Divine Spiritual Practice # 1
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7
In other words, you will become who you think you are. So who are you? Really?
We can look at this from a number of different prospectives. Career wise, personal attributes, emotional intelligence – who do you believe you are? Start moving your thoughts from ‘who do you want to be’ and start believing you ARE that person – begin to think that is ‘who you really think you are’.
Important to me beyond being ‘successful’ is being ‘significant’. I want to be significant. I’m not talking about being rich or famous – I want to make a difference in the lives of others. So, instead of getting up every morning and saying, “I want to be significant in the lives of others, I now get up and say, “I AM significant in the lives of others.” When I do that, a different kind of energy comes along beside of me. Instead of a place of ‘inertia’ – wondering if this is ever going to happen, I now FIND ways to make a difference, to influence others into knowing their worth and presence, to have compassion for the difficult and empathy for the person, like me, who for too many years has ‘thought in his heart’ that he didn’t matter.
You do matter in God’s plan. He has the master plan. He holds the blueprint of your life. In order to follow the Master, you must know what He promised. And, He promised that all good things would come to you when you love Him. He said do not be afraid because I will help you. And, He said that He knows His plans for you and that is to prosper you, give you hope and a future.”
And, all you have to do is know it – ‘think it’ – and believe it with all your heart.
Repeat after me: “I’m not going to waste another moment ambling through life wondering who I am. Today, I will not be afraid. I know that good things will come and that I am part of the Master’s plan. I am a person of hope and I have a purpose on this earth. This, I believe in my heart. This is who I think I am.”
Great blog…Feel strongly that a renewed mind is definitely the solution to combating the mindset of the world and realizing the earthly significance and victories appointed to us by God. Taking in God’s Word and allowing the Holy Spirit to fulfill the transformation (a lifelong process) will free the church from the strongholds in our mind which affect our decisions and ultimately determine our actions.
Romans 12:2 (ESV)
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.