How to Make Positive Affirmations Out of Scripture
We do positive affirmations at our house on a regular basis. I’ve shared before (here and here) how they have helped me overcome insecurity. They help me to sleep better at night. Daily positive affirmations have also been a part of the morning drive routine for my kids as we headed to school to help them face the day ahead and to build their faith. The way we make our positive affirmations is by saying what God says about us. We do this by taking specific scriptures and then just turning them into a statement using words that describe us… “I am…I have…I will…etc.” Scriptural positive affirmations said aloud are very powerful. This week I’d like to share with you how to make positive affirmations out of scripture.
WHY we use positive affirmations…
We use and say positive affirmations because they make a difference. I’ve always been a huge believer in the power of words. The Bible says that “death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” in Proverbs 18:21. I believe there is significant truth in speaking things into existence. In Romans, the apostle Paul calls it “calling into being what does not yet exist” (Romans 4:17 Berean Study Bible). Modern science or psychology might consider positive affirmations coming into existence as a self-fulfilling prophecy. The theory is that a positive (or negative) prophecy or statement, when declared as truth even though it may presently be false, can adequately influence people in order that their responses will eventually fulfill the original statement, prophecy, or positive affirmation. In other words, our words affect and influence our actions.
Scripturally speaking, I believe this is true because our words also affect our beliefs. The Bible says that faith comes by hearing (Romans 10:17), particularly when we hear the Word of God. The more we hear something the more we believe it and the more it sinks down into our hearts, especially when it’s coming from our own mouths. According to James 3:2-5, our mouths/tongues (and the words that come from them) are to us like the bit is to a horse’s mouth or like the rudder is to a ship. Even though they are small parts (just like our tongue is a small part), they control, guide, and steer the whole body. So then can our tongue (our words) guide our body and our lives and change the outcomes thereof. Therefore, the ability to effectively control our words is a vital life skill.
