Your Words Are Writing Your Future Right Now.

The Word at the Table

I'm Neal Reyes, The Entrepreneurs' Pastor, and I'm glad you're at the table. This week I want to start with a story about a basketball player, a water bottle, and a conversation with Kobe Bryant that I believe is going to set the stage for one of the most practically powerful things I can share with you. Stay with me. By the time we get to the end, I believe you are going to see your words in a completely different light.

This Week's Word: Your Words Are Writing Your Future Right Now

I was watching a video recently featuring James Dumoulin, a content creator I have a lot of respect for. He runs something called the School of Hard Knocks, and he goes around interviewing people, asking them powerful questions about success and life. One of his interviews was with Giannis Antetokounmpo, one of the greatest basketball players alive right now and arguably one of the best in the world without a shadow of a doubt.

At the end of the interview, James asked him the question he always closes with. He said, if you and I both died tomorrow, what would your word of advice be to the younger generation?

And Giannis began telling him about a conversation he once had with Kobe Bryant. He said Kobe challenged him to win the MVP. So Giannis took a water bottle, wrote the letters MVP on top of it, and carried that bottle with him everywhere he went. Every single time he reached for a drink and looked down, he saw those three letters staring back at him. MVP.

He went on to win the MVP that year. And the year after that.

His advice to the younger generation was this. Learn to speak things into existence. Because your brain listens to you. And once your brain listens to you, it does everything it needs to do to make it happen.

Now I want to take that one step further. Because what Giannis was describing is not just a mindset principle. It is a biblical one. And God established it long before it ever showed up on a water bottle.

See, what Giannis was doing was keeping the vision in front of his eyes and speaking it into reality. That is exactly what we talked about last week with Jacob and the rods at the water troughs. What you consistently see shapes what you consistently believe. What you consistently believe is what you will consistently speak. And what you consistently speak is what you will call into existence.

But today I want to go deeper. Because vision and words work together. And if you have ever wondered whether there is actual biblical authority behind the idea of speaking things into existence, I want to show you exactly where it lives in God's Word.

Mark 11:23-24 NKJV. These are red letter words. Jesus speaking. For assuredly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them and you will have them.

He will have whatever he says. This is not a suggestion. This is a kingdom principle.

Here is what I need you to understand about that scripture. There is a way where a person can doubt in their mind but not doubt in their heart. I know that sounds deep and it is. Because when you are going through something and the pressure is on, your mind can be running wild with fear and uncertainty. But if you believe in your heart and you do not doubt there, if you guard that place and align your words with what you believe in your heart, you can still receive what you are believing for. That is the power of what Jesus was teaching right there.

Faith Anchor #1: Believing is not enough. You must also speak it. Because faith demands it.

Now let me take you to the Old Testament. Job 22:28 NKJV says this. You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you. So light will shine on your ways.

You will declare it. God will establish it. But you have to go first. And notice what happens when you do. Light shines on your ways. It is a whole lot easier to navigate a room with the lights on than in the dark. When you declare what you are believing for, God lights the path in front of you.

Faith Anchor #2: God has designed your words to carry creative power.

Now I want to bring it home with one more scripture and it is one that carries so much weight I could teach on it for hours. Matthew 12:36-37 NKJV. Jesus speaking again. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

Your words are either building your future or they are destroying it right now. Not someday. Right now. Every idle word. Every careless statement. Every negative confession spoken over your own life has weight behind it. And here is the thing I want you to sit with. You did not create that standard. God did. And He gave you the power to change it.

Faith Anchor #3: Your words are writing your future right now.

So here is the practical question. What have you been writing?

Now let me make a turn and bring this into your leadership and your daily life. Because the same principle that governs the power of your spoken words in faith governs something equally powerful in how you think, solve problems, and lead.

I teach a principle I call the Human Whiteboard. And let me paint the picture for you.

Have you ever walked up to a whiteboard, grabbed a marker, and started drawing out thoughts that had been swirling around in your head? The moment you start writing them out, something shifts. They begin to take structure. Clarity starts to emerge. What felt like a tangled mess in your mind starts to look like something you can actually work with.

Now imagine that whiteboard is a person. Someone who listens deeply without rushing to fix. Someone who knows how to ask the right questions and challenge your thinking. And someone who can reflect your ideas back to you with their own wisdom added to it. That is the Human Whiteboard. And every high performer, every serious leader, needs one.

Here is why this matters. There are three things a great Human Whiteboard does. They listen. They challenge. And they reflect. Not every person in your life qualifies. But when you find the right one, ideas that were trapped in your head begin to come alive the moment you speak them out loud.

I will be honest with you for a moment. There was a season early in my marriage where Katie would come home and want to talk through something she was working through. And I, being the classic husband, would hear her, immediately shift into fixer mode, and start rattling off solutions before she ever finished her thought.

What I eventually learned is that she did not always want me to fix it. She wanted me to listen. She wanted a safe space to speak it out. And here is what I found. Half the time, by the time she finished talking, she had already worked her way to the answer herself. Because talking it out is not separate from thinking. Talking is thinking.

Collaboration accelerates clarity. And when you find that person who can hold space for your incomplete ideas without judging them, push you toward your greatest thinking, and reflect back what they hear with their own perspective added, you have found something rare.

A great Human Whiteboard does not erase your ideas. It helps you shape them.

I want to ask you two questions to close on this. On the faith side, what have you been speaking over your life, your health, your finances, your family, your business? Are your words lining up with what God says about your situation, or are they agreeing with the problem?

And on the leadership side, who is your Human Whiteboard? Who is the person in your life that you can speak your biggest ideas to, who will listen deeply, challenge you honestly, and reflect you back to yourself with clarity?

If you do not have that person yet, it is time to find them. And while you are looking, here is a simple starting point. Go before God and ask Him to bring that person into your life. You have not because you ask not. (James 4:2)

Your words have power. Use them on purpose.

Take This With You

This week I want you to do two things. First, take an honest audit of what you have been speaking over your life. Find one area where your words have been agreeing with the problem rather than with God's Word and make a decision today to change that. Find a scripture that covers it, write it down, and start declaring it daily. Second, identify your Human Whiteboard. Who is the person in your life that listens deeply, challenges you honestly, and reflects you with wisdom? If you have them, reach out this week and use that relationship. If you do not have them yet, ask God to bring them. And in the meantime, grab your phone, hit record, and start speaking your biggest ideas out loud. You might be surprised what comes to the surface.

From the Table Last Week

On Champion's Walk, my faith show that teaches Real Help For Real Hope, I brought you Speaking Things Into Existence: What the Bible Actually Says. We went deeper into the biblical manifestation series and I showed you exactly what God's Word says about the power of your spoken words. We dug into Mark 11:23-24, Job 22:28, and Matthew 12:36-37, and I walked you through three faith anchors that will change the way you think about every word coming out of your mouth. I also shared the story of Giannis and his conversation with Kobe Bryant that proved this principle works even outside the church. If you have ever wondered whether speaking things into existence is actually biblical, this episode answers that question definitively. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QWi4N0Xduc&list=PLMPDSgKkGZNvHLzeBuhqHvZhuCSMEQEgV

On The Executive Perspective, my leadership and business show that delivers Real Help For Real Success, I brought you The Secret Weapon Every High Performer Needs: A Human Whiteboard. I introduced one of the most powerful yet underutilized tools in leadership and personal development. I broke down what a Human Whiteboard is, the three qualities that make someone a great one, why talking is thinking and collaboration accelerates clarity, and how to build your own Human Whiteboard network if you do not have one yet. If you are a leader, an entrepreneur, or a high performer who has been carrying your biggest ideas alone, this episode is going to change that. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzhK4-mYB0&list=PLMPDSgKkGZNuJ-dNFVFCWc3lb7BmJ07mM

Until Next Time

Your words are not neutral. They are loaded with creative power. So are your conversations. Speak with purpose this week. Find your whiteboard. And remember, you have not because you ask not. Go ask.

This Wednesday on Champion's Walk, I'm bringing you a fresh word that I believe is going to meet you exactly where you are. Don't miss it.

Then Saturday on The Executive Perspective, I'm dropping something for the leaders and entrepreneurs who are ready to operate at their next level. This one is going to challenge you to think bigger, lead better, and push past where you are right now. Be there.

I'll see you at the table next Tuesday.

Neal Reyes, The Entrepreneurs' Pastor