Confession, or speaking the Word of God out loud has a very important role in the life of the Believer. Unfortunately, the majority of Christians are not consistently confessing God's Word into their lives.
The basic definition of faith is believing that the Word of God is true and acting on it. II Corinthians 4:13 says, "We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;" If you truly believe something, then you are going to be speaking it. Matthew 12:34 of the New Living Translation says, "For whatever is in your heart determines what you say." So if you believe what the Word of God says, then what you say is going to line up with it. If you always say, "I can't win for losing," then you are not believing the Bible when it tells you that you always triumph in Christ Jesus (II Corinthians 2:14). Romans 10:10 says, "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." The Greek word for salvation, soteria, in this verse not only means the saving of our soul from hell, but it also includes deliverance, healing, well being, peace, and prosperity. So our prosperity, healing, well being, etc. is tied to us speaking what the Word of God says about these things. Of course, you have to know what the Word says about these things in order to speak it. Proverbs 18:21 says that our words have the power to bring death or life to us. So please stop saying, "This job is killing me!"
In the beginning, God created the world by speaking and he created us in his image. We create our world by what we are speaking. If you don't like your life, then check out what you have been saying. Choose life today. Choose to speak the Word of God not your negative circumstances. You might say, "I don't want to lie." You are not lying when you speak God's Word. His Word is truth. In Romans 4:17, it says that Abraham spoke of nonexistent things as if they already existed. He wasn't lying, he was speaking what God had already promised him. Now this is not a magic formula where you can say something and it pops up. You must believe in your heart what you are saying (Mark 11:23) and your actions must line up with what you are saying (James 2:20). In the next post, I will explain how confession works.