A brother came to my office broken —lost contract, rent due, no hope in sight. All he kept saying was, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” A year later, he returned with a bigger contract and said, “It was the confession. I refused to agree with what I saw.” He understood how to speak faith.
Friend, learn to speak faith (Romans 10:10). While some people confess their experience, others confess their expectation. You can either focus on your condition in life or focus on your position in Christ. You need to align your life with what God has already said concerning you in His Word (Hebrews 13:5-6).
Right scriptural confession starts with knowing what is written. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). If you don’t know that healing belongs to you, you cannot confess it when symptoms show up. So, the first discipline is feeding on the Word daily, making it personal until it becomes your confession (Psalm 119:11).
You won’t have what you occasionally pray for. You will have what you constantly say (Mark 11:23). God responds to what you say. If you speak fear, doubt, and lack, you won’t get God to work in your life. If you speak life, victory, and provision, you give God His own Word to perform (Numbers 14:28).
Don’t cancel divine plans and promises with negative talk (James 3:10). Your speaking must be without doubting in the heart, and your mouth must not contradict what you believe. Many believers confess healing in the morning and describe their pain by evening. Victory belongs to those who stay in agreement with God the longest (Mark 11:23)
Let your confessions be faith-filled, future-focused, and specific. The worlds were framed by the Word of God, and your world is framed by your words (Hebrews 11:3). Don’t just say “I am blessed.” Speak it with detail and expectation. When believers speak faith, heaven backs it up, and destiny is secured (Deuteronomy 28:6).
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria