How to Use Spiritual Authority as a Believer- No Evil Thing

There are unpleasant things that always come our way. As you think about them, you just feel angry and discouraged. The negative thoughts seem to get hold of you and feel like speaking out as you feel, thinking it is a way of relieving yourself. Is that the best way to relieve yourself? Always remember, we are in a spiritual battle. Understand that every thought, emotion, and action count. You need to exercise your faith and self-control.

The Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 6:31 revealed that to the point at which we take a thought, we embrace it as our own. The scripture reads as follows:

“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?” I want you to note the phrase, ‘Take no thought…’ Once you take thought on something, you own up to that thought. It becomes your own whether it is good or evil. It means you have started the creation process of that thought. As to where that thought originated no longer matters. Negative thoughts will always come to your mind. They may originate from what you see, feel and hear others saying. There is no way of avoiding thoughts from coming. But you can choose on whether or not to allow them take root in your mind.

Your tongue can destroy you

The devil brings thoughts, feelings, and attitudes to our minds and hearts with regards to certain issues. These are like seeds thrown to the ground to grow and bring forth crops of their kind. But as a child of God, you can prevent these evil seeds from taking root in your life by taking no thought of them. That means you avoid entertaining evil thoughts.

Once you are able to resist speaking a negative thought, you have rejected ownership of that evil thought. Once rejected, the thought loses the strength to release the negative power it has. Remember that the power of a seed to grow is within it. When allowed, it will naturally grow. So a negative thought has the evil power in it for its fulfillment. It just needs a conducive environment. Refuse to speak negative thoughts that violate what you believe.

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” (Proverbs 18:21). We note from this scripture that there are two forces that can be released through your tongue. It is either death or life. We speak life to ourselves; however, we tend to counter those words of life with negative words. That neutralizes results. Your words then lose the necessary energy to bring forth expected results. That is why most of the time things do not change and conform to what we want in life. We learn therefore, that we can hinder our own success in life if we are not careful enough.

Your words are important

Normally, everyone protects what he values as important. You need to protect your words. Do not allow your words to be contaminated. Your words are creative. Therefore, learn to always speak what you want to see happening in your life.

There is this interesting portion of scripture found in Mark 11:23-24:

Mar 11:23  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Mar 11: 24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

We further see that God is more than willing to grant what we ask from Him according to Matthew 7:7-8:

“Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Mat 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

The Bible has encouraged us to pray and ask for the things we desire. These things may be about family, relationships, finances, careers, health, etc. However, after praying you can speak negatively about the things you have prayed for. You may find yourself criticizing, beating down those very things you desire to see in your life. By so doing, you release death on them. That is why at times we do not receive the results we expect. We then wonder why we do not receive from God.

You can say what the facts of a matter are, like acknowledging a problem but you should then counter them with what you believe God for. Avoid starting with what you are believing God for and then countering with the negative facts. Always remember that you are either releasing death or life. Guard your mouth and release life.

“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.” (Psalms 141:3).

Be in control of the harvest of your life. Proverbs 18:20 says, “A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.”

Every word you speak is like a seed. Any seed produces after its kind. You have to choose what kind of harvest you want to reap in your life. We choose every day. Do not gripe, complain, and speak negatively because you may not be pleased with the fruits. Problems will come your way but avoid bitterness. Do not allow negative thoughts to dominate your life. Train yourself to always think positively, speak words that are consistent with God’s word, and act in a godly manner. Your words and actions are important.

Let your eyes be always open to truth

Satan takes advantage of the negative words we speak ignorantly. Look at what Matthew 12:37 says, “because by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." (International Standard Version). Your words will release you from any bondage. At the same time you may be condemned into bondage or suffering of any kind because of your words.

Failure to appreciate the importance of our words will lead to speaking doubt, unbelief, foolishness, and things that empower Satan to devour us. When our guards are down, the enemy will destruct us. In Acts 26:18, we read, “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” Satan has blinded people. He dominates the lives of many without them being aware of it. That is a painful experience. It becomes easier for unsuspecting believers to think that things happen just because of circumstances, fate or luck. Such things are a result of influences from the devil.

Let us look at the following scripture in Ephesians 2:1-3:

Eph 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Eph 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Before we became the children of God, the devil was influencing our lives. We were the children of Satan by nature. Therefore, he was dominating our lives because we were blinded to the truth. Now our eyes should be open to the truth.

2 Corinthians 4:4 says, “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” The enemy is still blinding and hardening the hearts of people today. He does not want them to see the truths of the Gospel of Christ. The Church needs to fully understand that the spiritual battle is serious. The devil is aggressive in his approach. As believers, we also need to be aggressive and preach truth to people.

The devil corrupts

Satan is using all possible means to spread his deception to the world. He uses most of the digital media like TV, radio, and Internet to spread his evil influence thus extending his control. Both believers and non believers are exposed to various degrees of ungodliness in areas of sexual immorality, violence, strife, hatred and sarcasm. All of these evil are poured into our homes as Satan uses them. The same platforms are used by God for the spreading of the kingdom of heaven. If believers are not careful, the devil will destroy a lot of people’s lives. Watching the evil stuff in the media will affect you more than you realize. In 1 Corinthians 15:33, we read, “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” Never think that watching evil stuff on the media will leave you the same. What is communicated will surely corrupt you one way or the other. Your mind, emotions, and actions will be affected. You need to commit yourself as a believer not to entertain anything that is inconsistent with the Word of God. By so doing you will avoid being corrupted.

Watching evil stuff affects you consciously and unconsciously inside. Wrong pictures will be formed inside you. Those will be pictures of lust, anger, immorality, strife, murder, and hatred. Do not open yourself up to the negative spiritual power, which seeks to gain an inroad to your life. Ephesians 4:27 says, “Neither give place to the devil.”

Allow only good pictures into your life

The devil likes to paint evil pictures in the minds and hearts of people. That is the reason we see most of the violence in society. These evil pictures are sown in people from their very youthful stage as they watch violent movies and other negative stuff. No one can be tempted by what he does not think but what he thinks about constantly.

Hebrews 11:15 says, “And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.” We become and do what we constantly think and talk about.

Everything you say matters. Why? It either releases God’s power or that of the devil in your life. The devil is busy working and looking for someone to devour according to 1 Peter 5:8, which says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”

Once the devil has succeeded blinding your mind, he will steal, kill, and destroy you thus fulfilling his mission.

2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

If you ignore this spiritual battle, you will be destroyed. This battle is real so you need to actively fight and adjust yourself accordingly in the way you think and live. Take responsibility for your life and those who depend on you. Submit yourself to God and resist the devil. James 4:7 says, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Do not give place to the devil through your thoughts, emotions, and actions (Ephesians 4:27).

 
Recognize the spiritual dynamics happening around. Your actions determine the results you experience in life. If you ignore them, Satan will destroy you. Avoid any sin in your life and going against the Word of God. Why? That will open a door to the devil. So follow God’s instructions and you will reap the desired results in your life.