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eclare it. Speak it out. Say it. These messages have been at my every turn the last few months. I believe the Lord is telling me it is important not just to believe truths, read truths, meditate on truths, but also to speak truths. Out loud. “ In the Bible it says, “Declare a thing and it will be done” (Job 22:28). That implies a direct correlation between speaking something and it being done.
For me, these last months have been a call to action. I put together a list of 10 scriptural affirmations that I am speaking multiple times a day, touching on areas that I want to live victoriously. I have only been doing this a couple of weeks and it has been powerful in my life. I am encouraged. I am filled to overflowing. I am caring for others in new ways.
I got so excited about it that I made a custom set of scriptural affirmation suggestions for each of my family members so that they might have readily available some scripture affirmations to speak. I am challenging them to decide on their list of at least 5-10 affirmations and then speak them multiple times a day for 30 days to see what might happen.
You know I can’t just challenge my family in this. Friend, I love and care for you too much to let you miss out on this exciting opportunity! I am including my *affirmations below and then some extra ones, so that you might have some to choose from. Practical challenge: Download the “Repeat It Again” app on your smartphone and record at least 5-10 affirmations, then listen to them multiple times a day for 30 days. Or if you don’t have a smartphone, print and post your affirmations in your bathroom, in your kitchen, and at your desk for you to see and speak daily. Maybe you might even ask your family members to join you in this challenge?
Try it! Then let me know how it goes.
Because I obey Jesus I remain in his love and have great joy. John 15:10-11
As I follow Jesus and walk in his way of holiness, gladness and joy overtake me. Isaiah 35:8-10
God keeps me in perfect peace because I trust in Him and fix my thoughts on Him. Isaiah 26:3
I thank God for considering me faithful, appointing me to His service of sharing and caring for people in life-changing ways, spiritually as well as physically. I Tim. 1:12
As I consciously put others first, I am learning to serve like Jesus. Phil. 2:5. Ways I honor others are by swiftly returning messages and by being 10 minutes early to appointments.
My kind words are sweet to the soul and healing to the bones of others. Proverbs 16:24
I am enriched in every way so that I can be generous on every occasion, which results in thanksgiving to God. 2 Cor. 9:11
God is able to do immeasurably more in my life than I could ever imagine. Ephesians 3:20
I trust my hopes and dreams to God. Psalm 119:116
God is faithful. He’ll complete the good work that he has begun in me. Philippians 1:6
Aren’t those power-packed? Here are some others that I included in at least one or more of the affirmations I gave my children:
In God I live and move and exist. Acts 17:28
Because I place my hope in God, I can soar like an eagle, run and not grow weary, walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
God keeps me in perfect peace because I trust in Him and fix my thoughts on Him. Isaiah 26:3
I live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 12:7
I am able to keep my ways pure, but only by living according to God’s Word. Psalm 119:9
I run along the paths of God’s commands because He has set my heart free. Psalm 119:32
The Lord stands at my side and gives me strength to share his Good News with others. 2 Timothy 4:17
As I cast my cares and burdens to God, He sustains me and I have peace. Psalm 55:22
As I wait on the Lord and am courageous, God will strengthen my heart. Psalm 27:14
The power of God works through me as I affirm that it’s His treasure inside this jar of clay. 2 Corinthians 4:7
I run along the paths of God’s commands because He has set my heart free. Psalm 119:32
The Lord stands at my side and gives me strength to share his Good News with others. 2 Timothy 4:17
I set my heart and mind on things above, not earthly things. This gives me peace. Colossians 3:1-2
I guard my heart because it determines the course of my life. Proverbs 4:23
I try to spend time with wise people. This helps me become even wiser. Proverbs 13:20
The fruit I produce brings great joy to God, my Father in Heaven. John 15:8
I give thanks to God because he is good and his love endures forever. Jeremiah 33:11
When I call out to God He answers me. He tells me things I wouldn’t know otherwise. Jeremiah 33:3
I set my heart and mind on things above, not earthly things. This gives me peace. Colossians 3:1-2
I guard my heart because it determines the course of my life. Proverbs 4:23
I worship the Lord my God and serve only him. Luke 4:8
I know that God cares for me and will meet my needs because I am precious to Him. Matthew 6:25-44
I know that God’s unfailing love surrounds me and that I can trust Him. Psalm 23:10
The Lord is my good Shepherd. He provides for all of my needs. Psalm 23:1
The “fullness of God” is available to me because I am deeply rooted in the love of Jesus. Ephesians 3:17-19
*Many of the scriptures are either from or adapted from faithandhealingconnection.org.