Speak To Your Mountains

James 1:2-4
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

1 Peter 4:12-13
12 Beloved, do not be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. 13 But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.

Acts 14:21-22
21 When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.

John 16:33 (English Standard Version)
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
You will face situations to which you must bring solutions by exercising your faith. Mountains will be on your way. Speak to them.

Mark 11:23
Truly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

Jesus spoke those words, friends. So, have faith, open your mouth and speak to your mountains; and be praying according to the will of God until you see what you have prayed for be done.

1 John 5:14-15
14 This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. 15 And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

Do you believe that you are able to move a mountain, or rather that it will be done for you (Mark 11:23) because you have believed it? Reminder: "apart from me you can do nothing," Jesus said (John 15:5).

Matthew 9:29 (Berean Literal Bible)
"... According to your faith be it to you."

O you of little faith, when the Son of Man comes, will he find the faith on the earth? (cf. Matthew 6:30; Luke 18:8).

Hebrews 11:1 (King James Version)
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Mark 11:22-26
22 Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. 23 Truly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions."

You must “go up against” your mountains
Consider this:
1 Chronicles 14:10
David inquired of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?" The LORD said to him, "Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand."

God allowed the Philistines to rise as a threat against king David so you can count on contrary things to form against you in this world. But whatever those things may be, you go with God against them. The assurance of his deliverance is with you if you have believed his word concerning the matter at hand. You don’t just go and hope to be a hero but seek God rather until you hear from Him how you should address your challenges. He will show you his way of securing you the victory that shall also glorify Him. But note that it is necessary, even as you are relying upon God for the victory, that you get out of your comfort zone and even move into a place where you may feel weak, vulnerable, afraid and in need of comfort. God knows that, and so He says, “Be courageous” (cf. Joshua 1:6-7, 9). Your faith is being tested and your mind is being renewed about what you may be tempted to call impossible as you walk with God (Luke 1:37; Matthew 17:20). And it’s in your reliance upon God that you will confront what is coming at you or is acting against you and will see his deliverance. The getting up and going may come with its fears, but this is where you prove your faith in that God’s word has more weight to you than your fears.

1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

The apostle John said that concerning false prophets; so, make sure you aren’t following any. But the understanding applies to any circumstance that would come to overcome you in some way and keep you from any goodness you hold as a promise of your Father to you and towards which you march with faith and patience (Hebrews 6:11-12). He who is in you is greater!

●    Have faith and not doubt (Mark 11:22-23) ✔️

●    Speak to the burden in question, the mountain that you need to be moved (Mark 11:23) ✔️

●    Ask in prayer and be praying as you have learned from Jesus (Luke 11:5-13; Luke 18:1-8) ✔️

●    Have no unforgiveness in your heart (Mark 11:25; Matthew 6:14-15) ✔️

●    Be and remain in a relationship with God (John 15:4-14; John 9:31; 2 Timothy 2:19) ✔️

Read the scripture passages and meditate on them. Put audio versions on repeat if you can. You have no chance of walking by faith the way God wants you to without having his word firmly settled in you. It’s harder then for lies that would feed your fears and cast doubts in you to get into your mind and trouble your heart.

2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Finally, brethren, remember that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:12):

2 Corinthians 10:3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh; 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty in God for the tearing down of strongholds, 5 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…

May Jesus bless you!




"Speak To Your Mountains" is a chapter of the book The Day I Shouted "HalleluYah!" by Giscard Nazon.

  

 
See also:
How To Pray

Standing In Position To Receive By Faith