Power Words
What You Say Can Change Your Life
Read by Jodi Carlisle
Joyce Meyer

Hachette Audio
12/01/2015 / ISBN 9781478960546
Nonfiction / Christian Life / Inspirational / Audiobook - Unabridged

Reviewed by Brenda Weeaks

Power Words is a compact version of Meyer's bestseller, Me and My Big Mouth. The book is 153 pages and the audio is 3 hours and 25 minutes. Audio listeners will appreciate Jodi Carlisle's pleasant tone throughout the narration of audio.

In Power Words, Meyers reminds us of the power we hold when we speak. Think about it -- do your words tear down or build up? What about those shy, self-depreciating things you say because you don't know how to take a compliment? Believe it or not, mere comments can change your life for better or worse. Power Words gives readers a summary of the power of God's Word and how we should use it. Joyce explains our words and how they can curse our future. I think what struck me the most is how our words affect more than the natural realm. Joyce begins with Romans 10:9-10 - confessing "with your lips"/ believing "in your heart." Confessing is actually "making secure." In other words, pessimistic or angry comments go beyond feeling grumpy and cross. Joyce tells us those "words are spoken into the unseen realm and call forth things that have not yet happened, as though they are already taking place." Joyce shares how she made a list of things she knew rightfully belonged to her as a believer. (She shares the list at the back of the book.) Joyce spoke faith-filled words into the atmosphere and God began using them to reshape her circumstances. One of her thought provoking comments stood out to me -- "Speaking to our mountains" is not some kind of magic charm we can pull out and use wherever we want something as we continue to live carnality and disobedience." She explains, "we can speak to our problems and our faith-filled words will move them, as long as we are living in obedience to God." Throughout this compact book, Joyce teaches Christians how to take hold of their thoughts and words for a stronger walk with God. What I enjoyed about Power Words is how Joyce takes everyday situations and provides scriptures to work through them. Also, there are three additions at the back of the book worth noting: A: Confessions from the Word of God. B: Scriptures to Remind You of the Power of Your Words. C: Scriptures on the Power of Confessing God's Word.

Three more compact titles by Joyce Meyer

Let God Fight Your Battles
The Approval Fix
Good Health, Good Life

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