Get Your Mouth In Gear
I.
Theirs is no verse of
scripture that exempts the believer from experiencing pressure. There are however many verses of
scriptures that exempt the believer from experiencing defeat in the pressured
situation.
A. We have an adversary who
comes to steal, kill, and destroy-1 Peter 5:8, John 10:10
B. We should not be
surprised or think it to be strange when we experience pressure-1 Peter 4:12
1.
The
righteous will experience affliction, persecution, and pressure, but if they
will live by faith and obey God they can experience victory no matter what they
may be facing-Psalm 34:19
2.
John
16:33-Be of good cheer, you can have victory in the middle of a pressured
situation
C. Psalm 40:1-3-God is a God
who delivers people from the pit, the dark place, the pressured situation
1.
In
the midst of pressure it’s your responsibility to resist the enemy steadfast in
faith, standing on God’s word refusing to cave in under the pressure-James 4:7,
1 Peter 5:9
II.
Get your mouth in
gear. You’re going to have to speak
words of faith that are in line with God’s Word. Line your words up with the Word of God
and the decisions you’ve made---(You can’t say, I will
not fear and two seconds later say I’m so afraid)
A. James 1:26-In the dark
place, in troubled times, it’s imperative that you get control of your mouth
1.
You
must get control of your mouth to make your decision profitable
a. If you can’t control your
mouth you’re praying and giving and decision making and praising is useless,
profitless, void of power
b. Your mouth is so powerful
that it can mess up everything you do spiritually
2.
You can’t walk in victory
and talk defeat
a. Some people get under
pressure and just love to talk the problem; they want to talk about the
circumstances and how they feel and vent (Ventors
will not be victors)-Hebrews 4:14-16
3.
Your
mouth is powerful enough to keep you in that pit or get you out of it
a. No matter how dark of a
situation you are facing if you will speak words that are in line with God’s
words you can overcome and triumph in the face of that darkness
B. James 3:1-6-Now that
you’ve made a decision of where you’re going you’re have to turn your life to
that destination and keep it set there with the Words of your mouth
1.
If
you want out of the pit, if you want out of the dark place, if you want victory
in troubled times then steer your life in that direction with the words of your
mouth
2.
EX:
If you wanted to go from your house to your local supermarket, but were always
turning your car in the opposite direction it would be impossible for you to
get there. The same holds true for
your words and your life. If you
want victory then you must not turn your life away from the victory that you
desire with the words of your mouth.
You cannot expect to reach a destination that you are always turning
away from with your confession. However, if you’ll determine in your heart to
only say what God says you can literally steer yourself out of the dark place
and into victory with the words of your mouth.
3.
Until
you get your mouth in gear and your words going the right direction you have no
scriptural right to believe that you will ever be freed from the pit or
delivered from the dark place; you can’t go somewhere your words aren’t going
first
C. Your words are powerful
& in the dark place you need to get them working for you-Pr18:21,Rev12:11
1.
Psalm
23-David wrote this psalm during of the most dangerous times in his life. He was fleeing from King Saul and his
army. David hid himself in a
barren, desolate, forest called Hareth, which means a parched and dry like baked earthenware. God did not cease
to be David’s source. He soaked
this dry forest with moisture, which had the appearance of the Heaven On Earth,
making even the grass and the leaves of the forest tender and edible. This revealed David that God provides at
all times even when the chances of survival seem to be non-existence.
a. He obviously had the
opportunity to complain, have a pity party, speak words of doubt and unbelief
but he knew in the situation that he was in he needed to get his words working
for him and not against him
b. David is in a pit, a dark
place and he starts using his words like a mechanic would use a tool
2.
Most
people in the pit aren’t even using their most powerful tools to benefit them,
their words
a. It’s no wonder some
people have camped out in the dark place and been there so long; they won’t
speak anything in faith; you don’t get out of the pit and experience victory in
troubled times by speaking words of doubt and unbelief; yielding to unbelief
and discouragement never caused victory to manifest in anybody’s life-Matthew
6:25
b. You use your words in
that dark place like a mechanic uses a tool; he uses that tool on purpose with
a purpose to fix a problem
c. You won’t get out of the
pit by being silent and by saying nothing either; quiet people who say nothing
are operating in passivity and will never come out of the pit until they open
their mouth and speak words of faith
1)
Rev
12:11-If we are going to overcome we’re going to have to say something to do so
3.
Speaking
words that are not in line with God’s word is one of the worst things you can
do in a pressured situation; by speaking in such a way you can dig yourself
deeper into a hole
a. Saying the wrong thing in
a trying time will get you deeper into trouble
1)
Proverbs
6:2-Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words
of thy mouth.
2)
Proverbs
10:14-Wise men lay up knowledge: but
the mouth of the foolish is near
destruction.
3)
Proverbs
18:7-A fool’s mouth is his
destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
b. If you’ll say the right
things your words will play a key role in your deliverance
1)
Proverbs
12:6-The mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
2)
Proverbs
13:2-3-A
man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the
transgressors shall eat violence. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth
his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
3)
Proverbs
14:3-The the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4)
Proverbs
12:13-14-The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. A man shall be
satisfied with good by the fruit of his
mouth:
4.
In
the dark place your words can hurt you or they can help you so choose wisely
a. In the dark place you can
literally bring forth more evil by speaking evil things; sometimes people are
their own worst enemy. Many times
peoples’ mouths are their biggest problem, not the devil. You cannot afford to speak doubt and
unbelief in that dark place. By
doing so you perpetuate darkness, evil, and negative things in your life.
1)
Proverbs
16:30-He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth
evil to pass.
b. In the pit your mouth can
be the place from which life, victory and deliverance springs.
1)
Proverbs
10:11-The mouth of a righteous man is
a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the
wicked.
5.
Many
people are in the pit and beating themselves further into and breaking their
spirit with their own words and you cannot win with a broken spirit-Proverbs
15:4, 18:14
D. One of the biggest
challenges that you’ll face in a trying time is the challenge of not allowing
your circumstances to dictate your speech
1.
Don’t
let the dark place infect your language; don’t let the pit your in determine
your confession; it’s the confession of faith in the pit, in the dark place, in
the trying time that will bring deliverance
a. 1 Samuel 30-He was in a
dark place, but he didn’t allow the dark place to get in him and control his
confession; In the darkest place may be he’s ever been I see the man of faith
using his words
b. You can talk your way out
of the pit; You can charge the atmosphere with faith-filled words no matter
where you are or what you’re facing; You can be in the darkest place you’ve
every been and talk faith and God will honor it-2 Chronicles 20
1)
Proverbs
8:13-The fear of the LORD is to hate
evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the
froward mouth, do I hate.
2)
Proverbs
16:13-Righteous lips are the delight
of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
2.
In
an attempt to control your confession the enemy increases the pressure; when
the enemy doesn’t like what you’re saying he’ll always increase the pressure to
try to control your confession; Satan’s got to get that word out of your mouth-Daniel 3, 1 Samuel 17
a. Daniel 3, 1 Samuel
17-Satan’s can’t stop a man who won’t quit talking faith; if Satan can’t get
that word out of your mouth he can’t keep it from coming to pass in your life
b. Through pressure and
circumstances the enemy tries to provoke you to say the wrong thing; Satan is
after your mouth because he knows without it he cannot control your life
c. Luke 11:53-He’s prodding
and poking Jesus trying to get him to say the wrong thing
3.
In
times of pressure we must dig our feet in and hold that rudder in place; winds
may be blowing circumstances may be getting worse, but just keep that rudder in
place and keep saying what God says
a. “Satan you cannot have my
mouth! I’ll never say what you want me to say!” – Mt12:37
4.
Revelation
12:10-11-The spiritual court of law
a. 1 John 2:1-Jesus is your
lawyer, God is the Judge, Satan is the prosecutor
b. The testimony of the
accused is the most powerful one-Matthew 12:37
1)
Satan’s
going to tempt you, prod you, provoke you to say the wrong things; He knows he
can say it, but you have to say it
2)
A
good lawyer will tell you what to say and if you’re smart you’ll only say that
c. God’s said it, Jesus has
said it, but you’re not justified by their words you’re justified by your
words; The judge & your lawyer could say you’re not guilty, but if you say
you are, you are
d. Romans 4:17-Take what you
are by faith, not what you’re going to be; Talk like you’re out of the pit in
the pit; Are you healed? Well I’m going to be. So you are not? Correct
E. Staying full of the word
will be a major key to speaking the word when pressure shows up and to stay
full of the Word you’re going to have to fill up everyday-Matthew 12:34
1.
What
you are full of will always find a way of making it to the surface
2.
If
you’ll fill your heart with the Word of God when you’re not under pressure,
your heart will fill your mouth with the Word of God when you are under pressure
a. If you want to speak the
word of God in pressured times then you need to make sure that you are filling
your heart with the Word of God on a daily basis
3.
By
choosing to deposit God’s words in your heart & refusing Satan’s words you
ensure that when pressure shows up words of faith will come out of your mouth
and that guarantees your victory
a. A heart full of the word
will result in a mouth full of the word and a mouth full of the Word will
result in victory
4.
Many
people remain in the dark place and never come out of their trying times
because they refuse to engage the daily preparation and training in the Word of
God
a. Many people rather than
spending time feeding their faith with the Word of God just sit passively
hoping and praying that God will do something; that type of spiritual
complacency will keep you in the pit
b. Prosperity comes after
hearing, speaking, meditating and doing the Word-Joshua 1:8
c. You’re not going to get
delivered without hearing, believing, speaking and doing the Word-Psalm 107:20
5.
For
people in a dark place spending time in the Word of God daily and filling their
hearts with the Word is integral to their deliverance