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    Words Have Great Power: Understanding the Supernatural Power Behind Speaking Wholesome Words
    Words Have Great Power: Understanding the Supernatural Power Behind Speaking Wholesome Words
    Words Have Great Power: Understanding the Supernatural Power Behind Speaking Wholesome Words
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    Words Have Great Power: Understanding the Supernatural Power Behind Speaking Wholesome Words

    By Donald Spellman

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    In Words Have Great Power, you will learn what the Bible says about words and how they can affect you. Showing you how blessings and curses come from your words, Apostle Spellman explains the root problem of an uncontrollable tongue and the steps you can take to be healed.

    Through the author’s well-crafted words, you will learn about:
    • Blessing and cursing — and the effects of each
    • The link between your mouth and your heart
    • How your tongue can show your spiritual condition
    • How it’s not only the words, it’s the manner in which they are said
    • The warnings of using negative words
    If you want to build up others as well as yourself, journey through this book to explore how your words can edify and strengthen those around you.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCreation House
    Release dateJan 2, 2018
    ISBN9781629992426
    Words Have Great Power: Understanding the Supernatural Power Behind Speaking Wholesome Words

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      Words Have Great Power - Donald Spellman

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      CHAPTER 1

      THE POWER OF SPOKEN WORDS

      DO YOU KNOW that tremendous power is released through spoken words? What we say in all probability affects more people than any other action we take. It’s no surprise to find that the Word of God has much to say about words and how they affect us. Moreover, spoken words carry positive or negative effects: The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit (Prov. 18:21, NIV). There are multitudes of people, including believers in Christ, who are not fully aware of the power of words. If every one of us had an idea of the power behind what we say on a regular basis, it would cause us to have the same attitude as King David. He knew the significance of having positive thoughts and right speech, for his confession to the Lord was that the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer (Ps. 19:14).

      I believe it’s essential and to our advantage to do an assessment of our speech pattern from time to time. We should ask ourselves several important questions: Are the words I speak producing life or death? Are they positive words of encouragement, exhortation, and comfort? And can I honestly say they are acceptable in the sight of God?

      King David wanted God to approve his words and thoughts every day as though they were offerings brought to the altar. If everyone was mindful of the fact that every word was examined by God first and could be used by the devil, it would have a tremendous effect on what we speak into the atmosphere. As you may or may not know, there is a root cause from which negative or positive speaking originates. Let’s examine this for a moment. In the Book of Matthew, Jesus shows us the origin of positive or negative speaking:

      Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

      —MATTHEW 12:33–37

      In the New Living Translation, verse 37 reads, The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you. Notice that Jesus establishes a direct connection between the mouth and the heart. He says the heart overflows through the mouth. He goes on to compare the heart to a tree and our words to fruit. The scripture above was primarily directed at the Pharisees, who had problems with their speech patterns. Jesus was comparing their words to worthless fruit or a worthless tree because they spoke from an evil heart. He scolds them by saying, You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say (Matt. 12:34, NLT).

      My friends, the kind of words we communicate will explain the condition of our hearts. The state of the tongue is a sure guide to our spiritual condition. People can easily deceive themselves by how much they attend church, how good they see themselves, or how righteous they may feel, but what will ultimately give them away and expose them is the overflow of the heart. If that which comes out of a person’s mouth is corrupt, it’s a sure indication that the heart is corrupt as well.

      Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

      —MATTHEW 12:34–35

      To put what Jesus said in layman’s terms, when the heart is filled, it overflows through the mouth, and this overflow reveals the real condition of the heart. For example, if you overfill a container of fluid, that which the container could not hold will spill onto the surface of something. Whatever you see on the surface is that which was originally in the container. Likewise, the same applies to the heart, for that which the heart cannot contain will certainly spill out of the mouth.

      I have learned in my Christian experience that one of the essentials of spiritual discernment is being a good listener. If you can master the art of being a good listener, you will hear and discern what is in a person’s heart—their character and their circumstances. From reading and studying the Gospels, I recognize that Jesus was an excellent listener. I believe this was one of the reasons He was able to discern what was in men’s hearts.

      If we want to have dominion in the area of self-control, it starts with the mouth: He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction (Prov. 13:3). What I am about to state has a sense of humor and truth to it: when praying for individuals for salvation we should pray, Lord, save them, but we’re tempted also to pray, "Lord, don’t forget to save the mouth as

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