Do Negative Confessions cause bad things to happen? If I say ‘You make me sick.’ Will I get sick?
Let’s look at some scriptures and a quote from Dr. Fred Price.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
James 3:2-5
2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3Indeed,[a] we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.
See how great a forest a little fire kindles!
Matthew 12:33-35
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart[a] brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
“If you form the habit of saying negative things, even jokingly, then where do you separate the joke from the reality? When does it get to the point where you are really “saying” out of your heart? Because you have formed the habit of saying negative things so much, after a while, you begin to apply that negativism to the positive things that you want to say and you end up getting the wrong thing.”
Dr. Fred Price (Name it and Claim it pg 16)
Matthew 12:35-37
35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart[a] brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart[a] brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
The idea behind Negative Confessions isn’t that if you say “Step on a crack break your mother’s back” your mother’s back is actually going to break. Faith comes by hearing and if you are constantly speaking negatively it will eventually get into your heart. There are many people that have more Faith in “Murphy’s Law” than in what Jesus has done for them on the Cross and God’s promises in scripture. What I mean by this is some people have convinced themselves that "bad things always happen to them" and all they talk about is how bad life is and "If anything can go wrong it's going to go wrong for me." That kind of talk is usually a sign of a heart issue and it is expressing itself through the person's words. This is where the idea behind Negative Confessions negatively affecting your life comes in.
2 Corinthians 5:21
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
The point of confession is not to make this promise true to God or get God to do anything but to get the reality of the promise into your heart. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God and confession is a way of constantly reminding yourself of God's Word to build your faith daily.
If a Christian continually talks about how unworthy they are and never acknowledge what Jesus made available to them they will never be rooted in a full knowledge of their Righteousness and as a result will never walk in that reality.
Bottom line is don’t get crazy. If you go to the Doctor tell them your problem. Don’t tell them you don’t want to speak a Negative Confession. That’s foolishness. Let the Doctor know the problem and once the two of you have figured out a plan of action then put your faith and confession on that plan being successful. Hopefully this will remove some of the bondage that false ideas of Negative Confessions have placed on people.
