The Secret to Confessions That Actually Work
And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, 'I believed and therefore I spoke,' we also believe and therefore speak. 2 Corinthians 4:13 (NKJV)
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Have you ever found yourself repeating a phrase over and over: “I am healed, I am healed, I am healed” only to feel like you’re just shouting into the wind?
Many believers treat faith like labor. They think if they say it enough times, or with enough "intensity," they can eventually convince God to do something or force a result to appear. But here is the truth: Faith is not a work; it is a response to the finished work of Jesus.
If your confession is an attempt to make something happen, you’re operating under the law of works. But if your confession is an affirmation of what has already happened in Christ, you’re operating in the power of the New Covenant.
The Foundation: Believing Before Speaking
The Apostle Paul reveals this in 2 Corinthians 4:13 (NKJV):
"And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, 'I believed and therefore I spoke,' we also believe and therefore speak."
Notice the order: Believe, then speak. Confession isn't a formula to change God’s mind; it is the outward expression of an inward conviction. When you say, "I am well," it shouldn't be a desperate attempt to get rid of a symptom. It should be a bold declaration because you know that by His stripes, you were healed (1 Peter 2:24).
You aren't "trying to get healed." You are a healed person whom the devil is trying to make sick. There is a big difference in those two mindsets!
Why We Refuse to Back Down
Why do we say "I refuse to be sick" or "I refuse to be poor"? Is it arrogance? No, it’s identity.
We refuse these things because Christ has already provided their opposites. Check out this powerful reality in 2 Corinthians 8:9:
"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich."
On the cross, a divine exchange took place. Jesus took your poverty so you could have His wealth. He took your infirmity so you could have His divine health. When you confess your prosperity or your victory, you are simply acknowledging the truth.
Your confession doesn't make the Word of God real; the Word of God is already real. Your confession brings that reality into manifestation in your physical world.