BRAZAAR CHAIN

We Believe, Therefore We Speak

A Declaration from 2 Corinthians 4:13

By Chris N. Braza
Soul Care International Foundation, Inc.

“It is written: ‘I believed; therefore I have spoken.’ Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak.”
— 2 Corinthians 4:13

There is a kind of faith that remains silent—and there is a kind of faith that speaks.

The apostle Paul reminds us that genuine faith is never passive. It is not merely an internal conviction hidden in the heart. Faith, when authentic, finds its voice. What we truly believe will eventually come out of our mouths.

Today, I declare: we are not a people of quiet despair, but of spoken hope.

We believe not because circumstances are favorable, but because Christ is faithful. We speak not because everything is perfect, but because truth must be declared even in pressure, even in weakness, even in suffering.

Paul wrote these words while carrying wounds, opposition, and uncertainty. Yet he boldly says, “We believe, therefore we speak.” This is a spiritual posture—a refusal to let fear, trauma, or hardship silence the testimony of faith.

Faith Speaks Before It Sees

Faith does not wait for evidence before it speaks. Faith speaks while the valley is still deep, while the night is still dark, while the breakthrough is still unseen. Silence may feel safe, but faith chooses declaration over retreat.

When we speak in faith:

• Hope is released

• Courage is awakened

• Darkness is confronted

• The soul is strengthened

This is not empty confession. This is not denial of pain. This is truth spoken through trust in God, even when the body is tired and the heart has known sorrow.

A Declaration for Today

We declare:

• We believe God is still at work.

• We believe healing is possible.

• We believe justice will rise.

• We believe grace is greater than failure.

• We believe love will outlast fear.

And because we believe, we will speak life—over our families, our communities, our nation, and our future.

Soul Care Reflection

At Soul Care International Foundation, we stand with those who have been silenced by pain, guilt, fear, or religious pressure. This verse invites us back to our voice—not a loud voice of arrogance, but a steady voice of faith.

If you still believe, even a little—speak.
If your faith feels fragile—speak.
If hope is trembling—speak anyway.

Because faith does not grow in silence.
Faith grows when it is spoken.

May we carry the same spirit of faith today.
We believe.
Therefore, we speak.