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Originally Posted by stillseekingtruth
This seems to fit with the thought that we can speak something into being as if we were really are becoming God haha
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There
seems to be a fine line between what the world sees as "positive affirmation" and speaking what is true according to the word of God. But not really. The first denies the power and existence of God - "The universe will hear and respond to me if I speak this" kind of thing. (they may substitute "god" for "universe" in this practice)
The message of the Bible is we must be have faith. Faith is about believing in God who is unseen and in His Son, Jesus Christ. Faith is also agreeing with what God has to say about us, according to His word.
Yes, words do mean things. The world has a form of this in "speaking positively," and that might produce something in a temporal way to get what one desires. But in the end, it's the same for all things apart from Christ - the result is just death. But if I speak what the scripture says about me, it has fruit unto eternal life! For instance, agreeing with the word and speaking aloud scripture that "I'm a new creation!" "I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I but Christ lives in me!" "I am not in flesh, but in spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in me!" "The blood of Christ has cleansed me from all sin!" "I am the righteousness of God in Christ!"
Now those are powerful words that I can speak aloud concerning
who I really am already in Him! I'm not making something that's not real into something that is - it's something He has already done and speaking it helps to manifest in my experience what's already true.
Does that make sense?