Every day I make it a point to work on my faith. By feeding it truth. Today I chose to log in to my Vision 101- Terri Savelle Foy. Ironically I was on section, 'Confidence for your dreams.' Confidence is definately something I am lacking at this time in a few particular areas of my life.
I feel I can achieve things I AM responsible for; however, when it comes to relying on another 'party' to change, well, that's when I tend to loose faith. I cannot control what others do or how they react, therefore, immediately I feel defeat. Plus, I work off track records, I see how others have treated me in the past; rather than trusting in the fact that God can change hearts and circumstances.
In this Chapter she reminded me it is my words that I need to be mindful of and the thoughts I am thinking. "You must get control over your thought process." That must be why the bible says we must "renew our minds". This must be done daily. And in my case, by the minuete lately. LOL.
Terri stated that our words give direction. The power of life and death are in the tongue. In order for us to get freedom we must speak faith-filled declarations. According to the scriptures, Hebrews 11:1 states, "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
God will do what he said he will do. His word will not return void, He will restore joy, refill your hope, there is NO limit to what the Word Of God will do for your life. (Isaiah 55:11) "So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth, it shall not return to me empty but it shall acomplish that which I purpose and shall succed in the thing for which I sent it." There is life and death in the power of the tongue. I had to ask myself, what am I speaking into my life? Our words are casting spells. Everything that we speak, we speaking into existance. So... what is it that I want and what am I speaking? That was a wake up call to me.
Ironnically last night after I published my blog post on PAIN, I saw someone post a video message from Dorthy Gray. She was sharing indeginous knowledge regarding pain. She was explaining what happens when we experience things good or bad. "It first enters the brain, then, is filtered through the 'third eye", this is beginining of your flow of consciousness and when we experience something painful, such as a traumatic event, and we don't filter it properly because we have not been taught or it was so painful we dont know what to do with it gets stuck into the mind. It drips down into your flow of consious, as unhealed pain. Your consciousness is now polluted with toxicity, leaking from that unhealed pain. When that unhealed pain drips down your throat and enters your heart. Your heart pumps out all of these traumatic events. Your heart is where beliefs live. So when your heart pumps out all of these traumatic toxic feelings it is actually entering your bloodstream from the crown of your head to the soles of your feet. Naau is our spirit lives in your gut. Your spirit is supposed to nurture you, give you guidance, instincts, but when it's polluted with toxicity from your mind that's dripped down into your heart,it causes black gut naaupo. Po is darkness or night meaning that your spirit is now sick."
I found it to be very interesting. Because the more pain I've been experienced the more my digestive track is a wreck. And what she was saying made lots of sense, especially cause i've been experiencing it. I am a BIG believer in the metaphysical and have studied the teachings of Louise Hay for over a decade now. In her book, "you can heal your life" she identifies INDIGESTION: Dread or axiety about a recent or coming event. Affirmation: I digestand assimilate new experiences peacefully and joyously.
And that is not what I was doing at all and it all needs to change with my mind and the way I THINK about the situation. To turn the pain into something beautiful. To realize that God is birthing something in me and through me.
Teri's bonus material is her book - Pep Talk (divine timing) We need to declare God's word over our lives focusing on what we want, rather than what we don't want. "I can do all things through Christ. I prosper! I do everything for the glory of God. My body is the home of the Holy Spirit. I have the victory for the one who lives in me is greater than the one of the world."
Train yourself to speak LIFE. God's timing is perfect. Trust and see. As I type these words I am reminded of all the things I have prayed for and all the things I have in my life because of I trusted his word.He is faithful and true. He is using this pain for a purpose. Reigniting a fire within my soul that all things are possible.
I love that Facebook has the "memories" where you can look back in time on that very day. And today, I had the opportunity to be a guest on Jack Krasula's show, Anything is Possible. I was sharing my story of how God has worked in my life. I appreciate his timing and his reminders. God is good.
Begin again,
Day 1...