Chapter 6: Ep5: Speak Life: Unleashing the Power of Bold Decrees

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What's up, Faith Warriors? Welcome back to Diary of a Black Woman podcast with our devotional series.

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Last time we dove deep into the incredible truth that Jesus is interceding for us.

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But today, oh, today, we're taking things to the next level.

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We're not just going to talk about faith. We're going to declare it. That's right.

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We're going to speak out some wonderful, powerful decrees, bold decrees of faith

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over our lives. Are you ready?

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Because when we declare God's truth, God's word, mountains move.

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You ready to move some mountains?

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Decrees are just more than words. They are declarations that aligns our hearts

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and minds with God's truth.

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When you speak them, you're stepping into the authority and promises God has already given you.

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So get ready to declare victory over your life, to break through doubt and stand

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in boldness like never before.

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Let's get to it. Okay, here's the deal. Our words have power.

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Proverbs 18.21 tells us that life and death are in the power of the tongue.

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So what are you speaking over your life today?

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Are your words filled with doubt or faith?

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Because today we're flipping the script. We're going to use our words to declare

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God's truth, to activate our faith, and to watch God move in our lives.

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These degrees aren't just positive affirmations. They're grounded in the word of God.

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And when we speak his word, it doesn't come back empty.

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It accomplished what he sent it to do.

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So wherever you are right now, at home, in the car, at the gym.

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Get ready to speak out loud with me and watch how things start to shift in your life.

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So let's dive into these bold decrees from Acts 9-6, a decree for seeking God's direction.

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Let's start with Paul's question in Acts 9-6. Lord, what would you have me to do?

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This decree is about seeking God's direction with a heart ready to obey.

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So say this with me. I decree that I will seek God's direction in every area of my life.

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I will ask, Lord, what would you have for me to do?

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And I am ready to follow wherever he leads.

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I surrender my plans to his perfect will.

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This is a powerful shift right there. We're laying down our own agenda saying, God, take the will.

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James 1, 3 through 18, a decree of steadfast faith during trials.

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Trials aren't easy, but that's where faith is tested and refined.

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In James 1, we're reminded that testing of our faith produces perseverance.

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Repeat this after me. I decree that my faith will remain steadfast through every trial.

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I will stand firm knowing that the testing of my faith produces perseverance

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and spiritual maturity.

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I trust God's wisdom to guide me through every challenge.

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Very good. Yes, you're not just surviving trials, you're growing stronger in them.

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Let's continue Habakkuk 1 and 2.

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Decree of expecting God's response.

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Let's declare that we're waiting on God with expectation, just like Habakkuk did.

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Speak this out with me. I decree that I will present my request to God with

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faith, and I will wait with expectation for his response.

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I trust that God will answer in his perfect timing and I am ready to act on his guidance.

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Amen, right? You're not just waiting in doubt.

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You're waiting in faith, knowing that God's answer is on the way.

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Let's go to James 117. We're going to decree of trust in God's perfect gifts.

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I think we have five of these. Okay. This is number four.

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Every good and perfect gift comes from God, and today we're declaring that we

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trust in His timing and His provision.

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So repeat after me. I decree that I would trust God's unchanging nature and His perfect timing.

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I believe that every good and perfect gift comes from my Heavenly Father,

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And I will wait with patience, knowing that he provides what I need at the right time.

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Very good. This is a game changer. Trusting that God has for you is good and

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perfect, and it will arrive right on time.

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And the final decree, Hebrews 4, 14 to 16, decree of approaching God with confidence.

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And finally, let's declare our confidence in approaching God's throne,

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knowing that Jesus is interceding for us. Let's say this together.

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I decree that I will approach God's throne of grace with confidence,

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knowing that Jesus, my high priest,

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understands my weaknesses and intercedes on my behalf.

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I will bring my request to God boldly, trusting in his mercy and grace.

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Yes, you can walk boldly in the throne of grace because Jesus himself is interceding

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for you. You've got backup.

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So what are the practical steps? Now that you've made these powerful decrees,

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let's talk about how you can put them into action into your daily life.

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Remember, faith isn't just about something. Faith isn't something you believe.

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It's something you live out.

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Here's how you can keep walking in this bold faith throughout the week.

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Number one, set time for prayer. Each day, set aside dedicated time to seek God's direction.

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Ask him, Lord, what would you have for me to do? And listen for his voice.

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Remember, it's a daily communication with God.

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So we heard Paul say it once, but Paul could not have accomplished what he did by saying it just once.

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What is your goal today, Lord? What would you have me to do today?

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He's a master organizer of your day.

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So if you are procrastinator or you live a disorganized life,

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trust me, God can get your life in order.

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So ask, what would you have for me to do today?

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And just start putting line in your life into in line with what God will have you to do.

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Number two, practice waiting with expectation. While you wait for God's answer, don't sit idle.

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Stay in a position of expectation, knowing he is faithful to respond.

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And we know that some prayer answers come quick and some there's a little delay.

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And so some there's a lot of delay, Right.

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And so what would you have me to do?

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Some things he can boom, boom, boom. You can get it done. And some might take

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a little bit longer, but you're still practicing your faith.

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You're building up those faith muscles.

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And so you practice waiting with expectation.

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Number three, take bold action. Pick one area in your life where you need to

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take action and faith, whether it's forgiving someone, serving in a new way,

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or stepping out of your comfort zone. do it this week.

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Growth is not in your comfort zone. I know we wish it was, but God has a way

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of making that comfort zone smaller and smaller. He'll squeeze you out of that comfort zone.

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And so if he's already telling you to take bold action, then you better do it

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before he squeezed you out of that comfort zone.

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And so pick an area and just begin to take action by faith.

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It could be something simple, like maybe clean up your closet.

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I don't know why I said that. It could be something simple, like doing something

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simple, something I already told you to do, but you haven't even took any action on it already.

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Just begin to take a bold action and trust them.

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And number four, speak these decrees daily.

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Don't let these decrees just be a one-time thing. Speak them every day this

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week and watch your mindset and circumstances begin to change.

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So we know, come boldly to the throne of grace. Foundational scripture is Hebrews 4, 14 to 16.

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Understand that our words carry immense power.

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When we decree God's word over our lives, we align ourselves with his truth

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and activate faith in ways that we can move mountains.

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Decrees of faith are not just spoken words. They are declarations that shape

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our mindset, strengthen our faith, and invite God's power to work in our lives.

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There's power, there's life and death in your words. So speak life.

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So as we speak these bold decrees, we are standing on the promises of God,

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declaring that his word will come to pass in our lives.

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So don't hold back.

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Speak life, speak truth, and watch God work.

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So just remember these things, that your words have power.

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Speak boldly. And when you declare God's word, you are partnering with him to

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see his promises come to life in your situation.

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Number two, God honors his word. Isaiah 55, 11, God's word will not return void.

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When you decree his truth, trust that it will accomplish what it was sent to do.

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So knowing that, that gives you a little more boldness, right?

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We learned last week that Jesus intercedes for us. So, you know,

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Jesus always get his prayers answered and then now we know that God's word is

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true and so that it doesn't return void.

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So when we speak his word, it will accomplish what it was sent to do.

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Number three, stand firm in your faith. Keep declaring God's promises even when

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the circumstances seem unchanged.

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Your faithful words are planting seeds that will bear fruit in God's timing.

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You know, when you don't, ever you plant a garden before, you don't see anything,

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you're just still watering that dirt, right?

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You know you planted seeds, but you're still watering that dirt.

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You know you planted maybe, let's say you planted some onions or tomatoes or

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potatoes, whatever you planted, but you don't see anything yet.

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But yet you're still watering that dirt. That's how you water the word in your

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life. You don't see anything, but you're still speaking the word of God.

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You're still watering the word of God in your life, and you stand firm in your faith.

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Come boldly to the throne, to God's throne.

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Here goes some supportive scripture.

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Mark 11, 23 to 25, it says, truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain,

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be taken up and thrown into the sea and does not doubt in his heart,

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but believe that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

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The scripture encourages bold declarations of faith, believing that what we

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decree in alignment with God's will can and will move mountains.

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Job 22, 28, you will also decree a thing and it will be established for you

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and light will shine in your ways and on your ways.

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This speaks of power of our decrees aligning with God's word and trusting that

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they will be established.

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Proverbs 18, 21, the tongue has

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a power of life and death, and those who love it will eat up its fruit.

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A reminder that our words carry power, and we should boldly declare life and truth over a situation.

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I like that. I want to read that again. The tongue has a power of life and death,

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and those who love it will eat its fruit.

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So it's a reminder that the words carry power, and we should boldly declare

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life and truth over our situation.

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Amen. So as we close this out today, there's something powerful when we are

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speaking God's word over our lives.

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These decrees aren't just words.

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They're life-changing declarations that align your lines you with God's truth.

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So as you go through your week, keep declaring these bold statements,

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stand firm and trust in God's timing and watch what he does.

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So thank you for being on this journey with me. Hope these decrees have fired

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you up and filled you with confidence.

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Be sure to stay tuned for what's coming next.

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Always a devotional series is ongoing. Right now, I think I'm up to 154 devotionals.

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I'm even adding my dream life to it now with decrees. That's been powerful.

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So we're going even deeper to live on our bold, fearless faith.

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So subscribe, share, and keep living in the power of God's promises.

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Until next time, stay bold, keep walking in grace.

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Once again, thank you for tuning in to Diary of Black Women podcast, our devotional series.

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If this episode has spoken to you, please subscribe, leave a review,

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share with someone who needs these decrees in their life. And remember,

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you can always find more content.

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This devotional series will be on the website in November.

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And the decrees will probably be different, but you can listen to the podcast and repeat the decrees.

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Love to hear what God is doing in your life.

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So I didn't give you your assignment for this week, have I?

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So the assignment for this week is to do two things.

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Number one is to take a deep breath and think. What are you declaring over your life today?

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Are you speaking faith or are you speaking doubt?

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It's time to flip the script and speak God's truth. So begin this week to watch your language.

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And so if your language has been a little off and you're starting to see kind

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of the fruit, remember I said you live by that fruit.

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So what fruit are you seeing in your life? It's probably what you've been speaking.

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So if you want to change the fruit of your life, change what you've been speaking over yourself.

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You know, so begin to speak life. Remember the power of life and death is in

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your tongue, in your mouth.

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And we read that Proverbs 18, 21 says, the tongue has the power of life and death.

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And those who love it will eat its fruit.

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What fruit? Whatever you speak in through your tongue. It could be life or death.

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So that's up to you. So just be aware of that. And then around people who speak

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death, you want to be wary of that.

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Not saying you to be the voice police, but begin to notice the fruit.

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You don't want to be around some, you know, just pay attention, pay attention.

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And then a decree challenge. This is always fun. So I challenge you to write

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your own decree this week.

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Take a verse that's speaking to you. Turn into a powerful declaration over your life.

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Share it. Share with me. I can't wait to hear it.

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I would say share, put it on your refrigerator, your freezer,

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put it in your Bible devotional and just depend, declare it over your life.

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You know, I just turned 61. And so Isaiah 61 pretty much made a decree out of the whole 61, Isaiah 61.

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So that's cool. Take your birth date and make a decree out of Psalms or Isaiah

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or Proverbs, whichever one works for you and begin to declare God's word over your life.

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But meanwhile, thank you for joining the Diary of Black Women podcast,

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the devotional series. Hope you enjoyed it.

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Remember, the resources are on the website. Until next time,

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keep speaking those bold decrees and walking by faith. In Jesus' name, amen.