Confession Influences Success

The Bible makes it clear that a person shall give an account of every word that comes out of his/her mouth. This is how crucial confession is whether positive or negative. 

Confession has often been associated with confessing one’s sins or wrong doings, but that is only one aspect of confession. Generally, confession is defined as “Affirming the truth or saying the same thing as the truth.” The truth in this context includes the courage to admit one's lack, weakness, and limitation. The truth also includes the courage to admit and identify with what the Word of God says we are and have in Christ (We are more than a conquerer, we are the righteousness of God in Christ, we can do all things through Christ, and we have the wisdom and the Spirit of God).  Negative confession is primarily a confession of lack, weakness, and limitation that largely depends upon what we see, how we feel physically, and what our circumstances dictate. However, Positive confession is a truth that may have little or nothing to do with how one feels physically or one's circumstances. Positive confession depends upon truth that transcends the senses. The only thing that transcends the senses is what God says. Therefore, the only truth we need to affirm in our confession is what God's word says about us. God does not condemn or look down on us. Instead, He says "We are joint heirs with Christ," He calls us His children, and has promised never to leave us or forsake us. 
Our confession influence our success positively when we say what God says about us and negatively when our confession is limited to what we feel about ourselves and our circumstances. 

Negative confession is more likely to overwhelm a person's sense of worth and induce sin consciousness, low self-esteem, and fear into one's heart. On the other hand, Positive confession is more likely to inspire boldness, sense of motivation for living, and appreciation for what God is done in one's life.    

In order to make the right kind of confession it is imperative that one becomes acquainted with the truth (Word of God). The lack of knowledge of what God’s Word says about us will leave us with little or nothing to confess. As a result our confessions will become confined to our situations and feelings.