shinn_your_world

"Your Word is Your Wand"

by Florence Scovel Shinn

Chapter 1: Your Word is Your Wand 

Man's word is his wand filled with magic and power! 

Jesus Christ emphasized the power of the word; "By thy 

words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt

be condemned," and "death and life are in the power of 

the tongue." 

So man has power to change an unhappy condition by 

waving over it the wand of his word. In the place of 

sorrow appears joy, in the place of sickness appears 

health, in the place of lack appears plenty. 

For example: A woman came for a treatment for 

prosperity. She possessed just two dollars in the world. I

said: "We bless the two dollars and know that you have 

the magic purse of the Spirit; it can never be depleted; 

as money goes out, immediately money comes in, under 

grace in perfect ways. I see it always crammed, jammed 

with money: Yellow bills, green bills, pink checks, blue 

checks, white checks, gold, silver and currency. I see it 

bulging with abundance!" She replied: "I feel my bag 

heavy with money," and was so filled with faith that she 

gave me one of her dollars as a love offering. I did not 

dare refuse it and see lack for her, as it was important 

that I hold the picture of plenty. Shortly afterwards she 

was made a gift of six thousand dollars. Fearless faith 

and the spoken word brought it to pass. 

The affirmation of the magic purse is very powerful, as it 

brings a vivid picture to the mind. It is impossible not to