Hello Ladies! I hope you all are being challenged and growing in your Faith. Chapter 1 was a little long and chapter 2 is short. We are only going to read chapter 2 this week so that everyone can catch up from chapter 1. We may combine chapters 3 & 4 next week but for now let's focus on finishing chapter 1 and starting chapter 2.
May you be Blessed!
-L.Faith
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As I am reading this book I see myself stopping myself when I think badly. I get so irrated on the road with the stupidty of people. I begin to call names, grunt under my breath, throw my hands up, and then...I stop and say there is nothing I can do about these people. I can only pray that Jesus will keep us safe in the car and keep me alert. So, in two short chapters I can already tell I am "paying attention".
I say,"Whoop,Whoop!. I wanted to add that I noticed that certain fruit in my life grew slower than others. So, to myself and others...be patient. Continue on this path and fruit will grow according to God's timetable. It's absolutely correct to rangle in our minds according to what God says. He's in charge.Period. He grows the fruit.
Blessings,
Bonnie
It's a short chapter but full of good stuff. One statement that jumped out at me is, "You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind." In other words, the 2 don't go together. So, a good clue that I'm going down the wrong path is if I have negative thoughts going through my mind.
Again, on page 28, "your life will not get straightened out until your mind does." Seems to go along with that Proverb, "As a man thinkith in his heart, so is he."
Looks like the mind is the playing field and we can be the victors if we think like Jesus thinks, according to the word of God.
Those 2 sentences really jumped out at me too, Grandma. Just 4 short years ago I was a single mom and I had a negative mind. Everything in my life seemed to go wrong. I had a victim mentality and people who got close to me seemed to take advantage of me. Once I started to change my attitude, thanks to a good therapist and God's help, my circumstances started to change. My life got better. I also began to attract good friends who didn't use me and I had the guts to cut ties with the bad friends. That's also when I met Jarod. I know he would not have been attracted to me if I had been a "woe is me" person. When I'm positive and confident, I feel better and I also take better care of myself because I feel like I'm worth it. Everyone in my home benefits when I have a positive attitude. You will find yourself in a good mood all the time when you learn to change the way you think.
After reading about the Vital influence our thoughts have on us I ran across this bit of info below that I thought would be good to share...
Whether you are young or old, male or female, or introverted or extroverted, you have more conversations with yourself than you have with anyone one else in the world.
(I have to interject here that I believe most neg. thoughts would be towards myself than others and that's where I need to be careful and more guarded )
There was a study completed by a large university that found that the average person hears twelve hundred words a minute of self-talk. The study found that eleven hundred of these words are negative in most people! If you add to that fact that we tend to trust ourselves more than anyone else, what do you think happens when we talk down, punish or talk negatively to our self? I’ll tell you what happens; it destroys our confidence, kills are self-esteem and yields the fruit of depression, hopeless and fear.
Christians should be the happiest people on the planet! Think about it, Jesus prayed, “But now I come to You (Father); and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves” (John 17:13). Jesus wants us to be full of His joy!
For such a little chapter there are some great responses so far...thanks
In Chapter 1 "Strongholds" stood out to me. The definition "A stronghold is an area in which we are held in bondage (in prison) due to a certain way of thinking." It's so much easier to see everyones strongholds BUT your own and to have the stronghold revealed in your own life is powerful when you are open to receive it. The mind and how we think and process is amazing. It can be the joy or the poison in life. I find myself in constant situations of wanting to help others and impart in their lives but I don't have enough knowledge and haven't spent enough time with God, in my mind, to feel like I'd be saying the right thing or even to behave the right way. Just to act right is a daily battle and those thoughts have an effect on how we behave and actions speak much louder than words. Once we put that time aside to spend with God (easier said than done!) the rest of the day has an ease to it and joy. I feel like I need a break for ME but then as that time for ME increases I'm empty because I haven't let God fill me up. Like the book says, we must get our thinking in line with God's Word. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.....not by power or might but by My Spirit says the Lord!!!
Hi ladies,
This is my 4th attempt to leave a comment but I'm not discouraged - if 3 is a charm, then this 4th time should do it!! I have been most enouraged by not only the book, but all of your comments. Dealing with some scary health issues right now, but I have had that peace that does pass understanding. By all rights, I should be frightened out of my mind, but my mind remains good. When reading about the mind in my bible several weeks ago, one think stood out and that was 1Corinthians 2:16 that is speaking about Spiritual Wisdom and it says, "But we have have the mind of Christ". The Holy Spirit has given us the mind of Christ and with exercise through His word and prayer, we can have the same mind of Christ. That is a promise for us to strengthen us and remind us. Isn't that wonderful. Blessings to you all, Deborah
I find that, being a personal caregiver to the elderly, can sometimes be very challenging. When I start to run out of patience, I put my thoughts on Christ, and He blesses me with an abundance of patience. If my mind wanders on wordly things, I lose patience. To me it is VERY VITAL that I keep my mind on and with Christ. It does help my days and my heart sooo much more. I waited so long to respond to the second chapter, because I was praying that the Lord gives me the words to share with all of you. Then, as I was talking to my Sis, I realized that this is suppose to be what "I" got out of it. The Lord is helping all of us in one way or another, through this soul awakening book. May the Lord be exalted!!!
Love in Christ, Roxy
Wow! What great comments! I guess I shouldn't be surprised to learn and have such great insight from you all. God is so great! I am so blessed to share this journey with you all!
-L.Faith
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