How To Build Your Prayer Confessions

How To Build Your Prayer Confessions

Undoubtedly, every child of God that is worth the name must be an avid reader of the Word of God because the Scripture suggest that God approves of us based on our knowledge of His word (2 Tim. 2: 15 KJV). Paul also said that it is by the word of God that we shall grow up and access our inheritance in Christ (Acts 20: 32).

The “Confessional Prayer Bible” helps us to confess the Word of God as we read it; however, each one of us has our personal challenges and circumstances to which we must speak the Word of God in our confessions to affirm the Word and promises of God.  We should therefore, learn to build our confessions to target our challenges; the way to do it is to select relevant scriptures and turn them to confessions. The following are my suggestions on Confessional verses to use for selected circumstances, just to set an example:

Assurance of salvation: Ps 37; Rom. 8; 2 Tim. 1: 8-12; 1 John 2: 28-3: 24. Overcoming Bitterness: Eph. 4: 29-32; James 3: 13-18.

In need of comfort: Ps 46; Rom. 8: 18-39; Ps 103; Isa. 41: 8-20; John 14: 1-4, 15-27; 2 Cor. 1: 3-7.

Overcoming Anger: Prov. 14: 17; 14: 29; 15: 18; 19; 24, 25; 29: 22.

Overcoming Pride: Prov. 3: 34; 11: 2; 13: 10; 16: 5, 18, 19; 18: 12; 21: 4; 16: 2; 25: 27; 26: 12; 27: 2; 28: 11, 13.

Overcoming Fear: Isa. 51: 7-16; Jer. 1: 4-19; Luke 12: 4-12; Prov. 3: 25, 26; 29: 25.

Overcoming Laziness: Prov. 6: 6-11; 10: 4, 26; 12: 24, 27; 13: 4; 15: 19; 19: 15, 24; 20: 4; 21: 25; 22: 13; 24: 30-34; 26: 13-16.

Need Faith: Matt. 6: 25-34; Rom. 3: 21-5: 11; James 2: 14-26.

On Eternal Life: Matt. 19: 16-30; John 3: 1-21; Rom. 6: 15-23; 1 John 5: 1-15. Death to self & sin: John 12: 23-26; Rom. 6: 1-23.

Fear of Death: Luke 12: 13-21; 1 Cor. 15.

The Hope of heaven: Matt. 6: 19-24; 25: 31-46; Phil. 3: 12-4: 1; Heb.11.

Overcoming Guilt: Ps 38; 51; 1 John 1: 5-2: 2.

Maintaining Your Joy: Isa. 12; Luke 15; Gal. 5: 13-26; James 1: 2-18; 1 Pet. 4: 12-19.

Protecting Your Marriage: Gen. 2: 18-25; Matt. 19: 1-12; Eph. 5: 22-23; 1 Cor. 7.

Money: Matt. 6: 19-34; Luke 12: 13-21; 1 Tim. 6: 3-19. Old Age: Ps 71; Prov. 16: 31; 20: 29. Peace: Ps 34: 11-14; Col. 3: 15; 1 Pet. 3: 8-12; Isa. 2: 1-5; 9: 1-7; John 14: 25-27; Rom. 5: 1-11; Gal. 5: 13-26; Eph. 2: 14-18; Phil. 4: 4-9.

On Prayer: Ps 34; Matt. 6: 5-15; 7: 7-12; Luke 18: 1-14; Matt. 26: 36-46; John 15: 1-8; 17; Rom. 8: 18-27; James 1: 5-7; 2 Cor. 12: 7-10.

Overcoming Sexual Lust: Prov. 5; 6: 20-27: 27; 1 Cor. 7: 1-7; 6: 9-20; Col. 3: 5-6.

Getting Ready for His Second Coming: Matt. 24; John 14: 1-4; Acts 1: 6-8; 1 Cor. 15: 12-28; 1 Thess. 4: 13-5: 11.

Overcoming Sin: Ps 32, 51, Rom. 1: 18-32; 5: 12-6: 23; 7; 1 John 1: 5-2: 14.

Overcoming Temptation: Luke 4: 1-13; 1 Cor. 10: 12-13; Eph. 6: 10-20; James 1: 13-18.

Worship: Deut. 6: 13-17; Matt. 4: 10; Ps 100; Amos 5: 18-27.

If you practice well with the above suggestions by writing out the confession verses, ­re-arranging them such that they flow together, then import other relevant verses that you know or through the help of a concordance, and finally modifying everything to adapt it, you will discover how to write a powerful Biblical confessions that suit your everyday encounters. I encourage that you paste it on your mirror or any conspicuous place and confess it severally everyday and every time possible.