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Scripture: 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Quotation: “Our everyday thinking is a form of self-hypnosis. Each time we repeat a word or thought we are sending our subconscious a blueprint to work from.” –Joyce Duco
Commentary: Do you like the way you have hypnotized yourself over the years of your life? Are you pleased with all of your emotions, your beliefs, and your behaviors? Do you feel a need to distract or medicate yourself so that you don’t feel so much inner pain?
Then there is tremendous hope for you in this quotation. Your emotions, beliefs, and behaviors are the results of your own thinking. If you don’t like them, you have the power to change them. Isn’t that wonderful news?
We all already know how to hypnotize ourselves. We have done it all our life. All we need to do is to change the direction of all that self-hypnosis. Instead of hypnotizing ourselves for pain and misery by thinking and visualizing negativity, we can begin to hypnotize ourselves for joy and pleasure by continually thinking and visualizing what is good about our life, our family, our job, our city, our world.
Now I admit that it isn’t easy to change your pattern of self-hypnosis. But that is no reason to give in to negativity and misery. It isn’t easy to do laundry, but we do it anyway.
So today, why not clean your thinking just like you clean your clothes? Throw your ”stinkin thinkin” into a tub and don’t let it out until it is clean!  |
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| December 28, 2008 |
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I would also like to add Philippians 4:6-7 4:6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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| December 28, 2008 |
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| Amen, pandabear! That is a wonderful verse. |
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| December 28, 2008 |
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Steve, great entry for today, especially in light of the time of year. My last few months have been spent portraying the Epistle of James and, wouldn't you know it, Sunday's sermon, that's today's sermon, concerns opening our mouths and using the words and thoughts, yes, even our thoughts are audible to God, for the wrong reasons. We need to learn when to close those mouths and listen, pay attention, and spread peace, not chaos with the words we do choose to speak and think. James 3:5-6 NKJV are perfect for this:
Even so the tongue is a little member and boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it set on fire of hell.”
And we wonder why James and his little Epistle can do so much with so little.
Rev. Laura A. Neff
The Rainbow Minister |
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| December 28, 2008 |
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| No kidding, this is perfect timing to motivate for the upcoming year. I appreciate your messages, brother, very thought out. |
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| December 28, 2008 |
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| Thanks Rainbow & Juanita. I appreciate your encouragement. Sometimes when I write about motivation, people think it is new age. However, being motivated, positive, and optimistic is Biblical. |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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| Forgive me for saying this, but somebody died for what people did. So concentrating on the heading of your blog Steve, what more motivation do people want - than to help somebody else for what was done for them? Anything else is just treading the boards doing religion. |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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I agree Steve, We have to change our mind set,
I believe the best way to do this is to
meditate on the word of God. There is nothing new age about this!!
I want my mind transformed. I want out with the old and in with the new,
way of thinking, perfect scripture, perfect blog, perfect timing.
Amen pandabear , one of the scriptures you must believe in order to receive,
And If I may add, Steve Bee, When we better ourselves we will be better equipped
to help others. And with Gods word how can we go wrong? |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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| Stevie: The Cross is essential!!! Now we are to take the blessings of the Cross and apply them in our individual life and in the world. To do this we need to love God with all of our body, soul, mind, and spirit. Our thinking is a big part of applying our faith. |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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| Great points, Sis Cece. We are told to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind." God has given us freedom. We can focus our mind on the positive and be transformed or focus our mind on our culture and be conformed. |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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Amen Steve, once again you have heard what the Spirit of the Lord
is saying, The renewing of our mind, being transformed from Glory to Glory
to Glory!! |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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| Let this mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. If I'm thinking like Jesus, I'm in my right mind. I'm left handed and we think out the right side of our brain. |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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I love it Steve, this is so true, He will keep you in perfect peace, those that keep their mind stayed on Him.
Enough Said |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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| Thanks for the comments, Cece, PTFWC, and Sheree. |
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