Biblical Confessions

The Power of Biblical Confession

The word 'confession' comes from 'homou' ("together with"), and 'lego' ("say"). Confession means "to say together with God what He says about something."

God has invested creative power in the spoken word.
Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (NIV)
Faith comes by hearing God’s Word.
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. (ESV)
Speaking God’s Word has dynamic power to change our lives.
Ephesians 6:17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the (spoken) word of God. (NIV)
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword… it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (NIV) (See also: Ephesians 5:25-27, 1 Thessalonians 2:13)
Your words affect your life and destiny.
Joshua 1:8 Do not let this Book of the Law (Word of God) depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (NABRE)
James 3:4-5 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body … (NIV)

Practical Tips

Pray in the Spirit throughout your confession time.
Stir your faith (walking around seems to help).
Use verses as springboards for prayer (thanksgiving, intercession, etc.).
Do the “Emphasize Exercise” (e.g., “I can do all things through Christ”, “I can do all things through Christ”, etc.).
Keep at it (seeds take time to bear fruit).

Confidence

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Joshua 1:8-9 “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Hebrews 10:35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the possessing of the soul (my mind, will and emotions).
II Timothy 2:1 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.
Romans 8:37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.
I Corinthians 15:57-58 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
I John 5:3-4 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
I Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
I Kings 2:1-3 When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son. "I am about to go the way of all the earth," he said. "So be strong, show yourself a man, and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go …

Destiny

Philippians 1:6 …being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12-14 … I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Psalm 138:8 The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever-- do not abandon the works of your hands.
Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Romans 8:28-30 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.nAnd those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
2 Tim 1:9 … [God] saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
Jude (1):24-25 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

Faith

Psalm 9:10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for You O Lord have not forsaken those who seek You
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Romans 10:17 Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Psalm 37:3-5 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it.
Psalm 62:8 Trust in Him at all times and pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.
Psalm 125:1 Those who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever
Matthew 21:21-22 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. - If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Luke 17:5-6 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, `Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you."
Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
James 2:17,24,26 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. ... You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. ... As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
2 Thessalonians 1:11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.
Philippians 3:9 ... and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ - the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.

Fear

Freedom from Fear

II Timothy 1:7-8 For God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Therefore I am not ashamed of the testimony of our Lord…
I John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
Psalm 34:4 I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
John 14:27 Do not let not your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid.
Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Ezekiel 2:6;3:9 And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house. Like emery harder than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them…
Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread?
Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Isaiah 54:14 In righteousness you will be established; you will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; and from terror, for it will not come near you.
I Peter 3:14 And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled…
Psalm 56:4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?
Jeremiah 1:8 "Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you," declares the Lord.

Fear of Man

Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
Galatians 1:10 Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
1Thessalonians 2:4 On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts.
Psalm 56:11-13 In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? I am under vows to you, O God; I will present my thank offerings to you. For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
Romans 8:31-32 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all-- how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Hebrews 13:5-7 … God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Psalm 138:3 When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.

God's Heart

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 15:16 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
John 17:23 I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.”
Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.
Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Isaiah 41:9-10 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 43:4 You are precious and honored in my sight, and I love you …
Ephesians 3:17-19 And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

God's Will

Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Psalm 37:23-24 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.
Psalm 23:1,3 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. … He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
Psalm 31:3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Isaiah 48:17 This is what the LORD says-- your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”
Psalm 25:12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
John 16:13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
Colossians 1:9-11 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.

How God Can Use Me

Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses …
Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.
I Corinthians 15:57-58 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
2 Timothy 1:6-8 For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord …
Proverbs 28:1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 Corinthians 5:19-20 God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us …
2 Corinthians 3:5-6 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.

Health & Healing

Proverbs 4:20-22 My son, attend to My words; incline your ear to My sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Psalm 103:2,3 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases.
Psalm 107:20 He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Proverbs 3:5-8 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will direct your path. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from evil. It will be health to your body, and healing to your bones.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Matthew 8:17 And he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: He Himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died to sin, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
3 John 2:1 Beloved, I pray that in all things you might prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
James 5:16 Confess your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed.
Exodus 15:26 And he said, If you will diligently listen to the voice of your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and will give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon you, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that heals you.

Holiness

II Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of the Lord.
I Peter 1:14-17 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” And if you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each man’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay upon earth.
Psalm 96:9 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
I John 3:2,3 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not as yet appeared what we shall be. We know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Psalm 15:1,2 Who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? He who walks with integrity.
I Thessalonians 3:13 And may the Lord cause you to abound in love for one another and for all men, just as we do also for you; so that He may establish your heart unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
Hebrews 12:10 …but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness.

Humility

Deuteronomy 8:2-3 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. And He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.
Romans 12:3 For through the grace given to me I say to every man among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.
James 4:6,10 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.
Proverbs 15:33 The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, and before honor comes humility.
Isaiah 66:2 For My hand made all these things, thus all these things came into being, declares the Lord. But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.
Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Matthew 23:12 And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
Philippians 2:3-8 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Identity

In Christ

Jeremiah 29:11 I have a destiny in God. I know the plans the Lord has for me are to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future.
Romans 8:1,2 There is no condemnation in my life because I am in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
Ephesians 3:20 I know that my God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I could ask or imagine because of the power that works in me.
I Corinthians 6:11 I know that my sins have been washed away, and that I have been set apart for God. I have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for me.
Romans 8:28-31 I know that all things work together for good for me because I love God, and I am called according to His purpose. I am predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son; I am called, I am justified (‘just as if I’d never sinned’); I am glorified, and God is for me.
Romans 6:4-6,11 I was buried with Christ in baptism and now I am walking in newness of life, knowing that my old nature was crucified with Him so that I should no longer be a slave to sin. I reckon myself to be dead indeed to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus my Lord.
Acts 26:18 I have been turned from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and I have received forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are set apart for God by faith in Christ.
Philippians 3:13,14 I am forgetting those things that are behind and reaching out to those things that are ahead; I am pressing toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10 I have put on the new man, which is created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. I am being renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created me.
I Peter 2:5,9,10 I am a living stone, part of a spiritual house, a holy priesthood created to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God. I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, so I can proclaim the praises of Him who called me out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once I was not part of a people, but now I am part of the people of God. Once I had not obtained mercy, but now I have obtained mercy.
Hebrews 10:19,23,35-36 I will hold fast the profession of my faith without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. I will not cast away my confidence which has a great reward, for I have need of patience that after I have done the will of God, I will receive the promise.

Joy & Encouragement

Romans 12:17 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Habakkuk 3:17-19 Though the fig tree does not bud … yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.
Psalm 100:2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Acts 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is a matter of … righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace …
Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds …
Psalm 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 94:19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.
Psalm 97:11 Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.

Perseverance

James 1:2-5 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
2 Corinthians 4:7-10 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
1 Peter 1:6-9 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith-- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Romans 5:2-5 And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
1 Peter 4:12-13 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
Job 23:10 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Isaiah 43:1-2 "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Psalm 138:7-8 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me. The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;

Power of Prayer

Mark 11:24 All things for which I pray and ask, I believe I have received them and they are granted to me.
John 15:7 I abide in You and Your words abide in me, and I ask whatever I wish and it is done for me.
John 14:13 And whatever I ask in Jesus’ Name, that will You do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 14:14 If you ask Me anything in My Name, I will do it.
Matthew 21:22 And everything I ask in prayer, believing, I shall receive.
John 16:23,24 If I ask the Father for anything, he will give it me in Jesus’ name. I ask and I will receive, that my joy may be made full.
Matthew 7:7,8 Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.
James 5:16 The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
I John 5:14,15 And this is the confidence which I have before Him, that, if I ask anything according to His will, He hears me. And if I know that He hears me in whatever I ask, I know that I have the requests which I have asked from Him.

Purity

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Psalm 119:9-11 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age….
Romans 6:13-14 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
2 Timothy 2:22 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
1 Corinthians 10:12-13 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
Colossians 3:1-6 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God… When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
Job 31:1 I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.

Strength in the Lord

Ephesians 6:10-13 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
2 Timothy 2:1-3 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Joshua 1:6-7 No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous.
Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
Deuteronomy 11:8 You shall therefore keep every commandment which I am commanding you today, so that you may be strong and go in and possess the land into which you are about to cross to possess it;
1 Chronicles 19:13 Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what is good in His sight.
2 Chronicles 32:7 Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the horde that is with him; for the one with us is greater than the one with him.
Psalm 27:14 Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.

Stress & Anxiety

Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 5:6-8 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Matthew 11:29-30 Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks …
Psalm 46:10 Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Isaiah 26:3-4 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.
Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Taming the Tongue

Psalm 34:12-13 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Proverbs 18:20-21 From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Ephesians 4:29-32 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Isaiah 50:4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word.
John 12:49 For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it.
Psalm 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 141:3 Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips. Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil …
John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-- think about such things.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Trusting in God

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Psalm 37:3-5 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it.
Psalm 52:8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.
Psalm 62:8 Trust in Him at all times and pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.
Psalm 125:1 Those who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in [Jesus].
1 Corinthians 13:6-8a Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Victory

Victory in Christ

I John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world – my faith.
Mark 9:23 All things are possible to him who believes.
I John 4:4 I am from God, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world.
II Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads me in His triumph in Christ and manifests through me the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
Philippians 4:14 I can do all things through Christ who makes me strong.
I Corinthians 15:57,58 But thanks be to God, who gives me the victory through my Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, I am steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that my toil in the Lord is not in vain.
Romans 8:37 Yet in all these things I am more than a conqueror through Him who loved me.