God deals with us on the basis of what we say or confess,according to Matthew 12:34-37.
In Mark 11:23 Jesus promises us that we shall receive whatsoever we say.We are informed
in Romans 10:10 that confession is the means by which we obtain possession of what we
believe,while Proverbs 18:21 declares that "death and life are in the power of the tongue."
The secret of a positive confession is six-fold:
1.)First,you must set a watch on your lips,and guard your mind.
If we expect to walk in health,prosperity,and victory,then we must,first of all,pray like
David did:"Set a watch,O Lord,before my mouth;keep the door of my lips"(Psa.141:3),confessing
to The Lord,"I will take heed to my ways,that I sin not with my tongue:I will keep my mouth
with a bridle"(Psa.39:1).
In order to develop a positive confession it is necessary to see that we must first learn how
to be quiet,before we attempt to learn how to speak effectively.
As infants we struggled,slowly learning how to speak;moreover,we have spent years developing
our vocabulary,only to discover that much of what we have learned must be unlearned,as it is
a primary cause for much of our problems and failure.The Lord admonishes us to stop confessing
our doubts,symptoms,and fears,as well as our uncertainties,and to "be still and know that I am
God"(Psa.46:10).In Ecclesiastes 5:2 He warns us:"Be not rash with thy mouth,and let not thine
heart be hasty to utter anything before God...therefore let thy words be few."
A positive confession begins with a sanctified silence.Learning how to be quiet,and speaking
only those things which edify both ourselves and others is the secret of positive confession.
Guard your heart and mind,for this is the place the enemy usually attempts to work,as he knows
you will generally confess what you think and believe,for "...out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaks."
2.)Never confess doubt,nor anything of a negative nature.
Never confess symptoms--confess the Word,and resist symptoms just as you would any temptation
from satan.
Develop a vocabulary of faith from God's Word.
You must refuse,moreover,to listen to the doubts of others,as this can adversely affect your
own confession of faith.
3.)Harmonize your confession with God's.
Bring your confession into harmony,not with what you feel or see,not with what others may say,
nor with what the circumstances might appear to be,but into agreement with the Word of God.
Study,and then begin to confess the Promises of such Scriptures as,for example:Exodus 15:26;
Psalm 37:91;103:1-5;121;Matthew 6:33;18:19;21:22;Mark 11:22-24;Romans 8:28;I Corinthians 3:21-22;II Corinthians 1:20;Philippians 4:13,19;Hebrews 13:6;James 1:2-4;and III John 2.
God's answers always keep pace with your confession.
4.)Confess victory before you see it.
Gideon and his small band of 300 men shouted the victory beforehand,and as a result the enemy
became so frightened that the Midianites destroyed one another in their confusion.
The Israelites did not wait until the walls of Jericho began to crumble,before believing that
God had given the city into their hands,but they shouted the walls down by faith.
Apostle Paul tells us in Hebrews 11:1 that "faith is the evidence of things not seen."
Faith is not sight.Faith can only operate in the realm of the invisible.
We are never to depend upon feelings or appearances,for satan works through the realm of the
senses,and can manipulate the feelings with symptoms and pains,and can also deceive by what
appears to be true to our sight.
Appearance can deceive.
Faith is confessing the victory ahead of time.
5.)Hold fast to your confession of faith without wavering.
When you claim healing,you have thereby challenged satan's right to oppress you.You have,as it
were,entered his domain,and a battle often ensues.
When satan discovers you have learned the secret of using God's Word to overcome him (Rev.12:11),he will eventually be forced to release his hold on you,or on your circumstances.But often he will not withdraw until he has exhausted his resources in attempt to break your confession of faith in the integrity of the Word of God.The devil trys to implant fear and doubt into your
mind to confuse you;at times he will cause persecution to come upon you for your faith;on
occasion he will try to oppress with new symptoms and pain,or cause the ailment to appear to
return;he trys to surround you with contradictory advice from friends,or will cause your family
to think that you have become a religious fanatic because of your stand on the Word.But he knows
that your confession and integrity,if well maintained without wavering,will ultimately defeat
him and his work in your life;therefore,"let us hold fast the confession of our faith without
wavering;for He is faithful that promised",and "cast not away therefore your confidence,which
has great recompence of reward.For you have need of patience,that,after you have done the Will
of God,you may receive the Promise"(Heb.10:23,35-36).
6.)If satan tempts you to doubt,boldly take the initiative away from him.
As we have seen,frequently after claiming some Promise in God's Word,satan will challenge your
decision,and you may find yourself undergoing a period of trial.In such instances,a bold
reaffirmation of your faith in God's Word when tempted to doubt will generally kill doubt at
the roots.
It is also necessary many times,especially during a period of trial,to take offensive measures
against the powers of darkness.There will be times when you must boldly move deeper into satan's
territory by faith when he challenges your confession.When Goliath threatened David,saying,"I will
give your flesh unto the fowls of the air,and to the beasts of the field,"David immediately
replied,"And I will smite you,and take your head from you!"When the giant then rose and drew
near to meet him,instead of retreating in fear,we are told that,"David hasted,and ran toward
the army to meet the Philistine"(I Sam.17:44f).
When satan advances one step against you in an effort to break your confession of faith--resist
him in faith,and boldly advance two steps against him,and the Scriptures assure you that "he will
flee from you."
A bold step of faith when tempted to doubt is one of the most effective strategies and weapons
that the believer possesses against satan,for it takes the initiative away from him and keeps
you in control of the situation.
If Christians could be made to realize just how much of their own illness,depression,problems,
and defeat stem from emotional stress resulting from wrong attitudes and thoughts,as well as
from negative statements concerning these matters,they would never again allow such attitudes
and expressions to rob them of their health,joy,peace,and victory,but would begin each day with
a positive expectation,confessing:
This is the day that The Lord has made;
I will rejoice and be glad in it.
It was because of the Apostle Paul's positive attitude and his positive confession that he was
able to keep his courage and walk in victory through all his many hardships and trials.
His positive mental attitude and victorious confession are an inspiration to all.
Instead of taking his trials,persecutions,and hardships to heart and grieving or complaining
over them,he joyfully confessed:
"We are troubled on every side,yet not distressed;we are perplexed,
but not in despair;persecuted,but not forsaken;cast down,but not
destroyed;always bearing about in the body the dying of The Lord
Jesus,that the life also of Jesus might be manifest in our body."
II Corinthians 4:8-10
His Life and Resurrection Power are released in us through positive thinking and through a
positive confession.
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