Scripture Affirmations
How
These Were Collected
For an extended
season of studying Psalms, whenever I came across a
Scripture that stood up and shouted to me, I would record
that Scripture in a notebook. There was no organizing theme
or plan. I just loved each Scripture. They felt almost like
my friends. They were affirming and faith-building
One morning as I was reading through them, I had a
brilliant thought. I had been feeling a need to feed more
on Scripture. Especially these scriptures. I found that
pondering them in the heart cause you to:
* think more positively
* feel more hopeful
* be more energized
But I, like you, had little discretionary time. My
brilliant thought: record these Scriptures so that I could
play them while cooking, driving, bathing, etc.
Scripture affirmations are high-powered food supplements
for your spirit.
They will build you up and change you in wonderfully
surprising ways. If you haven't work with Scripture
affirmations before, it's easy. Just keep reading below for
instructions.
How
I Have Used These Scriptures
I made the
recording on my little walkman. The quality was not super,
but I loved having these Scriptures so readily available to
redeem mindless time. I found that the practice of
listening to the tape kept my thinking more positive, kept
my heart more God-centered.
What I know now, that I didn’t know at the time are
two things:
1.
My learning style requires a lot of
order.
Inadvertantly I collected Scriptures that followed a theme.
My brain took hold of the Scriptures more readily because
of the theme orientation. That’s why my little tapes
of Scripture stirred my heart more deeply than the
commercially produced tapes and CDs of Scripture read by
professional.
•
Discover your
learning style.
•
Discover what
works for you and use it...especially find the Scriptures
that speak to your heart!
2.
Brain research is showing that you
respond to your own voice much more than to some
else’s voice delivering the same material. When I
first started listening to my own tapes, I liked hearing my
own voice. I wondered if this was a bit narcistic. Now I
know that my brain and my voice have a type of synergy
going here.
•
Read Scriptures
out loud. This will be a more powerful experience for you
than reading them silently.
•
Record you
favorite Scriptures in you own voice. Try playing some
soft, reflective music in the background as you record.
•
If
you know someone who has good recording equipment, ask them
to help you with this.
Scriptures
As A Springboard
Some Scriptures
will speak to you louder and more regularly than
others.
Research these:
•
Read them in
context of the whole passage in which they occur.
•
Do
word studies on the most significant words in the
Scriptures.
•
Read
commentaries.
•
Listen to
teachings based on these Scriptures.
Do
some writing of your own:
•
Keep good notes
of your research.
•
Let
your research become part of the your meditation of your
Scriptures.
•
You
will find your Scripture prayer expansive and flowing.
Write it out. One method is to record as you pray and then
transcribe.
The Scripture prayer CD, Prayer
Affirmations for the Journey, came out of
this process using many of the Scriptures below.
Some
Suggested Scriptures for Starters
Psalm
27:1
The
Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The
Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be
afraid?
Psalm
34:8-9
O
taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man
that trusts in Him. Oh fear the Lord you saints, for there
is no want to them that fear Him.
Psalm
36:7-9
How
excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the
children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your
wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness
of Your house; and You shall make them drink of the river
of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; in
your light we see light.
Psalm
40:16
Let
all those that seek You rejoice and be glad in You. Let
such as love your salvation say continually, “the
Lord be magnified”.
Psalm
59:16-17
I
will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your
mercy in the morning: for You have been my defense and
refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto You, O my strength,
will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my
mercy.
Psalm
62:1-2
Truly
my soul wits upon God, from Him comes my salvation. He only
is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not
be gratly moved.
Psalm
63:1-8
O
God, You are my god, early will I seek You. My soul thirsts
for You. My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty alnd
where there is no water. To see Your power and Your glory,
so as I have seen You in the sanctuary. Because Your
lovingkindness is better than life my lips shall praise
You. Thus wll I bless You while I live. I will lift up my
hands in Your name. My souls shall be satisfied as with
marrow an fatness. And my mouth shall praise You with
joyful lips, when I remember You upon my bed and meditate
on You in the night watches. Because You have been my help,
therefore in the shadow of Your wings will I
rejoice.
Psalm
18:28-29
For
You will light my candle: the Lord, my God will enlighten
my darkness. For by you I have run through a troop; and by
my God I have leaped over a wall.
Psalm
18:35-36
You
have given me the shield of Your salvation: and Your right
hand has held me up. Your gentleness has made be great. You
have enlarged my steps under me, that my feet do not
slip.
Psalm
19:14
Let
the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be
acceptable in your ight, O Lord, my strength and my
redeemer.
Psalm
20:7-8
Some
trust in chariots and some in horses: but we will remember
the name of the Lord oour God. They are brought down and
fallen, but we are risen, and stand
upright.
Psalm
18:16-19
He
sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters;
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them which hated
me: for they were too strong for me. They prevented me in
the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. He
brought me forth into a large place: He delivered me
because He delighted in me.
Psalm
16:11
You
will show me the path of life: in Your presence is fullness
of Joy: at Your right hand there are pleasures
forevermore.
Psalm
27:4
One
thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek after;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of
my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord all the days of
my life.
Psalm
73:26
My
flesh and my heart fail, but: God is the strength of my
heart and my portion forever.
Psalm
77:13-15
Who
is so great a god as our God? You are the God that does
wonders. You have declared Your strength among the people.
You have with Your arm redeemed Your
people.
Psalm
84:11-12
For
the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace
and glory. No good thing will He withhold from them that
walk uprightly. O Lord of Hosts, blessed is the man that
trusts in You.
Psalm
92:13
Those
that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in
the courts of our God They shall bring forth fruit in oldd
age; they shall be fat and
flourishing.
Be sure to read these, if you haven't already:
Confession of
Faith: Understanding the dynamic of Scripture
prayer
Power of Scripture
Words
The Names of God:
A list with
Scripture references