"Why Do People Talk About You?"

Prov 6:12-19
A worthless person, a wicked man,Walks with a perverse mouth; 13 He winks with his eyes,He shuffles his feet,He points with his fingers; 14 Perversity is in his heart,He devises evil continually,He sows discord. 15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly;Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

16 These six things the LORD hates,Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look,A lying tongue,Hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans,Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who speaks lies,And one who sows discord among brethren. NKJV

It is the enemies primary job to create scenarios on the outside that are contrary to the picture of possibilities on the inside. In fact he wants you to believe that what God told you on the inside is a lie. The bible tells us to let God be true and every man a liar. This tells me that what is on the inside of you is not lying, but what on the outside is lying. You need to point your finger that the circumstances that have been fabricated by the enemy and declare boldly, you can't hold me.

Secondly, when a manufacturer makes a claim about a car that is will go from 0-60 in in 30 seconds (Shazam!), they will put it through a series of tests to validate the claims that they have made about the vehicle. In other words a great demand has to be placed on the car because the manufacturer knows the potential that is under the hood. When God makes a claim about you that you are more than a conqueror, you make not be conquering at the moment but God is making a boast of you because He knows the potential that is in you. This means that when God gives you a word such as He did with Mary who was 15 at the time, on the outside she is surrounded by impossibilities, on the inside nothing is impossible with God. Let me break this down.

Nothing (No Rhema), No freshly spoken word from God

Impossible - To be without ability or power.

No word from God lacks the ability or power for its own fulfillment.

So why do people talk about you? (Even in the Church)

* They have been assigned by the devil. (messengers of satan the accuser of the brethren). Most of the time they are cloaked in religious garments.

* They are insecure in themselves and are intimidated by your potential.

* They don't who they are or what is inside of them, so they try to sabotage your potential. They don't have anything better to do with their time.

* They feel bigger by trying to make you smaller.

* They are deceived.

* Everytime they talk about you, they become smaller and you become bigger.

I remember Mike Murdoch telling me a story that he was sitting around a table with other ministers and the entire time they were talking about people (negative). He got up, excused himself and walked out!

I have seen through the years I have been in ministry this happen many times. They are so consumed with destroying you, that they don't realize they are on the devil's payroll.

1 Peter 12-15 tells us that when they talk.

* God's hand comes upon you.

* Blessings are multiplied in your life.

* God accelerates the timing of your promise.

* God rests upon you as a tent of Favor and blessing.

So let them talk! And as my dad said many times, "Son, if you can't say anything nice about them, don't say anything at all."

Blessings,
Craig Sloan

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Here is some things I have learned about why people talk about you.