you. If everybody was the same then how could we reach an entire Generation. Let God be your judge and let the Holy Spirit be your counsel and guide.

I didn’t write this to be condemning but to show that Love is expressed through many ways, and that your words are crucial for growth in your family, friends, and even the people you come in contact with everyday. Be uplifting and build people up with your words so that they don’t have to deal with insecurities. The Holy Spirit will do His job! Trust Him and let Him be the factor that has caused us to make people stagnant. Don’t try and change people, show them how to love God passionately, and then embrace the way God has made them and how God wants to use them.

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