If you want a change in your life, then you must be the one to make a change—and changing your words is the best place to start. It’s no secret that what you and I say is what comes to pass in our lives. Therefore, if we want something other than what we have now, we must begin speaking words that are of God, that are in alignment with His Word, and that are what we want to come to pass in our lives.
It’s our words, based on God’s Word, that open the door for the abundant life we all want. With your salvation came the power to speak words of life, blessing and truth in faith. Then, you will begin to see your words affect change in the spiritual realm—change that will eventually manifest in the natural realm.
You can start this TODAY. Begin changing your world by changing your words. Consider these 3 Practical Ways To Start Confessing the Word.
1. Make deposits into your heart.
“Your word I have hidden in my heart.” –Psalm 119:11 (NKJV)
God’s Word makes a circle. It comes down to us from Him like rain from heaven and goes into the soil of our hearts (Mark 4). Then, we lift those words back up to Him in faith, and He brings them to pass in our lives. Isaiah 55:10-11 says, “The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.”
Take time to make deposits of His Word inside your heart and mind.
2. Meditate the Word.
“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.” –Joshua 1:8
If you want the Word to produce powerful results in your life, you can’t be content to just know what it says. You must believe it, meditate on it and speak it until it abides in you. Then you will say and obey it. We call that acting on the Word!
The secret to the Word abiding in you is to put the Word into your heart in abundance, so it will dwell and come alive in you. You must give your attention to it, just like God instructed Joshua to do.
Meditating means allowing the Holy Spirit to make God’s Word a reality in your life. Carefully ponder how the Word applies to your life, and you will realize the integrity—the truthfulness—of God’s Word.
3. Say what you want—and not what you have.
“I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.” –Mark 11:23
One reason it’s so important to have the Word abiding in you in abundance is that when you come up against a test or a trial, the devil will put tremendous pressure on you to say negative things. You’ll find yourself strongly tempted to speak the problem instead of the Word. But you can’t do that and come out in victory.
The devil wants us to say, “I feel so sick!” instead of, “By Jesus’ stripes I am healed.” He wants us to say, “I’m broke!” instead of, “My God meets my needs according to His riches in glory.” And we end up having what we say instead of what we desire—and things stay the way they are.
There’s just no way around it. To live a life of blessing, we’re going to have to make our words agree with what God says—not just for a few hours or a few days, but all the time. What are you speaking now? Start today to speak God’s blessing proactively. Declare that you have divine health every day. Declare that you have all your needs met in abundance every day. Declare the peace of God over every area of your life all the time. Believe it, confess it and receive it, in Jesus’ Name!
For more information about confessing the Word, check out the 31-day faith-building devotional by Gloria Copeland, Put Your Words to Work.