say it....OUT LOUD

Ok, cheesy title.  It's a line from Twilight.  But sometimes, I guess Edward Cullen covers it.

"Faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ."- Romans 10:17 NASB

"Your faith will be built by hearing your own voice speak the words of Christ."- Beth Moore

I knew the power of calling Satan out and rebuking him audibly in Jesus's name but I never knew the power of speaking out loud for my ears to hear to build my faith until I read this today and felt it in my soul with a Psalm I will share later.  I read silently and most of the time I pray silently or I write the prayer down.  It's time to change that practice!  Lord, help my unbelief!  I've asked for bigger faith before and now God is giving me a practical tool to make my faith grow!  YAY God!  And it's also another tool for me to get me out of this danged pit I keep writing about.

I'm SO thankful for the wake up call the Lord gave me last Saturday.  I finally feel like I have tools to get of my pit.  I know it's not going to be an easy road- this past week was anything but easy but the Lord encouraged me and helped me through.  I will keep crying out, confessing and consenting to the Lord all the way out of my pit.

"Beloved, God's will is for you to get out of that pit.  If you will consent to the process, waiting upon God as He begins shifting, shoving, and rearranging things for your release, you can go ahead and start getting excited, because it will happen.  Just as God promises in His word."- Beth Moore

These next 3 days I know are not going to be easy.  I'm going to have to be absolutely deliberate about making time to be quiet before Him and speaking out loud God's word to increase my faith.  I have a few prayer cards that I will be carrying around these next few days and I'm ready for battle but also excited to experience the Lord's presence.

"Show the enemy that if he messes with you, you'll just call out God's Word all the more.  Nothing does him damage like the Sword of the Spirit."- Beth Moore

These are the notecards I will be carrying around with me in the next three days and I will say them out loud as often as I need to:

• Father God, help me not to grieve, for the joy of You, Lord, is my strength. (Nehemiah 8:10)
• Powerful Lord, help me not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time I will reap a harvest if I do not give up. (Galatians 6:9)
• Lord God, Your word tells me that one handful with tranquility is better than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. (Ecclesiastes 4:6) Please set me free from the false security that comes from having more of anything than I really need.
• Lord, You fill the hungry with good things! (Luke 1:53)

I have just a few more quotes to share with you:

"We've let ourselves down so many times that now we're nearly hopeless.  In reality, however, we've given ourselves way too much credit.  We think we're too much for God to handle (addendum by me:  even if it's subconsciously!).  That the strength of our personal draw into the abyss exceeds the strength of God's draw to pull us out." -Beth Moore

"Feeling better is not what we're after.  This goal is freedom from the pit for the rest of your life." -Beth Moore

Last but certainly not least, I'm going to end with the Psalm I mentioned earlier.  I encourage you to read it out loud and let your ears hear it with the expectancy that it will increase your faith because faith comes from hearing as Romans 10:17 says!  I read it out loud this morning and I can't explain the peaceful joy that overcame my soul.

"Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being praise His holy name.  Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."- Psalm 103:1-5