Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be (James 3:9-10).
As Jesus’ daughters, we’re only supposed to
speak blessings, not cursings. However, this isn’t always the case if we are
unaware of what we say at a moment’s notice. For example, I was in a middle of
a business transaction, and I misunderstood the person explaining the process
to a procedure. So instead of asking the person to clarify, I responded with,
“I am confused.” At that moment, I came into agreement with the Spirit of Confusion
because I spoke the words, “I am confused.” I spoke a curse over myself. The
Greek definition of confusion is instability, disorder, commotion, confusion,
tumult, inconstant, and unstable. A confused person has no stability (James
1:8) – they are indecisive and can never make up their mind. God is not the
author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33) but peace. The Holy Spirit quickly
brought my error to my attention. I quickly repented, rebuked, and recanted the
Spirit of Confusion and agreed with the Spirit of Peace. When we say words or
phrases like, “I am going to kill you,”
“This headache is killing me,” “I am broke,” or “That child is going to
be the death of you,” we speak cursings of murder, death, and poverty into our
lives and the lives of others – even if we say them in sarcasm. The Bible says
if we decree a thing, it shall be established (Job 22:28). As daughters of King
Jesus, we should only be saying things like, “Beloved, I wish that you prosper,
be in health, even as your soul prospers (3 John 1:2),” “I can do all things
through Christ, which strengthens me (Philippians 4:13),” or “May the Lord
bless you and keep you (Numbers 6:24).”
Two kingdoms exist in our world: the Kingdom of
Light (Jesus’ Kingdom) (Colossians 1:13; Acts 26:18; 1 Peter 2:9), which is in
this world, but not of this world and the kingdom of darkness (satan’s
kingdom), which is of this world (John 17:14-16). In both kingdoms, the words
we speak come to life (Job 22:28), whether we mean them or not, or whether we
misspoke without understanding. In both kingdoms, angels carry out our spoken
words to ensure that they come to pass. If we speak blessings according to the
Will of God, then the angels in the Kingdom of Light MUST perform what we say –
this is the Law of God, and everyone and everything must adhere to the Law of
God for it to take effect (Psalm 103:20). If we speak cursings according to the
kingdom of darkness, then the angels of darkness will perform what we say –
this is also law according to the Word of God (Proverbs 18:21). This is why
it’s crucial to spend time in God’s Word so that we can know and have an understanding
of what we say, what we should say, and when we should be quiet.
The more I spend studying the Word of God, I
have learned to speak Words of Life (the Living Word of God) over my
circumstances and in the lives of others. Within a week, I have watched my life
change for the better by speaking a verse about over my situation. I have also
seen someone else’s life improve within an hour from speaking the Word of God
to them and over their problem. And unfortunately, I have also seen someone’s
life, who’s no longer living, down spiral this year, because of the cursing,
they unknowingly spoke over their life. So from now on, queens, I encourage you
to speak these words over yourselves, “Let no corrupt words come out of my
mouth, only that which is good and helpful and ministers grace to the hearers
(Ephesians 4:29).” I say this verse every day, and it helps keep me in
alignment with the Word of God.
XOXO,
Jay
