Words! AGAIN!

So how does this grab you? Remember how I was talking about our words and what we "create" in the universe with our words? You know, Jesus said we would "call things into being which were not." Well, we've all had it happen to us at one time or another. You know, we suddenly think of someone we haven't thought of in YEARS, and then soon after we run into that person or they call us or make contact.

Five days ago, I thought of a classmate I hadn't seen since high school graduation. We had known each other since 1st or 2nd grade. In high school, we ran in different circles, but I always found Angie and her sister to be nice, genuine, pleasant people. I always thought of them fondly.

So, five days ago, I voiced to another old high school buddy that I wondered what ever happened to Angie. I even tried to look her up on Facebook, but to no avail.
My other friend had no clue where Angie was. And then tonight, ANGIE contacted me. She goes by another name completely, so I would never have located her or her sister on my own.

But it does bring me back to the idea that what we speak into the universe can be powerful! What am I speaking every day? What words are we using? I want to speak words that bring peace and joy and grace and hope and laughter and confidence.

I'm shouting it to the universe (understanding that man makes his plans but God's purposes prevail): I love peace. I want to be a healing, healthy person for others. I want LIFE! I choose LIFE and hope and abundant, liberating, wholesome joy. I'm telling the universe, "God is great and I know so little. But I want to be more like him in character and grace. And I am grateful!"

This reminds me of that letter from John (Jesus' best friend) where he writes:
"This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence even when our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us." - 1 John 3:19-23.

How cool is that? If we love God and love people and follow after God, then we know that we can ask whatever we want and receive it with confidence! Imagine a world filled with people who dare to believe God. I love what the writer to the Hebrews wrote (11:1-3). "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible."

WOW! If you want to read something exciting, read the book of Hebrews in the New Testament! The unknown writer goes on to list examples of people who dared to believe God and act in faith.