The Law Of Confession (Part 2)

Whoever said "ignorance is bliss" didn't understand the importance of words and the ability of what we don't know to destroy us.  Just as what we don't know can cause us much trouble, what we do know can keep us out of trouble!  What we know about the power of our confession and of our words has the ability to bring life or death to us.

In this post I want to share with you two principles about how words affect your life and then give you some thoughts from God's Word on what types of attitudes you should and shouldn't confess.

Words Can Work For You Or Against You

One of the problems in the church world today is the failure to recognize the power and authority of the spoken word.  People do "reap what they sow" and that spiritual law is true not only with natural seeds you plant in the garden, but also with the seeds of your words.

Words conceived in your heart and spoken with your mouth, will either release the ability of Satan or the ability of God in your life. Matthew 12:37 tells us that "by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

Words Mold You, Your Children, and Your Family

This is something that is hard to accept, but the people around you are often the product of your

words.  You should use words of encouragement and faith to create an atmosphere in the home and with your children that will build them up and make them stronger individuals.

Parents can't act one way at church and another at home.  This inconsistency is confusing for children and will cause you to lose them.  It's important to understand that spirituality and true Christian faith is found in the home before it is found at church.

Don't Think Or Talk Like The World

If you have ever been around negative people and listened to them talk, it doesn't take long to figure out why they are so unhappy and defeated.  Romans 12:2 tells us to "not be conformed to this world, but be 'transformed' by they renewing of your mind."  We are not to think and talk like the world thinks and talks.  The world thinks sickness, fear, doubt, defeat, and failure.  The world is programmed to be negative but God's people are not that way.

What To Confess

• If you are tempted to fear, quote 2 Timothy 1:7 -- God hasn't given you a spirit of fear but of power and love and a sound mind.
• If doubt tries to enter, resist it in the name of Jesus!
• Confess what God's Word says about your healing, not your sickness.
• Don't talk about your failures and defeats but rather your successes and your victories.
• Confess Romans 8:31 -- If God be for us, who can be against us?
• Confess 1 John 4:4 -- Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world! 
• These are just some of the "good" things you can confess.  God's Word is full of many, many more!

You are the product of words and words paint pictures on the canvas of your hearts and make you what you are.  What are your words making you?  What kind of words have you been speaking?  What changes do you need to make in your conversations that will cause them to line up with God's Word?  Will you begin today?