Now here is a thing every old-timer learns the hard way. You can have the richest claim in the territory and still starve on it, if you have not got the tools to work it.
Jesus warns us that out of the heart come evil thoughts (Matthew 15:19). Not until our hearts speak only words of faith and belief can we move mountains and have whatever we say (Mark 11:22-24). God has promised to help us reach that (Habakkuk 3:19). But we must do our part. We must speak words of faith to our hearts (Matthew 12:34-35).
What follows is not an article to read once. It is a set of tools. Keep them where you can reach them.
Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (Mark 11:24 ESV)
Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, … it will happen. (Matthew 21:21 ESV)
The Exercise Program
First: Look up every scripture reference so that you know the authority on which you base your confession.
Second: Three times a day confess out loud who you are in Christ and what you possess in Christ. Keep doing this until words of faith pour out of your mouth, and you can pray in any circumstance with faith believing. Do this, and you will “have what you say,” as Jesus promised, “According to your faith be it unto you” (Matthew 9:29; Mark 11:23).
What I Am in Christ Jesus
- I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. My spirit is created in the image and likeness of God. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV).
- I am complete in Christ Jesus (Colossians 2:9-10).
- I am righteous in Christ Jesus. I have right-standing with God just like I’d never done anything wrong (2 Corinthians 5:21).
- I am redeemed from the curse of the law (poverty, sickness & spiritual death) (Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 28).
- I am God’s child and a joint-heir with Christ (Romans 8:16-17).
Where I Am in Christ
- I have been taken from Satan’s kingdom and I am now in God’s kingdom. (Colossians 1:13-14).
- I am part of the Body of Christ, and Satan has no power over me. But I have power over him. (1 Corinthians 12:14-27; Luke 9:1; 10:19).
- I am seated with Christ in heavenly places. “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:4-6 NIV).
- I am seated in the heavenly places far above all power of darkness and ALL things are under my feet. (Ephesians 1:20-23).
What I Possess in Christ
- ALL spiritual blessings in heavenly places are mine in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 1:3).
- ALL THINGS PRESENT are mine. (1 Corinthians 3:21-23).
- ALL my needs are supplied by my Heavenly Father according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19).
- I don’t have to worry about anything, for God has commanded me to cast ALL of my cares on Him. (1 Peter 5:7).
What I Can Do in Christ
- In the power of the Holy Ghost, I am a witness for Jesus. “But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth” (Acts 1:8 AMP).
- I can and do tell others about Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20).
- As a believer and in the Name of Jesus Christ I cast out devils, I speak with new tongues, and when I lay my hands on the sick they do recover. (Mark 16:17-18).
- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 AMP).
For Comfort and Strength
- The joy of the Lord is my strength. (Nehemiah 8:10 AMP).
- The Lord is the strength of my life. (Psalm 27:1).
- Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4).
- I will not let the Word depart from before mine eyes, for it is life and health. (Proverbs 4:21-22).
- I let no corrupt word come out of my mouth but that which is good to edifying. (Ephesians 4:29).
- I refuse to give place to the devil. (Ephesians 4:27).
- I speak the truth in love and grow up into Him in all things. (Ephesians 4:15).
- No man shall take me out of His hand. For I have eternal life. (John 10:28).
- I let the peace of God rule in my heart. I refuse to worry about anything. (Colossians 3:15; 1 Peter 5:7).
- That which I refuse to allow here, God also refuses to allow, and that which I do allow, God also allows to come to pass here on earth. (Matthew 16:19).
- I am a believer and these signs do follow me. I speak with new tongues, I take authority over the devil, I lay hands on the sick and they recover. (Mark 16:17-18).
- I am complete in Him who is the head of all principality and power. (Colossians 2:10).
For Financial and Material Needs
- Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law (poverty, sickness, and death). (Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 28).
- For poverty He has given me wealth, for sickness He has given me health. (2 Corinthians 8:9).
- I delight myself in the Lord and He gives me the desires of my heart. (Psalm 37:4).
- I have given and it is being given unto me good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. “Give, and [gifts] will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]. For with the measure you deal out [with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others], it will be measured back to you” (Luke 6:38 AMP).
- I have paid my tithes and God has opened the windows of heaven and is pouring such blessings upon me that I hardly have enough room to receive them. (Malachi 3:10).
- I have all sufficiency of all things and abound to all good works, for my God has made all grace abound toward me. (2 Corinthians 9:8).
- There is no lack, for my God supplies all my needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19).
- The Lord is my Shepherd; I DO NOT WANT. (Psalm 23:1).
For Guidance and Wisdom
- The Spirit of truth abideth in me and teaches me all things. He guides me into all truth. He gives me the wisdom I need in every circumstance. (John 14:26; 16:13; James 1:5).
- I trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not to my own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5).
- In all my ways I acknowledge Him and He directs my path. (Proverbs 3:6).
- Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. (Psalm 119:105).
- He will perfect that which concerneth me. (Psalm 138:8).
- I let the Word of Christ dwell in me richly in all wisdom. (Colossians 3:16).
- I do follow the good Shepherd for I know his voice; a stranger I will not follow. (John 10:4-5).
- I am not conformed to this world, but I am transformed by renewing my mind by the Word of God. “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2 NIV).
If You Have Fears and Worry
- I am part of the body of Christ and Satan has no power over me. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13).
- Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4).
- I will fear no evil for you are with me, Lord; Your Word and Your Spirit comfort me. (Psalm 23:4).
- I am far from oppression and fear does not come near me. (Isaiah 54:14).
- No weapon formed against me shall prosper, for my righteousness is of the Lord. (Isaiah 54:17).
- Whatsoever I do shall prosper, for I am like a tree by rivers of water. (Psalm 1:3 KJV).
- Lord, you have delivered me from the evils of this world for it is God’s will. (Galatians 1:4).
- No evil will befall me, neither shall any plague come near my dwelling. (Psalm 91:10).
- For you have given your angels charge over me and they keep me in all my ways. (Psalm 91:11).
- In my pathway is life and there is no death. (Proverbs 12:28).
- I am a doer of the Word of God and am blessed in my deeds. (James 1:25).
- I take the shield of faith and stop everything the enemy brings against me. (Ephesians 6:16).
- Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. I forbid any sickness to come on me. (Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 28).
- I overcome by the blood of Christ and the word of my testimony. (Rev. 12:11).
- The devil flees from me because I resist him in Jesus’ Name. (James 4:7).
- The Word of God is forever settled in heaven. (Psalm 119:89).
- Great is the peace of my children for they are taught of the Lord. (Isaiah 54:13).
- I don’t have to worry about anything, for God has commanded me to cast ALL of my cares on Him. “Casting the whole of your care — all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all — on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully” (1 Peter 5:7 AMP).
That is the whole kit. Three times a day, out loud, until the words come easier than the doubts do.
Till Next Time,
The Rockwell Break-a-Bean
This article is part of Faith and Trust — a guide to everything in this library on taking God at his word before the evidence arrives.
