Written by: Dr. Ernest Fink (Senior Pastor | Director) City Harvest Family Church, USA
2 Corinthians 4:13 (KJV)
“We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak.”
The spirit of faith affects every area of your life. Paul gives us two necessary ingredients to the spirit of faith – believing and speaking. Believing is the attitude of faith. You can choose fear and doubt, or you can have an attitude of faith. Even in the middle of adversity, your faith will get you to your destination. God will get you there if you will maintain a spirit of faith. You will have to speak to the mountains and master your attitudes. You may not be able to control what has happened to you in life, but you are able to control your attitude. You have the choice to be happy or sad on the way to your divine destiny! God is more than able to get you to the right place at the right time with the right people. The spirit of faith opens the door to the supernatural and enables you to receive from God. God is a faith God, and without faith it is impossible to please Him.
In the walk of faith there are open doors for you and me, but there are also many adversaries. Despite the adversaries, you can walk through that door and do the will of God. Keep believing and speaking and your faith will guide you into all God has for you. The spirit of faith presses forward and not backwards.
The spirit of faith is necessary to do the will of God and to finish the course He has for you. God wants you to finish your course, keep the faith, serve your generation according to the will of God; and by the way, He wants you to finish it with JOY.
The spirit of faith is an attitude and an action. Believing is the attitude while speaking is the action. When we keep our “speaker” connected to our “believer.” the spirit of faith will guide us to the will of God in every situation of life. Hebrews 11 lists some of the great heroes of faith. The phrase “by faith” is used20 times in reference to men and women who did the will of God. They received the promises of God in their generations, and they are still influencing the lives of millions of believers today. The Message Bible translates the phrase “by faith” as “by an act of faith.” Faith is an act. Act like Jesus has done what He said He did. Act like you would if you already had the things you believe God for. Act like you are who He says you are. Act like you can do what God says you can do. Remember, faith is an act.
| ANYTIME GOD WANTS TO CHANGE SOMEONE’S LIFE, HE ALWAYS TOUCHES THEIR MOUTH! Jeremiah 1:1-12; Joshua 1:8 |
The spirit of faith hears, believes, and speaks the same thing. The spirit of faith can be heard and seen. Faith acts upon the Word of God; it acts like the Bible is true. The spirit of faith requires a positive attitude. A person cannot be negative, critical, and constantly complaining; yet claim to have the spirit of faith.
2 Corinthians 2:14 (ESV) “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere”.
I like what Smith Wigglesworth said in the book, Ever Increasing Faith: “Any man may be changed by faith no matter how he may be fettered.” We must learn to speak the language of redemption that the apostle Paul called “the word of faith” (Romans 10:8). It is important to remember that the phrase “Christ hath redeemed us” is in the past tense, which means it has already been taken care of at the cross. He hath blessed us. He hath healed us. He hath delivered us. He hath translated us. These are all past tense. Since He hath, by faith we have.Now faith is! In Christ we must learn a new language, the language of the Scriptures, the language of the New Creation. The spirit of faith always affects the language of faith. Believing and speaking are the two most fundamental ingredients in faith.
I have read testimonies of two people who died and came back from the dead. One was from Zaire, and the other was from the United States. Interestingly, they both said that when their spirits returned to their bodies, they entered through their mouth. We know that God breathed the breath of life into Adam’s mouth. If your spirit enters or exits your body through your mouth, why would the impact of words or speech on our lives seem strange? “Death and life are in the power of the tongue…”Proverbs 18:21
The God kind of faith will work for anyone and will work on anything. God wants to work through you, so take the limits off and let God be God. Jesus didn’t say that you would have what others say about you, He said that you will have what you say. Your mountain needs to hear your voice. Jesus said, “When you speak to the mountain, it will obey you.” (Mark 11: 23-24). When Jesus is referring to the mountain, He is referring to something that seems too big for you – something impossible.
BUT YOUR MOUNTAIN WILL RESPOND TO YOUR VOICE.
Your individuality is tied up not only in your fingerprints, but also in your voiceprint. Your voiceprint is a greater definition of your identity than your fingerprint. No other voiceprint is exactly like yours. Your voice is your address in the spirit realm. Based upon the authority that He has delegated to you; His power is released when He hears your voice. It takes faith to go where God wants you to go, and it takes faith to stay where God wants you to stay.
Stay Blessed!
