"My son, give attention to my words, incline your ears to my sayings, (21) do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh." Proverbs 4:20-22 NKJV
What we say counts. What comes out of our mouths is powerful stuff. Proverbs 18:21 says, 'Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.' Therefore, we need to speak positively not negatively; what you confess - you get! So therefore be willing to learn to use your words wisely; this is what giving attention to your words means. We can either speak words that bring death to a situation, where there is no faith, or life and if we need healing, this is what we need to focus on. Otherwise we can cancel it out.
So let's examine this. We should listen properly by having good attending skills, not looking out of the window or practicing multi-tasking skills. To incline the ear, means to sit slightly forward letting the person who is speaking to us, know that we are listening to them. Doing this, helps to blank out other things around us and helps us to focus and concentrate much better. We need to do this when we are listening to a speaker or reading our bibles. There are distractions at every corner and we can easily be drawn away, especially when we are praying and the telephone rings.
When we read or hear scripture, we need to mull it over properly. In other words we should ponder the words and meditate on it until we get the bigger picture. There is life in God's Word and He wants us to receive it. If we are wanting to be healed of some sickness, we need to receive it and confess we are healed, despite our body telling us differently. When we receive and confess healing, we internalise this fact and live 'healed'. Proverbs 12:18 tells us, 'The tongue of the wise brings healing.'
This is God's prescription, as Derek Prince was always teaching us. However, to quote a study note from the Amplified Study Bible, 'This demands constancy of heart and purpose, honesty in speech, steadiness of gaze and a right goal in walk and life.' Now to do this is not easy. Things will trip us up every step of the way. It is no casual thing. We need to live it if we want to see it. If you tell people that you are healed when they believe that you are not,they may ridicule you and this can bring much discouragement. The moment you begin to doubt, you will go without. Stand on your healing no matter what!
Practice joy, which is a strength and remember scriptures such as, 'A merry heart does good like medicine.' and 'This is the day the LORD has made, we will (let us) rejoice and be glad in it.' Psalm 118:24. Jesus wants the best for us; check the scriptures out where He told people that their faith had made them well. These were not 'bible times', they happen today and God wants you to live well - good health. So believe and receive.
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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