Biblical Affirmations That Will Change You

Declaring affirmations about yourself in terms of who you are in Christ is POWERFUL.

I truly believe that if we did this more often we would undoubtedly have less depression, anxiety, and fear running through this world. It is vital that we establish our identity in Christ. In fact, the enemy is attacking the world with an identity crisis. People don’t know who they are or who they want to be…literally. We are throwing around pronouns, labels, and all kinds of confusing terms that are causing people to lose their identity. We have more psychological disorders and stress than we’ve ever had in our world. Counselors are the busiest they have ever been in the industry with people who are disillusioned. Certainly, there are real challenges that are caused by chemical and neurological problems, but we have to be proactive about understanding the truth of who we are.

Too many people wake up speaking death and destruction over their life without even knowing it. We say things like:

I’m so fat
I’m so ugly
Uhh…these clothes don’t fit anymore
I can’t remember anything to save my life
There’s always a problem!
The world is going crazy
This is too much to handle
I’m going to go mad
People drive me crazy
I can’t ever seem to get ahead
Nothing ever goes right does it
etc…

We need to change our talk and self-talk to reflect life and faith. This is not burying your head in the sand stuff, this is simply rewiring your brain to look at the positive and embrace joy. Dr. Caroline Leaf, a Christian cognitive neuroscientist said, “It has been found that 12 minutes of daily focused prayer over an 8-week period can change the brain to such an extent that it can be measured on a brain scan. This type of prayer increases activity in brain areas associated with social interaction, compassion, and sensitivity to others. It also increases frontal lobe activity as focus and intentionality increase. As well as changing the brain, another study implies that intentional prayer can even change physical matter.”

Daily prayer/affirmations can literally alter your brain function and bring focus to your spiritual life. This is something we have to take seriously and utilize as God intended.

Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV)

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

Here is a list of Biblical affirmations that you can start to speak over your life daily. I would encourage you to keep this list handy and declare it out loud over your life and see how things change inside of you.

I am forgiven. 1 John 2:12 “because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus.”
I am never alone. Heb 13:5 “He Himself has said, ‘I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.’”
God meets all my needs. Phil 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
I am free from condemnation. Romans 8:1 “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
I have a future of hope. Jeremiah 29:11 “‘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.’”
I have eternal life. John 10:28 “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.”
I am a new creation. 2 Cor. 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!”
I am an heir of God. Romans 8:17 “Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.”
I am God’s workmanship. Eph 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
I am seated in the heavenly realms with Christ Jesus. Eph 2:6 “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.”
I am loved by God before the creation of the world. Matthew 25:34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
I have been adopted as God’s child. Ephesians 1:5 “God was kind and decided that Christ would choose us to be God’s own adopted children.”
I am a saint. Ephesians 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus.”
God takes care of me. Psalm 16:5 “No, the Lord is all I need. He takes care of me.”
I am accepted. Romans 15:7 “Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other, which will bring glory to God.”
I am blameless. Ephesians 1:4 “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.”
I am a citizen of heaven. Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.”
I am chosen. John 15:16 “You did not choose me; I chose you.”
My life is restored. Psalm 71:20 “Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.”
I am strong. Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his great power.”
I am wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Nothing can separate me from the love of Christ. Romans 8:35 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?”
I am chosen by God holy and dearly loved. Colossians 3:12 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”
I can do all things through Christ. Philippians 4:13 “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”