For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. – Mark 11:23-24 (NKJV)
Prayer is the confession of what God has said concerning a situation. It is speaking with faith in God, the author of the word.
It is this faith that moves us to speak, and God cannot ignore faith in His word whenever He sees it.
Jesus Christ said if you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say….(Luke 17:6). God wants you to know that your mouth and voice have been given to you to speak.
Jesus showed us an example when He cursed the fig tree and it dried up (Mark 11:14). The centurion also testified concerning the power of speaking with authority which comes by faith- For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”….. Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.(Matthew 8:9,13)
Some may erroneously thing that they do not need to speak out in prayer as God knows their heart. It is true that faith begins in the heart, but the Bible also highlights the importance of speaking out what is believed in the heart. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. – Romans 10:10 (NKJV); Death and life are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).
Severally in the past, I have had situations where I felt sick with body aches and pains or felt low. Speaking the word of God concerning these situations in the form of worship, hymns and spiritual declarations led to wholeness and soundness.
You may have a difficult course you are encountering in school right now, or parents who do not agree with one another, or a friend who does not know Jesus. You may also have a sickness that has lingered or a great obstacle between you and your God given dreams.
Ask God for a revelation of His word for your specific situation. Believe it wholeheartedly and speak the word with authority to your situation. His word will surely come to pass, in Jesus name.
PRAYER: Lord, you said whatever I bind on earth is bound in heaven and whatever I lose on earth is loosed in heaven. Help me to begin to declare and speak into everything in my life that has not yet responded to your promise. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.