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Declarations

Faith Comes By Hearing

DECLARATIONS

Proverbs 18:21 teaches “Life is in the power of the tongue.”


God has given us a powerful tool to renew our minds and direct the course of our lives. Declarations increase our faith, so we can experience all Jesus has won for us.


“Faith comes by hearing” (Romans 10:17). We don’t get something just by saying something — but saying something is necessary if you want something.


We believe nothing happens in the Kingdom before a declaration is made.

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DECLARATIONS

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    STEVE’S DAILY DECLARATIONS

        Powerful daily declarations from Steve to ignite your hope, joy, and renew your mind with truth.

        Declarations #1 – These ten basic declarations are foundational to the building of your faith. They will increase expectancy of God’s goodness, and thus will increase the manifestation of that goodness in your life. Jesus said, “According to your faith, so be it” (Matthew 8:13). Say these (and other declarations) every day for a month and see what happens to your life.

        My prayers are powerful and effective (James 5:16b).
        God richly supplies all my needs (Philippians 4:19).
        I am dead to sin and alive to live supernaturally (Romans 6:11; 2 Peter 1:4).
        I walk in ever-increasing health (Psalm 103:1-3, Isaiah 53:5).
        I live under supernatural protection (Psalm 91).
        Like Jesus, I prosper in all my relationships (Luke 2:52).
        I consistently bring God encounters to other people (Mark 16:17-18).
        Through Jesus, I am 100% loved and worthy to receive all of God’s blessings (Colossians 1:12-14).
        Each of my family members is wonderfully blessed and radically loves Jesus (Acts 16:30-31).
        I uproariously laugh when I hear a lie from the devil (Psalm 2:2-4).
        Declarations #2 – Remember this: Faith is the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). Our “evidence” for things being true is not our circumstances, but God’s promises. We don’t deny negative facts in our lives, but we choose to focus on a higher reality: God’s truth. Faith indeed comes by hearing (Romans 10:17); therefore, we choose to speak these powerful truths to build our own faith.

        I set the course of my life with my words (James 3:2-5).
        God is on my side; therefore, I declare I cannot be discouraged or defeated (Romans 8:37; Psalm 91; Philippians 4:13).
        I am the head, not the tail. I have insight. I have wisdom. I have ideas and divine strategies. I have authority (Deuteronomy 8:18; 28:13; James 1:5-8; Luke 10:19).
        As Abraham did, I speak God’s promises over my life. My faith is being strengthened to possess all that Jesus won for me (Romans 4:17-23).
        I have a sound mind. Today, I will think the right thoughts, say the right words, and make the right decisions in every situation I face (2 Timothy 1:7).
        I expect to have powerful, divine appointments today to heal the sick, raise the dead, prophesy life, lead people to Christ, bring deliverance, release signs and wonders, and bless every place I go (Book of Acts).
        I expect that today will be the best day of my life spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and financially in Jesus’ name. (Romans 15:13).
        Declarations #3 – One of the main methods Jesus and the apostles used in the gospels and Acts was to SPEAK TO things. You will notice that they did not ask God to heal people, cast out demons, or raise the dead, but they spoke to bodies, demons, the wind, etc. Jesus encouraged us to speak to mountains in Mark 11:23. This set of declarations specifically focuses on speaking to various aspects of our lives.

        My angels are carrying out the Word of God on my behalf (Psalm 103:20).
        All attacks that were headed my way are diverted right now by angelic protection in Jesus’ name (Psalm 91).
        I declare peace over the raging waters in my mind, emotions, body, and family. I say, “Peace, be still” to each of these areas of my life (Mark 4:39).
        I speak to every mountain of discouragement, stress, depression, and lack, and cast it into the sea in Jesus’ name (Mark 11:22-24).
        I speak to this day, and I call you blessed. I declare I serve a mighty God who today will do exceedingly and abundantly beyond all that I can ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). I say You are a good God and I eagerly anticipate Your goodness today. DOWNLOAD PDF

    68 Spirit Awareness Declarations

        68 declarations to speak over yourself to activate and engage your awareness with your spirit.

        1. I powerfully influence my surroundings.
        2. I am abundantly blessed in my finances.
        3. I know who I am in God and live accordingly.
        4. I am empowered to change the world.
        5. I am confident and happy with who I am.
        6. I expect to experience the supernatural.
        7. I prosper in all my relationships.
        8. I am in inner unity with the beliefs of Jesus.
        9. God passionately loves me.
        10. I release peace, joy, and love to others.
        11. My spirit is always aware of the unseen realm.
        12. I have legal access in heavenly places.
        13. I celebrate my progress.
        14. People are drawn to me.
        15. God is my perfect Father.
        16. I trust what my spirit sees and senses.
        17. I am aware of my spiritual senses.
        18. My Dad’s God.
        19. My thought life is deeply connected to who I am in God.
        20. It is natural for me to believe like Jesus.
        21. God’s goodness is my anchor in the storm.
        22. My spirit has authority over my mind.
        23. I carry the substance of favor.
        24. I easily receive blessings.
        25. I create strongholds of blessing in my family.
        26. I am a powerful person in speech and action.
        27. I create strongholds of blessing wherever I go.
        28. I receive constant nourishment to my body, soul, and spirit.
        29. I am tremendously powerful because of the influence of the Holy Spirit.
        30. The light of God within me destroys the works of the enemy.
        31. My spirit imparts wisdom and knowledge to others.
        32. Failure does not prevent me from receiving God’s love.
        33. I have been designed to flow in the supernatural.
        34. I am worthy to see and experience the Kingdom of God.
        35. I filter what I see, hear, and believe through the promises of God.
        36. I glorify God in coming alive in what He created me to be.
        37. God is faithful to heal the relationships in my family.
        38. The talents God gave me bring energy and fulfillment to my life.
        39. My thoughts, emotions, and words are in inner unity.
        40. My unconscious beliefs are in unity with my speech.
        41. My mind, will, and emotions are transformed by God’s word.
        42. My thoughts and attitudes carry a force in the unseen realm that affects my everyday life.
        43. I intentionally build healthy strongholds in my mind and emotions.
        44. I replace negative thought patterns with hope and truth.
        45. I joyfully anticipate what God can do today.
        46. My imagination is the soil for the seed of God’s word.
        47. I see my future through the lens of hope.
        48. I build altars in my mind to God’s faithfulness.
        49. My identity comes from my Creator.
        50. I will always have a solution.
        51. I have faith in the unseen realm.
        52. Light is more powerful than darkness.
        53. My life is worship.
        54. I influence the atmosphere with God’s presence.
        55. I live a resurrected life.
        56. I reveal the Holy Spirit through the things I enjoy.
        57. I am supernatural therefore I am not limited to the natural realm.
        58. I feel connected to God in my worship.
        59. I am consistently gaining understanding of what the Kingdom of Heaven looks like.
        60. God is always speaking to me.
        61. The Word of God transforms my life.
        62. I recognize and understand the realm of the Kingdom.
        63. God protects me and my family.
        64. My biblical optimism leads to breakthrough.
        65. God supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory. (Philippians 4:19)
        66. Increased revelation brings increase.
        67. I quickly recognize lies and replace them with truth.
        68. There’s always hope for every situation. DOWNLOAD PDF

    LIVING FROM THE UNSEEN DECLARATIONS

        19 declarations from Wendy regarding living from the unseen realm.

        1. I anticipate good coming my way every day.
        2. My peace is a powerful weapon to change circumstances.
        3. The light of God dwells in me and destroys the works of the enemy.
        4. The supernatural is not something that happens to me, it is who I am.
        5. God and His realm have greater weight than my circumstances for this natural realm.
        6. I am aware of the unseen realm and I influence people and atmospheres with my spirit.
        7. My spirit is a powerful substance that is a force of light and revelation.
        8. Holy Spirit is communicating with my spirit and I easily hear Him.
        9. I get my identity from my future, not my past.
        10. I can do what my Father does, because I have His DNA.
        11. I carry the substance of favor and I don’t need to perform for people to like me.
        12. I live from my spirit, and let my spirit have a voice.
        13. The substance of Gods love and peace overwhelms people everywhere I go.
        14. I am a partaker of the divine nature, and I look like my Father.
        15. I easily rest and receive in His presence.
        16. I know my past, but I imagine my future according to the power that works in me.
        17. I attach great faith to everything I do; therefore, everything I do creates life and change.
        18. I have unseen resources and spiritual blessings to overcome every negative circumstance.
        19. The eyes of my imagination are enlightened to see the glorious inheritance and power that I have been called into (Eph. 1:18-19). DOWNLOAD PDF

    50 Victorious Mindsets To Declare

        50 identity declarations created from each of the chapter titles from Steve Backlund’s book Victorious Mindsets.

        1. The Truth Will Make Me Free
        2. I Do Small Things In A Great Way
        3. Having Done All I Know to Do, I Stand
        4. I Am Anointed
        5. I Am Called Of God
        6. My Prayers Are Powerful And Effective
        7. My Soul Is Prospering
        8. I Am Going Forward In Life
        9. I Run At My Goliath’s
        10. If This Doesn’t Work Out, Something Better Is Coming
        11. I Live To Plant Into The Future
        12. I Have Healthy Long-Term Relationships
        13. I Encounter God By Faith
        14. I Am Repenting To Glistening Hope
        15. There Is A Way
        16. I Love Life
        17. I Don’t Have To Be Perfect
        18. I Have a Great Work to Do
        19. God’s Kindness Leads To Repentance
        20. I Can Adapt Well To Diverse Situations And People
        21. I Do Everything In Faith
        22. I Apply Great Faith To Everything I Do
        23. Today’s Events Equip Me For My Future
        24. I Am Part Of God’s Genealogy For Revival
        25. My Past Does Not Determine My Future
        26. My Gifts Will Make Room For Me
        27. I Thrive Even If It’s Not A “Normal Week,” Because I Realize There Are Few “Normal Weeks.”
        28. I Have Grace to Make Rock Decisions, Not Sand Ones
        29. It Will Get Easier
        30. I Am Free From Fear
        31. When I Receive Impartation, I Am Radically Impacted
        32. I Am Full Of Gratitude
        33. My Mind Is Being Renewed By The Word Of God
        34. I Cannot Fail
        35. I See Failures As Growth Opportunities, And I Am Set Up For Future Success
        36. I Do More Than Expected
        37. I Rejoice When Others are Blessed
        38. I Take the High Road
        39. I Lay My Life Down For Others
        40. I Put Things in My Path to Bump Into That Contribute To My Personal Growth
        41. I Am Not Afraid of Missing Out
        42. Problems Are Opportunities
        43. I Welcome Resistance
        44. I Enthusiastically Serve Leaders
        45. I Am Ignited by a Burning Vision
        46. Light is More Powerful Than Darkness
        47. I Will Stay Hungry for God
        48. I Am First a Worshiper
        49. I Restrict My Behavior Because I Love Others
        50. It’s Working DOWNLOAD PDF

    Declarations for Kids

        22 daily declarations for kids and families to declare together from Steve Backlund’s book Let’s Just Laugh at That for Kids!


        Declarations help us build our faith!

        1. My prayers are powerful!
        2. God loves to provide for me.
        3. I am free from sin and alive in Him.
        4. My health gets better every day.
        5. God has supernatural protection for me.
        6. I am great at relationships.
        7. Because God is with me, the people around me experience His love and power.
        8. Because of Jesus, I am loved 100% and super blessed.
        9. My family is blessed.
        10. I recognize and laugh at the devil’s lies.


        Hearing truth helps us grow in faith.

        1. My words direct my life.
        2. God is on my side. I can’t be beaten!
        3. I am a leader, I have great ideas, and God makes me powerful.
        4. When I speak truth, my faith grows, and I become who God made me to be.
        5. I think right thoughts, I speak words of life, and I make good decisions even when it is tough.
        6. God will use me today to release His power and love to the people around me.
        7. Today will be the best day yet!


        To move mountains with Jesus, we need to speak to things.

        1. Because I love Jesus, angels are working for me.
        2. Bad things are turned away from me because of Jesus’ protection.
        3. I am a person of peace and bring peace to those around me.
        4. I tell tiredness, sadness, and fear to leave in Jesus’ name.
        5. This day is a blessed day. I can’t wait to see how God’s goodness shows up! DOWNLOAD PDF

We encourage you to start speaking the declarations lists below. Also, check out Steve’s book Declarations for 30 biblical reasons for making declarations, common objections to making declarations, and deeper teachings on the power of what we intentionally speak.

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DECLARATIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

    STEVE'S DAILY DECLARATIONS

        Powerful daily declarations from Steve to ignite your hope, joy, and renew your mind with truth.


        Declarations #1 – These ten basic declarations are foundational to the building of your faith. They will increase expectancy of God’s goodness, and thus will increase the manifestation of that goodness in your life. Jesus said, “According to your faith, so be it” (Matthew 8:13). Say these (and other declarations) every day for a month and see what happens to your life.


        My prayers are powerful and effective (James 5:16b).

        God richly supplies all my needs (Philippians 4:19).

        I am dead to sin and alive to live supernaturally (Romans 6:11; 2 Peter 1:4).

        I walk in ever-increasing health (Psalm 103:1-3, Isaiah 53:5).

        I live under supernatural protection (Psalm 91).

        Like Jesus, I prosper in all my relationships (Luke 2:52).

        I consistently bring God encounters to other people (Mark 16:17-18).

        Through Jesus, I am 100% loved and worthy to receive all of God’s blessings (Colossians 1:12-14).

        Each of my family members is wonderfully blessed and radically loves Jesus (Acts 16:30-31).

        I uproariously laugh when I hear a lie from the devil (Psalm 2:2-4).

        Declarations #2 – Remember this: Faith is the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). Our “evidence” for things being true is not our circumstances, but God’s promises. We don’t deny negative facts in our lives, but we choose to focus on a higher reality: God’s truth. Faith indeed comes by hearing (Romans 10:17); therefore, we choose to speak these powerful truths to build our own faith.


        I set the course of my life with my words (James 3:2-5).

        God is on my side; therefore, I declare I cannot be discouraged or defeated (Romans 8:37; Psalm 91; Philippians 4:13).

        I am the head, not the tail. I have insight. I have wisdom. I have ideas and divine strategies. I have authority (Deuteronomy 8:18; 28:13; James 1:5-8; Luke 10:19).

        As Abraham did, I speak God’s promises over my life. My faith is being strengthened to possess all that Jesus won for me (Romans 4:17-23).

        I have a sound mind. Today, I will think the right thoughts, say the right words, and make the right decisions in every situation I face (2 Timothy 1:7).

        I expect to have powerful, divine appointments today to heal the sick, raise the dead, prophesy life, lead people to Christ, bring deliverance, release signs and wonders, and bless every place I go (Book of Acts).

        I expect that today will be the best day of my life spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and financially in Jesus’ name. (Romans 15:13).

        Declarations #3 – One of the main methods Jesus and the apostles used in the gospels and Acts was to SPEAK TO things. You will notice that they did not ask God to heal people, cast out demons, or raise the dead, but they spoke to bodies, demons, the wind, etc. Jesus encouraged us to speak to mountains in Mark 11:23. This set of declarations specifically focuses on speaking to various aspects of our lives.


        My angels are carrying out the Word of God on my behalf (Psalm 103:20).

        All attacks that were headed my way are diverted right now by angelic protection in Jesus’ name (Psalm 91).

        I declare peace over the raging waters in my mind, emotions, body, and family. I say, “Peace, be still” to each of these areas of my life (Mark 4:39).

        I speak to every mountain of discouragement, stress, depression, and lack, and cast it into the sea in Jesus’ name (Mark 11:22-24).

        I speak to this day, and I call you blessed. I declare I serve a mighty God who today will do exceedingly and abundantly beyond all that I can ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). I say You are a good God and I eagerly anticipate Your goodness today.


        DOWNLOAD PDF

    68 Spirit Awareness Declarations

        68 declarations to speak over yourself to activate and engage your awareness with your spirit.

        1. I powerfully influence my surroundings.
        2. I am abundantly blessed in my finances.
        3. I know who I am in God and live accordingly.
        4. I am empowered to change the world.
        5. I am confident and happy with who I am.
        6. I expect to experience the supernatural.
        7. I prosper in all my relationships.
        8. I am in inner unity with the beliefs of Jesus.
        9. God passionately loves me.
        10. I release peace, joy, and love to others.
        11. My spirit is always aware of the unseen realm.
        12. I have legal access in heavenly places.
        13. I celebrate my progress.
        14. People are drawn to me.
        15. God is my perfect Father.
        16. I trust what my spirit sees and senses.
        17. I am aware of my spiritual senses.
        18. My Dad’s God.
        19. My thought life is deeply connected to who I am in God.
        20. It is natural for me to believe like Jesus.
        21. God’s goodness is my anchor in the storm.
        22. My spirit has authority over my mind.
        23. I carry the substance of favor.
        24. I easily receive blessings.
        25. I create strongholds of blessing in my family.
        26. I am a powerful person in speech and action.
        27. I create strongholds of blessing wherever I go.
        28. I receive constant nourishment to my body, soul, and spirit.
        29. I am tremendously powerful because of the influence of the Holy Spirit.
        30. The light of God within me destroys the works of the enemy.
        31. My spirit imparts wisdom and knowledge to others.
        32. Failure does not prevent me from receiving God’s love.
        33. I have been designed to flow in the supernatural.
        34. I am worthy to see and experience the Kingdom of God.
        35. I filter what I see, hear, and believe through the promises of God.
        36. I glorify God in coming alive in what He created me to be.
        37. God is faithful to heal the relationships in my family.
        38. The talents God gave me bring energy and fulfillment to my life.
        39. My thoughts, emotions, and words are in inner unity.
        40. My unconscious beliefs are in unity with my speech.
        41. My mind, will, and emotions are transformed by God’s word.
        42. My thoughts and attitudes carry a force in the unseen realm that affects my everyday life.
        43. I intentionally build healthy strongholds in my mind and emotions.
        44. I replace negative thought patterns with hope and truth.
        45. I joyfully anticipate what God can do today.
        46. My imagination is the soil for the seed of God’s word.
        47. I see my future through the lens of hope.
        48. I build altars in my mind to God’s faithfulness.
        49. My identity comes from my Creator.
        50. I will always have a solution.
        51. I have faith in the unseen realm.
        52. Light is more powerful than darkness.
        53. My life is worship.
        54. I influence the atmosphere with God’s presence.
        55. I live a resurrected life.
        56. I reveal the Holy Spirit through the things I enjoy.
        57. I am supernatural therefore I am not limited to the natural realm.
        58. I feel connected to God in my worship.
        59. I am consistently gaining understanding of what the Kingdom of Heaven looks like.
        60. God is always speaking to me.
        61. The Word of God transforms my life.
        62. I recognize and understand the realm of the Kingdom.
        63. God protects me and my family.
        64. My biblical optimism leads to breakthrough.
        65. God supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory. (Philippians 4:19)
        66. Increased revelation brings increase.
        67. I quickly recognize lies and replace them with truth.
        68. There’s always hope for every situation. DOWNLOAD PDF

    LIVING FROM THE UNSEEN DECLARATIONS

        19 declarations from Wendy regarding living from the unseen realm.

        1. I anticipate good coming my way every day.
        2. My peace is a powerful weapon to change circumstances.
        3. The light of God dwells in me and destroys the works of the enemy.
        4. The supernatural is not something that happens to me, it is who I am.
        5. God and His realm have greater weight than my circumstances for this natural realm.
        6. I am aware of the unseen realm and I influence people and atmospheres with my spirit.
        7. My spirit is a powerful substance that is a force of light and revelation.
        8. Holy Spirit is communicating with my spirit and I easily hear Him.
        9. I get my identity from my future, not my past.
        10. I can do what my Father does, because I have His DNA.
        11. I carry the substance of favor and I don’t need to perform for people to like me.
        12. I live from my spirit, and let my spirit have a voice.
        13. The substance of Gods love and peace overwhelms people everywhere I go.
        14. I am a partaker of the divine nature, and I look like my Father.
        15. I easily rest and receive in His presence.
        16. I know my past, but I imagine my future according to the power that works in me.
        17. I attach great faith to everything I do; therefore, everything I do creates life and change.
        18. I have unseen resources and spiritual blessings to overcome every negative circumstance.
        19. The eyes of my imagination are enlightened to see the glorious inheritance and power that I have been called into (Eph. 1:18-19). DOWNLOAD PDF

    50 Victorious Mindsets To Declare

        50 identity declarations created from each of the chapter titles from Steve Backlund’s book Victorious Mindsets.

        1. The Truth Will Make Me Free
        2. I Do Small Things In A Great Way
        3. Having Done All I Know to Do, I Stand
        4. I Am Anointed
        5. I Am Called Of God
        6. My Prayers Are Powerful And Effective
        7. My Soul Is Prospering
        8. I Am Going Forward In Life
        9. I Run At My Goliath’s
        10. If This Doesn’t Work Out, Something Better Is Coming
        11. I Live To Plant Into The Future
        12. I Have Healthy Long-Term Relationships
        13. I Encounter God By Faith
        14. I Am Repenting To Glistening Hope
        15. There Is A Way
        16. I Love Life
        17. I Don’t Have To Be Perfect
        18. I Have a Great Work to Do
        19. God’s Kindness Leads To Repentance
        20. I Can Adapt Well To Diverse Situations And People
        21. I Do Everything In Faith
        22. I Apply Great Faith To Everything I Do
        23. Today’s Events Equip Me For My Future
        24. I Am Part Of God’s Genealogy For Revival
        25. My Past Does Not Determine My Future
        26. My Gifts Will Make Room For Me
        27. I Thrive Even If It’s Not A “Normal Week,” Because I Realize There Are Few “Normal Weeks.”
        28. I Have Grace to Make Rock Decisions, Not Sand Ones
        29. It Will Get Easier
        30. I Am Free From Fear
        31. When I Receive Impartation, I Am Radically Impacted
        32. I Am Full Of Gratitude
        33. My Mind Is Being Renewed By The Word Of God
        34. I Cannot Fail
        35. I See Failures As Growth Opportunities, And I Am Set Up For Future Success
        36. I Do More Than Expected
        37. I Rejoice When Others are Blessed
        38. I Take the High Road
        39. I Lay My Life Down For Others
        40. I Put Things in My Path to Bump Into That Contribute To My Personal Growth
        41. I Am Not Afraid of Missing Out
        42. Problems Are Opportunities
        43. I Welcome Resistance
        44. I Enthusiastically Serve Leaders
        45. I Am Ignited by a Burning Vision
        46. Light is More Powerful Than Darkness
        47. I Will Stay Hungry for God
        48. I Am First a Worshiper
        49. I Restrict My Behavior Because I Love Others
        50. It’s Working DOWNLOAD PDF

    Declarations for Kids

        22 daily declarations for kids and families to declare together from Steve Backlund’s book Let’s Just Laugh at That for Kids!


        Declarations help us build our faith!

        1. My prayers are powerful!
        2. God loves to provide for me.
        3. I am free from sin and alive in Him.
        4. My health gets better every day.
        5. God has supernatural protection for me.
        6. I am great at relationships.
        7. Because God is with me, the people around me experience His love and power.
        8. Because of Jesus, I am loved 100% and super blessed.
        9. My family is blessed.
        10. I recognize and laugh at the devil’s lies.


        Hearing truth helps us grow in faith.

        1. My words direct my life.
        2. God is on my side. I can’t be beaten!
        3. I am a leader, I have great ideas, and God makes me powerful.
        4. When I speak truth, my faith grows, and I become who God made me to be.
        5. I think right thoughts, I speak words of life, and I make good decisions even when it is tough.
        6. God will use me today to release His power and love to the people around me.
        7. Today will be the best day yet!


        To move mountains with Jesus, we need to speak to things.

        1. Because I love Jesus, angels are working for me.
        2. Bad things are turned away from me because of Jesus’ protection.
        3. I am a person of peace and bring peace to those around me.
        4. I tell tiredness, sadness, and fear to leave in Jesus’ name.
        5. This day is a blessed day. I can’t wait to see how God’s goodness shows up! DOWNLOAD PDF

    100 Biblical Declarations

        100 Biblical Declarations to Speak Over Yourself

        Many thanks to Jeanette Cameron for contributing this to Igniting Hope Ministries a few years ago. As we enter the second week of the 30 Day Declarations Experiment, we encourage you to take a few minutes and speak these 100 declarations over yourself in faith today. Whether you’re part of this 30-day challenge or not, we believe there’s great breakthrough available to incessant life-speakers!

        1. As I live in God, my love grows more perfect. I can face Him with confidence on the day of judgment because I live like Jesus here in this world (I John 4:17 NLT).

        2. I receive an abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. I reign in life through Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).

        3. Wives: As a wife, I submit myself to my husband as is fitting in the Lord. My husband loves me like Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her (Colossians 3:18 and Ephesians 5:25). Husbands: As a husband, I love my wife as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.

        4. I look out not only for my own interests but also for the interests of others (Philippians 2:4).

        5. Wives: The heart of my husband trusts in me. He has no lack of gain (Proverbs 31:11). Husbands: I express belief in my wife and encourage her. I have no lack of gain (Proverbs 31:11, 28-29).

        6. Wives: I do my husband good and not evil all the days of my life (Proverbs 31:12). Husbands: I cover my wife with the Word to present her holy and blameless before the Lord (Ephesians 5:26).

        7. I am kind and tenderhearted to others. I forgive them as God in Christ has forgiven me (Ephesians 4:32).

        8. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13).

        9. I ask God to set a guard over my mouth. He keeps watch over the door of my lips (Psalm 141:3).

        10. I let the peace of Christ rule in my heart. As a member of one body, I am called to peace and I am thankful (Colossians 3:15 NIV).

        11. I walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, pleasing Him in all respects. I bear fruit in every good work and I am increasing in the knowledge of God (Colossians 1:10 NAS).

        12. I am being strengthened with all power according to His might. I have great endurance and patience (Colossians 1:11 NIV).

        13. God has not given me a spirit of fear. He gives me power, love, and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7 ESV).

        14. God loads me daily with benefits. He is my salvation (Psalm 68:19).

        15. I am God’s servant and He takes pleasure in my prosperity (Psalm 35:27).

        16. I meditate on God’s word day and night. I am successful and prosperous (Psalm 1:2-3, Joshua 1:8).

        17. God makes all grace abound toward me so that I always have all sufficiency and an abundance for every good work (2 Corinthians 9:8).

        18. I honor the Lord with my wealth and the first fruits of all my produce. Then, my barns will be filled with plenty. My vats will overflow with new wine (Proverbs 3:9-10).

        19. I bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. He opens the windows of heaven for me and pours out a blessing so great that I don’t have enough room for it (Malachi 3:10).

        20. I prosper in all things. I remain in health just as my soul prospers (3 John 1:3).

        21. God abundantly blesses my provision (Psalm 132:15).

        22. I give and I receive. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will it be put into my lap (Luke 6:38).

        23. Jesus Christ is generous in grace. Though He was rich, yet for my sake he became poor, so that by His poverty He could make me rich (2 Corinthians 8:9).

        24. Christ redeemed me from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for me (Galatians 3:13 NIV).

        25. I experience all blessings as I obey the Lord my God (Deuteronomy 28:2 NLT).

        26. I am blessed in the city and blessed in the country (Deuteronomy 28:3).

        27. I am blessed from the fruit of my body. I am blessed with today’s equivalent of the produce of the ground, the increase of my herds, my cattle, and the offspring of my flock (Deuteronomy 28:4).

        28. My kneading bowl and basket are blessed. It is the means by which I am tangibly increasing (Deuteronomy 28:5).

        29. I am blessed when I come in and blessed when I go out (Deuteronomy 28:6).

        30. The LORD causes my enemies who rise against me to be defeated before my face; they come out against me one way and flee before me seven ways (Deuteronomy 28:7).

        31. The LORD commands His blessing on my storehouses and in all that I set my hand to do, and He blesses me in the land that He is giving me (Deuteronomy 28:8).

        32. The Lord has established me as a holy person to Himself. I keep His commandments and walk in His ways (Deuteronomy 28:9).

        33. All the people of the earth see that I am called by the name of the LORD (Deuteronomy 28:10).

        34. The LORD grants me plenty of goods, in the fruit of my body, in the increase of my livestock, and in the produce of my ground (Deuteronomy 28:11).

        35. The LORD opens to me His good treasure, the heavens to give the rain to my land in its season and to bless all the work of my hand (Deuteronomy 28:12).

        36. I lend to many nations but I will not borrow (Deuteronomy 28:12).

        37. The Lord makes me the head and not the tail, above and not beneath (Deuteronomy 28:13).

        38. I am my Father’s daughter. I am always with Him and all that He has is mine (Luke 15:31).

        39. God blesses me and surrounds me with favour as a shield (Psalm 5:12).

        40. My ways please the LORD and He makes even my enemies to be at peace with me (Proverbs 16:7).

        41. But by God’s doing I am in Christ Jesus. He became to me wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption (I Corinthians 1:30).

        42. The God of hope fills me with all joy and peace in believing so that I abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).

        43. The Lord of peace is peace. In every way, He always gives me His peace (2 Thessalonians 3:16).

        44. I always rejoice and pray without ceasing. In everything, I give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for me (I Thessalonians 5:16-18).

        45. I am steadfast of mind. He keeps me in perfect peace because I trust in Him (Isaiah 26:3).

        46. The joy of the LORD is my strength (Nehemiah 8:10).

        47. I am confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in me will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6).

        48. God works in me both to will and to do His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13).

        49. I do all things without grumbling or complaining so that I will prove myself to be blameless and innocent. I am a child of God who is above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom I appear as lights in the world (Philippians 2:14-15).

        50. I hold fast to the word of life. In the day of Christ’s return, I will have reason to glory because I did not run or labor in vain (Philippians 2:16).

        51. I always rejoice in the Lord and my gentleness (graciousness or forbearance) is known to all people (Philippians 4:4,5).

        52. I am anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving I let my requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard my hearts and minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7).

        53. I choose to meditate on anything that has virtue or is praiseworthy. I think about things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and of good report (Philippians 4:8).

        54. I press on, that I may lay hold of that which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:12-14).

        55. The Lord is my God! He is mighty to save. He rejoices over me with gladness and singing. I am quieted by His love (Zephaniah 3:17).

        56. God instructs me and keeps me as the apple of His eye (Zechariah 2:8).

        57. I am a crown of glory and a royal diadem in the hand of the LORD (Isaiah 62:3).

        58. I am no longer called, Forsaken or Desolate. My new names are Hepbzibah (my delight is in her) and Beulah (married). He delights in me and I am married to Him (Isaiah 62:4)!

        59. God rejoices over me as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride (Isaiah 62:5).

        60. The LORD has chosen me for Himself as His special treasure (Psalm 135:4).

        61. I speak God’s word and hearing the word increases my faith (Romans 10:17).

        62. I declare God’s word about who I am, what I have, and what I can do in Christ Jesus who gives me strength. I am established as His daughter in all ways and I shine in His light (Job 22:8, Isaiah 60:1).

        63. I speak God’s word and His angels do the voice of His word (Psalm 103:20).

        64. I speak God’s word and it does not return to Him void. His word accomplishes what He pleases and it prospers in the thing for which He sends it (Isaiah 55:11).

        65. I persist in speaking God’s word until it accomplishes its purpose. It is like fire. It is like a hammer that shatters a rock (Jeremiah 23:29).

        66. The Lord has given me the tongue of the disciples. I know how to speak a word in due season to those who are weary (Isaiah 50:4).

        67. The Lord God awakens me every morning to fellowship with Him, and He opens my ears to hear as the learned (Isaiah 50:4).

        68. I speak pleasant words that are sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. I am wise and I bring healing (Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 12:18).

        69. I have a wholesome tongue which is a tree of life to myself and others (Proverbs 15:4, Proverbs 11:30, Proverbs 18:21).

        70. I speak words of life. I am satisfied with the good by the fruit produced by my words (Proverbs 12:14, Proverbs 18:20).

        71. As I speak God’s word, He sends it to heal and deliver me from my destruction (Psalm 107:20).

        72. God forgives all my iniquities and heals all of my diseases (Psalm 103:3).

        73. God redeems my life from the pit. He crowns me with lovingkindness and compassion (Psalm 103:4).

        74. God satisfies my mouth with good things and renews my youth like the eagles’ (Psalm 103:5).

        75. Christ bore my sins in His own body on the cross and I am healed by His stripes (1 Peter 2:24).

        76. I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).

        77. I am chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world that I may be holy and blameless before the Father (Ephesians 1:4).

        78. I am predestined to adoption as a son or daughter by the Father through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure of His will (Ephesians 1:5).

        79. The Father has accepted me in the beloved (Ephesians 1:6).

        80. I have redemption through Jesus Christ’s blood and the forgiveness of sins (Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14).

        81. I have obtained an inheritance in Christ (Ephesians 1:11).

        82. I am sealed with the Holy Spirit who is the guarantee of my inheritance (Ephesians 1:13-14).

        83. God raised me up in heavenly places to sit with Him in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:6).

        84. I am saved by grace through faith. I am not saved by my own works (Ephesians 2:8-9).

        85. I am God’s masterpiece. He created me anew in Christ Jesus, so I can do the good things He planned for me long ago (Ephesians 2:10 NLT).

        86. I have been brought to Father by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13).

        87. For He Himself is my peace. He made the Gentiles and the Jews into one by breaking down the barrier of the dividing wall (Ephesians 2:14 NAS).

        88. I have access by one Spirit to the Father through Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:18).

        89. I am strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man according to the riches of His glory (Ephesians 3:16).

        90. Christ dwells in my heart by faith. I am rooted and grounded in love (Ephesians 3:17).

        91. God does exceedingly abundantly above all that I could ask or think according to His power that works in me (Ephesians 3:20).

        92. God gives me the victory through Jesus Christ my Lord (1 Corinthians 15:57).

        93. I thank God! He always leads me triumphantly by the Messiah and through me spreads everywhere the fragrance of knowing Him (2 Corinthians 2:14 ISV).

        94. I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16).

        95. He made Christ who knew no sin to be sin for me that I might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).

        96. I am in Christ Jesus and therefore I am a new creation. Old things have passed away and all things have become new (2 Corinthians 5:17).

        97. If I sin, I have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous (1 John 2:1 ESV).

        98. All of God’s promises are yes and amen for me because I am in Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20).

        99. I am qualified in Christ to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints (Colossians 1:12).

        100. God my Father has delivered me from the power of darkness and transferred me into the kingdom of His beloved Son (Colossians 1:13). DOWNLOAD PDF

    Increase Influence & Leadership

        25 Declarations to Increase Influence and Leadership

        One of my greatest passions is raising up great leaders who are positively influencing their environments. I have had the privilege of developing many impactful leaders in our Bethel Church environment and beyond. From years of empowering and developing these leaders I’ve created an intentional plan that I use to instill specific beliefs and priorities in their lives. Below I’ve listed 25 areas I focus on as I develop leaders, and included a truth to declare for each of these. As you consistently speak these truths listed below, you will upgrade your beliefs about your identity and increase your hope levels. I’ve witnessed how this has increased influence and effectiveness of leaders.

        1. Adaptability – I will thrive no matter what happens. (Philippians 4:11-13)

        2. Hope – I believe the future will be better than the present and I have the power to help make it so. (Romans 15:13; Jeremiah 29:4-11)

        3. Faith – I am thankful that God’s promises and my past prayers are working in my life, my family’s lives, my circumstances, and my nation. (Hebrews 11:1)

        4. Forgiveness – My intentional forgiveness creates well-being for others and for me. (Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60-8:1)

        5. Long-Term Thinking – My beliefs and choices are leaving a positive legacy for generations to come. (Hebrews 11:20)

        6. Joy and Laughter – I have strength and longevity because I consistently activate joy and laughter in my life. (Nehemiah 8:10; Proverbs 17:22)

        7. Solutions – In every situation I face, I have many options, solutions, and divine ideas. There is always a solution. (1 Corinthians 10:13; James 1:5)

        8. Beliefs About Others – I see people according to their potential, not according to their past. (2 Corinthians 5:16; Judges 6:12)

        9. Soul Prosperity – My response to something is almost always more important than the something. (3 John 2)

        10. “Bottom-Lining” – Even if the worst happens, I will be okay. (Daniel 3:16-18)

        11. Training Focus – My current challenges and frustrations are my training ground for the greater influence I will have in the future. (James 1:2-5; Romans 5:3-4; Psalm 119:71)

        12. Peace – Peace is one of my strongest weapons in prayer. (Philippians 4:6-7; Romans 16:20)

        13. Follow Through and Integrity – I make commitments with forethought, and I follow through on what I say I will do. (Matthew 5:37; Psalm 15:4b)

        14. Imagination – I use my imagination to activate my faith. (2 Corinthians 4:18)

        15. Identity – I am not who my past says I am; I am who God says I am. (2 Corinthians 5:17; Hebrews 10:14)

        16. Staying Relational – I will not withdraw my heart from people who disappoint me or that I hear negative information about. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7; 1 Timothy 5:19)(This does not mean that at times we won’t have boundaries in relationships.)

        17. Forward Movement – My forward movement in life causes Red Seas to part. (Exodus 14:15-21; Philippians 3:13)

        18. Courage – I am brave and run at my Goliaths. (1 Samuel 17:48)

        19. Authenticity – My authenticity connects my heart to people and gives hope to them. (Philippians 3:12; 1 Peter 5:5-6)

        20. Unique Purpose – I understand my assignment and giftings, and I know what God’s called me to do and not to do. (Romans 12:4-8; 1 Peter 4:10-11)

        21. Decision Making – I am a great decision maker and attach faith to every decision I make. (Romans 14:5; James 1:5)

        22. Being Loved by God – I am unconditionally loved by God and worthy to receive love and blessings today. (1 John 4:19; Luke 15:20)

        23. Valuing Process – I don’t wait for perfection to celebrate myself and be joyful. (Philippians 3:12-14)

        24. Encouraging Others – I radically encourage others daily. (Hebrews 10:24-25; Hebrews 3:13)

        25. Spiritual Laws – I honor God’s spiritual laws therefore I increase in favor, finance, health, and happiness. (Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2-3)

        Try this experiment with me: say the declarations listed above morning and night for 30 days and then let us know what happens. I believe you won’t be sorry you did.

        For more on this, please listen to our podcast: Life Launching Declarations. DOWNLOAD PDF

    Marriage Declarations

        1. Wives: As a wife, I submit myself to my husband as is fitting in the Lord. My husband loves me like Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her. Husbands: As a husband, I love my wife as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her. (Colossians 3:18-19, Ephesians 5:22-26)  



        2. Wives: The heart of my husband trusts in me. He has no lack of gain. 

        Husbands: I express belief in my wife and encourage her. She has no lack of gain. (Proverbs 31:11, 28-29)


        3. Wives: I do my husband good and not evil all the days of my life. (Proverbs 31:12) 

        Husbands: I cover my wife with the Word to present her holy and blameless before the Lord. (Ephesians 5:26)


        4. My spouse and I have a unity and intimacy found in the Trinity.


        5. My spouse and I continually grow in deeper hunger for God.


        6. I have a satisfying and fulfilling marriage with________________.


        7. I recognize________________ as a gift from God to my life.


        8. I show honor to ________________ with my family, friends and coworkers.


        9. I am able to easily see the gold inside of________________.


        10. I give ________________ grace to not be perfect, and I always celebrate his or her progress.


        11. I give________________ the benefit of the doubt when issues arise.


        12. ________________ and I finish disagreements, and we don’t let the sun go down on our anger.


        13. I do not hold grudges against ________________ but quickly work through offenses with him/her.


        14. I refuse to have any unspoken expectations on________________.


        15. I value what________________ contributes to my life.


        16. I work to help ________________ be the best version of himself/herself.


        17. God always shows up when I think ________________ is not meeting my needs.


        18. I understand ________________’s legitimate needs, and I am growing in meeting those needs.


        19. ________________ and I work together in unity and strength.


        20. ________________ and I share honestly without any hiddenness.


        21. ________________ and I bravely communicate while protecting our connection with one another.


        22. ________________ and I value laughter in our relationship.


        23. I am able to show ________________ love in ways he/she understands.


        24. My love for________________ is always increasing.


        25. I only have eyes for my spouse.


        26. Our best days are ahead of us.


        27. I am physically, emotionally, and spiritually attracted to my spouse more than I could have dreamed. 


        28. I feel the overwhelming pleasure and affection of the Lord when I go out of my way to love and serve my spouse. 


        29. My marriage is bringing glory to God every day, and inspires the marriages of others. 


        30. The love and connection my spouse and I have for each other is restoring disappointments and pain other people have towards marriage. 

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We encourage you to start speaking the declarations lists below. Also, check out Steve’s book Declarations for 30 biblical reasons for making declarations, common objections to making declarations, and deeper teachings on the power of what we intentionally speak.

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