Lately, in our Bible study, we’ve been walking through the Bible Faith Study Course by Kenneth E. Hagin, and one truth keeps rising to the surface again and again: Words matter. Not just spiritually. Not just emotionally. But creatively. Jesus said something startling in Mark 11:23 : “Whoever says to this mountain… and does not doubt in his heart, but believes what he says will happen, he will have whatever he says.” Notice the emphasis: says… says… says. Faith is not silent.

Every New Year comes with the same familiar energy. New planners. New goals. New intentions. And if we’re honest…some of the same old habits. We tell ourselves this will be the year things change…it will be the year we finally move forward, the year we stop circling the same issues, the year we gain clarity about purpose, direction, and what God is actually calling us to do. But clarity doesn’t come from effort alone. It comes from vision. When There’s No Vision, We Don’t Die