The Power of Positive Confession
I have come to appreciate the power of positive confession… It has opened up a whole new level of connection with HIM.
A very common aproach to prayer goes something like: “Jesus please do xxx for me” . A better version goes something like “Jesus please help me do xxx”. This is a good start but you can do even better.
Recommended Approach: Consider the issue at hand, gather the spiritual truths you understand in your mind, grounded in belief, intentions, and conviction in your heart, and form them into strong positive statements from you mouth.
For example:
Before: Lord, help me keep these sinful thoughts from my mind.
After: Lord, Thank you for loving me. Thank you for placing the holy spirit inside me to teach me and to guide me. Thank you for making me aware of the sinful thoughts I have had. Thank you hor helping me turn from them and follow you. Thank you for loving me and never giving up on me even when I miss the mark. I am committed to keep my mind pure so I can stay close to you and flow your love out to others with no barriers.
This approach uses the same underlying principles prescribed to achieve salvation:
“… if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).
The act of Speaking is powerful:
God spoke the universe into existence (Genesis 1): He “said“..let there be light…and there was light (Genesis 1:3).
“The power of death and life is in the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21).
Your mouth reveals what is in your heart: “For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45)
The speaking process connects all the dots through your mind (thoughts and understanding), your emotion (values, beliefs), your will (choosing to speak), and your mouth (converting thoughts as words into sound projected into the air around you)
I encourage you to use this approach in your daily spiritual engagement.
Example: Heavenly father: I thank you for loving me more than I can ever even imagine. Jesus: I thank you for loving me so much you were willing to suffer and die for me. I thank you for reuniting me with the father so that I can stand here humbly in innocence and righteousness. I thank you for never giving up on me no matter how far off track I got. I thank you for giving me the Holy Spirit to guide me on this journey. I thank you for continuing to help me recognize shortcoming and helping me improve. You are the vine and I am a branch; Nothing is possible without you, but through you, anything is possible. I submit myself to you and put my complete trust in you. My mind is convinced, my heart is convicted, and my flesh is complying. You are pure love. You are in me, and I am in you. With your help, I am becoming your love in action…your arms and legs on this earth. With your continued help, I WILL be a beacon for you and make you proud. Thank you for all you have done, and continue to do, for me, my family, and all of your kingdom. AMEN.
Other examples:
Confession of Faith and Identity – Derived from Dan Mohler
Confession of Healing – From Greg Fritz
Leave a comment, let me know what you think and how this works foe you