Psalm 91- Chapter 2: What is Coming Out of My Mouth??

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection

Chapter 2:What is Coming Out of My Mouth?

I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, 
My God, in whom I trust!"
Psalm 91:2

Have you ever had one bad thing happen after another?  What was your reaction?  Did you find yourself saying things like "oh, well I guess this is just life, it stinks, but I'll get through it some how!?!?" or did you find yourself starting to watch for the next bad thing, almost expecting bad things to happen? As Christians we have been given a way to not only get through these rough times, but to come out better.  Yesterday our Pastor preached on the topic of Satan coming to steal, kill and destroy, and the fact that our God is our defender, and healer, and restorer!  There is nothing that Satan can take from you, that God can't give back 10 times greater than before!  But when we use our mouths to speak curses over ourselves, instead of turning to God and His Word to find blessings and promises...we stop God from giving us the protection and blessing He desires, and we find ourselves in an even bigger mess.  Scripture tells us that there is the power of life and the power of death in the tongue.  What are you using your tongue for today???  When we stop telling everyone how big our problems are, and start telling our problems how great, and powerful our God is...we will see a huge difference in how things go in our lives.  When you find yourself going through hard times, make sure you are turning to your great Shepherd, He will be the one to protect you and make you come out stronger and better off than before.  There are many ways to do this, here are just a few ideas on how to use God's Word as the powerful weapon it is intended to be...

•  Speak the scriptures out loud - there is something about reading scripture out loud and not just seeing it but saying it and hearing it that makes it more powerful in your life.

• Write out promises from God's Word on note cards.  When the hard times come, you already have some basic scriptures full of promise and protection at your finger tips.  Then you just need to read them (out loud) and keep reading them until you grasp that that promise is for you.  Then by faith you claim that promise in your life and situation.

• Another idea, is to find a book of scripture promises...(I have seen many different ones, that list our scriptures for you, they even have them categorized by different struggles and things we might face.  These make it easy to look up your topic, and BAM! you've got a whole list of scriptures that will apply to you.)  Take these scriptures with you everywhere, claim them and believe them. Then get ready to see God do amazing things!!

• Sometimes we just need little reminders as we go through our day...write down the promises of God on sticky notes and place them in strategic places around your home, your car, your work space, etc.

The important thing here is that you are reading God's promises, speaking out God's promises, and claiming them for your situation, by faith believing for a move of God!