By Darlene J. Conard

As I sat quietly by the window, watching snowflakes dance like whispered prayers from heaven, my thoughts began to wander. Isn’t it extraordinary how a single word—spoken with grace, wrapped in spirit—can stir the soul and awaken forgotten feelings?

God, in His infinite wisdom, never intended for us to dwell in the shadows of negativity. I found myself asking: What if we lived in a world where every word breathed kindness, every gesture sowed love, and every heart radiated peace? Perhaps such a world seems unreachable. Yet, the power to shift our atmosphere lies within us. Job 22:28 says, “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.” —KJV.

We may not control the voices around us, but we can train our mouths to speak life by walking in the Spirit. We become carriers of light, architects of grace, and vessels of divine love. The world may not change overnight—but when we shift our inner world, we begin to transform the one around us.

While sitting at the funeral home, I quickly typed the message that God reminded me of and needed to be written down earlier. As if the lady sitting behind me could read my thoughts, she said this very thing to another person, “We have to be careful what we speak, because we speak it into existence.”

God created us to speak things into existence and change the atmosphere.

The profound phrase “speak those things that are not as though they were” is found in Romans 4:17, highlighting that our words have divine power to summon into being what does not yet exist. It is often embraced as a sacred principle of faith—an invitation to envision the unseen, declare hope before its arrival, and co-create with divine intention through the spoken word.

Speak the unseen into light, call the distant dream near. Let your words be seeds of becoming, not echoes of fear. Name the healing before the wound closes, the reunion before the road is crossed. Speak not what is, but what shall be— And let love finish the sentence.

Shift your surroundings with words of faith.

Feel free to forward it to anyone you wish.  My mission is to encourage everyone to follow our Lord Jesus Christ with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. ©Darlene J. Conard Vision Ministries 2024.   This may not be republished or used without the author’s written consent. Darlene J. Conard is also affiliated with Glory Carrier Ministries.

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