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I Declare!
The Lord will accomplish what concerns
me! (Psalm 138:8)
This is the confidence which we have before
Him, that, if we ask anything according to His
will, He hears us. And if we know that He
hears us in whatever we ask, we know that
we have the requests which we have asked
from Him. (1 John 5:14-15)
Declarations have tremendous power
Are you wondering what in the world the chicken-scratched sheet up at
the top of this article is? Its a picture I took to share with you of my
personal declarations that began in development several years ago. Im
going to use it to demonstrate a kind of prayer you might want to add to
your own arsenal. I find this kind of prayer both effective and
encouraging and most of all, it keeps me on track.
I will start first of all by telling you that whatever you declare has
tremendous power. Scripture agrees. Listen to Proverbs 18:20-21,
With the fruit of a mans mouth his stomach will be satisfied; he
will be satisfied with the product of his lips. Death and life are in
the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Now heres a loose paraphrase of the same thing: whatever you say will
produce results in your lifereal results just like food that goes from
your mouth to your stomach to be digested and absorbed for the good of
all your body systems. Your words have power to nourish, sustain and
satisfy OR they can act like poison. Those who love life will use the
power of their tongue to produce life.
With that in mind I can hardly think of a better way to pray than to SAY!
Thats why I decided to implement declarations from Gods Word for use
in my personal daily prayer time. These declarations are not just
miscellaneous scriptures; every one of them is a handpicked treasure
God has given me personally over the years. If you are like me, your
Bible is all marked up with them just like mine.
Personal Examples
Let me share a couple with you as examples. Psalm 1 is a favorite. I tell
the story of how that came to be in The Best Dollar I Ever Spent.
Anyhow, over the years I have claimed it and prayed it and now every
day I DECLARE it. I use verse 3 and say it like this: I am like a tree
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firmly planted by streams of water, I am yielding fruit in seasonNOW!
THIS IS MY SEASON; my leaf does not wither and in whatever I do, I
prosper.
Another one is adapted from Jeremiah 30:17: You are restoring health
to me and healing my wounds Lord. From Proverbs 11:25 I declare: I
will be exceedingly generous and I will be exceedingly prosperous. I
water and I am watered. A final example is from Psalm 27:13: I will
see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. That passage
comforted me once when I was discouraged about how long certain
prayers were taking. I wondered if the answers would only come in
eternity. God highlighted the verse to me as an assurance that I would
see answers in my lifetime.
As you consider making up a page of your own declarations, think about
those things that the Lord has quickened to you. Someone elses
revelations just wont do. What has God spoken to your heart through
his Word? You probably know without too much thought the verses that
are most meaningful to you. Start with those and let it grow from there.
My page has grown more crowded over time with all the additional
scriptures Ive written in.
Results you can expect
Okay, what happens when we do this? Remember what I said in the
beginning: what you say has power. By speaking Gods Word with
declarations you agree and affirm his plans for your life. If you are using
the scriptures he has already chosen for you, isnt it a done deal like 1
John 5:14 says?
There is more value too. I have found over time that declaring truths for
my life keeps me focused and alert. My faith level is increased and my
boldness is ratcheted up a notch or two. Discouragement can't so easily
gain a foothold because those things that are really the truth are being
spoken out every day. The earth must come into alignment with heaven!
(Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.)
When the reading of the declarations is in danger of becoming rote I
switch things around a little. Sometimes (especially if Im in a time
crunch) I simply hold the sheet up to heaven as if you say, Here it is
God. Do it all! There are also times when I stop at a particular
declaration and pray over the issues that pertain to it. Its a great
reminder sheet.
If you decide to make up a declaration sheet, you might wonder how
long you will use it. Will the time come when the declarations will no
longer be necessary? I wont decide for you but as for me that will only
happen when the Lord has accomplished ALL that concerns me!
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He mak e s my f ee t l i k e hi nds ' f e et , And s e t s me upo n my h i g h pl a c es .
Ps al m 18: 33
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