I decree and declare that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Nothing that comes to me this week is bigger than the power of Christ in me.
I rely on God’s strength this week. I rest completely in Him. Nothing overwhelms or scares me. Everyday in this week is blessed and filled with benefits for me. Every single day in this week is productive. I hear God, I listen to Him, and walk in His purpose for my life. I am productive in my life, health, relationships, career, business, and ministry.
I decree and declare that my going out and coming in is blessed and preserved. I will not be afraid of the terror by night; nor of the arrow that flies by day; Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness; nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday. Because, I have made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, my habitation; I decree and declare that there shall no evil befall me, neither shall any plague come near my dwelling. For He shall give His angels charge over me, to keep me in all my ways. They shall bear me up in their hands, lest I dash my foot against a stone.
Because I have set my love upon Him, therefore He will deliver me: He will set me on high, because I have known His name. I shall call upon Him, and He will answer me: He will be with me in trouble; He will deliver me, and honour me. With long life God will satisfy me, and show me His salvation. I decree and declare that every occurrence, event, and even mistake this week align to work in my favor because I love God. Every element on the earth and force of the supernatural, work together for my good. This week, I am not unfortunate nor disadvantaged. I am blessed and favored even beyond my own imagination.
Powerful declarations for a new week
My words, actions and directions are led by the Lord. I hear the voice of God behind me telling me “this is the way, walk in it”.
My friends and families are blessed. They are exempted from evil.
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When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. I Corinthians 13:11 NKJV
There’s a mentor of mine who I love very much. I always admire the level of the wisdom of God she displays and applied to every area of her life. Her Christian walk inspires me daily, because she lives a very practical Christian life, applying scriptural principles to every thing she does. She communicates with so much intelligence, wisdom, and eloquence. She’s a role model for me in many areas of life. That is why when I watched a video of hers yesterday where she shared one of her experiences in college – how she was suspended from school – I was shocked to my bones. I wasn’t shocked just because she was suspended, – that could have resulted from a mixup or a mistake.
What shocked me was the reason for the suspension. She had been suspended because of something very terrible and dangerous she did.
She had left her college that year without permission from anyone and traveled out of the country with an older Friend who was of the opposite sex. And she didn’t just go alone, she took another friend of hers with her. Thankfully, nothing evil happened to them, but it didn’t end well, as they had to rush back from the country they traveled to, when they got word that they was being sought after in school. She ended up not enjoying the journey, and still getting suspended from school for a month.
As she shared this story, I found it almost unbelievable. Because, the person I now know her to be, doesn’t align with the person in her story. And from all she said, it wasn’t a mistake then. That was how she was. Cause she did more of that, in different forms.
While she narrated the story, she also expressed her disbelief and utter shock in the things she did. She almost couldn’t believe she was the one who did all those. I was equally surprised. How was it possible that someone I know now to be so wise, godly, intelligent, and phenomenonal, was ever childish, and unreasonable?
Hours later, when I was going through my Bible, God began to remind me of some of the things I had done many years back, when I was younger. Childhood shenanigans that I now find it difficult believing that I did. Childish talks, unreasonable behavior, foolish decisions, so many insensible things. Even till I got to high school. In high school, it was like a new level of immaturity was unlocked and I began to make even more foolish decisions, living life with so much carelessness and indifference. I didn’t have a care in the world. And a perfect excuse for this would have been that I didn’t know God or I didn’t care about Him then. But I don’t have the privilege of using that excuse because I was very much aware of God and I even “loved” Him. I just didn’t “carry him on my head.”
I always thought to myself that loving God didn’t stop us from having fun or living our normal lives. But boy, was I so wrong.
I’m not saying that loving God stops you from having a great life, but what I defined as fun then, was irresponsibility, nonchalance, and a careless life.
I didn’t have a very personal relationship with God. I knew He existed, I had daily morning altar with my family, I even prayed to God personally a few times on my own. But I was a child. One that had so much to learn.
Fast forward to today. I am a totally different person. It’s almost like I wasn’t even the one who lived so unreasonably just some years back. The difference is surreal. What happened? Growth. I grew.
It didn’t happen in a day, a week, a month, or even a year. But it happened over the course of time.
Day after day. Week after week. I was evolving. Becoming. I still am.
I have evolved so much that the contrast between the former me, and the now me, is almost unbelievable. A lot of change happened. Friends had to go. Acquaintances changed. My routine, interactions, social media follows, places I went to, changed.
And like an egg molts to a larva, regardless of the discomfort that comes with it, I ecdysed.
The beautiful thing about the scripture I quoted above in 1 Corinth 13:11 is that it didn’t stop at talking about the level of growth that has been attained. It talked about another level of even more remarkable, and amazing growth. This is telling you that although you’re commended for outgrowing childishness, that’s not all. You must still be dedicated to growth.
You have outgrown many childish behavior, but you’re still very limited in different areas. There’s still so much you don’t know. But that’s the beautiful thing about growth, isn’t it? Just as you ascended from the level you were before, you are also ascending from this level. A time will come when you’ll look back at where you are now, and almost be surprised that this ever happened. And this applies to every area of your life.
The NLT says; When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. 1 Corinthians 13:11-12
If I say that the current version of you is not the best version, I’ll be very unfair to you with such understatement. The current version of you is NOTHING compared to who you can grow and evolve to be. Your potential is actually endless. But you will only see the better and refined you, if you commit to growth.
For now we see but a faint reflection of riddles and mysteries as though reflected in a mirror, but one day we will see face-to-face. My understanding is incomplete now, but one day I will understand everything, just as everything about me has been fully understood. 1 Corinthians 13:12 TPT
ButFor now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God]. 1 Corinthians 13:12 AMP
When you become saved, it is really important to know your identity in Christ and the names God calls you. Who have you become as a result of your decision to believe and confess Christ as your Lord?
The Bible tells us that if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. 2 Corinth 5:17 This means that you don’t remain the same after salvation. The core of your being changes. Your life is no longer the same. You have a new identity.
What is an identity? “Sense of who one is” Or “The difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood”.
Your identity in Christ is the sense of who you are as a result of your affiliation with, and abiding in Him. It is your uniqueness and what separates you from the rest of the world.
One of the key things that define identity is a Name. A name is a description of an office, an identity, and how a person or thing should function. According to Washingtonpost, “a person’s name is the greatest connection to their own identity and individuality”
In Computing, a name is defined as a “unique identifier”
It is crucial for us believers to get our identity from God’s Word by knowing what names God calls us, to prevent identity crisis or living according to the world’s definition of us.
God’s definition of you is actually the most accurate. And knowing this gives you so much power against everything God has made subject to you. When believers are ignorant of their identity in Christ, they become slaves to things they should Lord over, like sin, darkness, fear, death, pain, evil, and other antics of the enemy. Even the enemy himself.
Below are some amazing names God calls you and names you have gotten as a result of being a believer. Read them, meditate, and live in the fullness of their significance.
Your identity in Christ. 14 Names God calls you and scriptures
The righteousness of God For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. II Corinthians 5:21 NKJV
New No longer a slave to your past or sin.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. II Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
God’s workmanship (A Masterpiece)
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 NKJV
Redeemed
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace Ephesians 1:7 NKJV
Child (Adopted, not an orphan) having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, Ephesians 1:5 NKJV
Holy and blameless
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, Ephesians 1:4 NKJV
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Blessed
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Ephesians 1:3 NKJV
Chosen just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, Ephesians 1:4 NKJV
Royal But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; I Peter 2:9 NKJV
Priest But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; I Peter 2:9 NKJV
Victorious But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 15:57 NKJV
Light “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:14, 16 NKJV
Forgiven In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace Ephesians 1:7 NKJV
Salt “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Matthew 5:13 NKJV
Do you know any other names God calls us? Share with scriptures in the comments below
