"What Have You Put Out in The Atmosphere?"
Everything in the universe
begins with and revolves around two things: words and thoughts. These two
elements are divine gifts created by God and given to man. They form the
creative substance that molds and shapes the destiny of humanity. Each of us
becomes the person we are, chooses the direction we take, and accomplishes
everything we do based on these two primary elements.
Just as in every seed, there
is life-giving power that resides in every spoken word. This principle
illustrates how the spiritual law of incubation and manifestation works.
Everything you see in the natural began as a spiritual seed—that is, as a
thought.
We are told in 2 Peter 1:3-4
that God, in His infinite wisdom, has already given us all things pertaining to
life (the Wycliffe version says, "all things of His God-like
virtue") that we might partake of His divine nature. Included in this
celestial equipping are divine thoughts and inspired words.
As a spiritual being created
in the image of God (see Genesis 1:26) your spiritual genes hold the creative
power to frame your personal world by the thoughts and words you think and
speak, which are divine tools given for your creative use. All you are, experience,
and ultimately achieve can be traced back to how you have made use of these two
simple, yet vastly powerful, tools—your words and thoughts.
What Occupies Your Mind
Determines What Eventually Fills Your Mouth
The power of the spoken word
is one of life's greatest mysteries. All that you will ever be or accomplish
hinges on how you choose to govern what comes out of your mouth. By what you
allow to occupy your mind and mouth, you can either bless your life to great
heights of success or send it orbiting into realms of failure, sadness, and
discontentment.
This is why Proverbs tells
us, "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7), and
urges, "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of
your life" (Proverbs 4:23). Jesus followed suit by declaring, "For
whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good
things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil
things from the treasury of an evil heart" (Matthew 12:34-35).
What occupies your mind
determines what eventually fills your mouth; your outer world showcases all
that has dominated—and at times subjugated—your inner world. Because the law of
cause and effect is continually at work, there is always an inner cause for every
outer effect. Your outer world is a direct result of your inner world.
Every circumstance in life is
a result of a choice—and every choice is the result of a thought. All those
things that fill your mind hold the keys to your reality. Your thoughts provide
the fuel for your words, and your words provide the fuel for your world.
It is paramount that you
become the master of your thoughts. The greatest man has become so by the
scrupulous attention he gives to controlling what goes into his mind and what comes
out of his mouth.
So, "Be careful for
nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passes all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
"Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are
just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on these things" (Philippians 4:6-8).