Wednesday, December 2, 2009

THOUGHTS

Thoughts are descriptive imaginations of the mind. They can be good (positive) or bad (negative). Thoughts can be external (i.e. not originating) from you or they can be your own thoughts.
For example you may be thinking of the food you want to eat or some place you want to go. That is a thought that comes from you.
However, there are certain thoughts that come to you which are not from you. These thoughts are not good thoughts. For example, a thought may come to you in this form:- “You are going to loose your healing”
“The pains you used to suffer will come back again” “All the symptoms are going to return” “Nobody ever got healed from this kind of condition(e.g. HIV, Cancer)” When these kinds of thoughts come to you, you must know they are not from you. No right thinking person wishes evil for himself. They are also not from God. He says in His Word; Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end”. The end you expect is certainly not death or being confined to a wheel chair or sentenced to a life of pills and daily insulin injections.So if you are not the one thinking these thoughts and they are not from God, then where are they from? That’s a very good question. These negative thoughts are from the devil.
By the time you are through reading this mail you would have learnt how to handle negative thoughts.
HOW TO HANDLE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
Recognize that these thoughts are not from you They are external they are like an outside force, trying to invade you.
Do not permit thoughts of fear, doubt etc The Bible says “Give no place to the devil” Ephesians 4:27. Do not give the devil any place in your life through thoughts of fear or doubt.
Do not dwell on negative thoughts Dwelling on negative thoughts is a form of meditation. When you dwell on them, you are actually meditating on them. Before you know it, these negative thoughts will become larger than life to you. So don’t fuel the thoughts by thinking about them.
Replace negative thoughts with thoughts from the Word of God If you are not going to dwell on or think negative thoughts then what should you do? You must replace these negative thoughts with the Word of God. The Bible says in Philippians 4:8 “….Think on these things….”What things? “Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there is anything praise worthy- meditate on these things” that’s what you should think of.For example, death is not God’s will for you. The wheel chair is not God’s will for you. So what will you think of? Think of yourself healthy, doing all the things you will like to do. Have a picture of yourself strong and healthy. The more you dwell on these thoughts, the more real it will become to you.

Reject negative thoughts Reject everything contrary to God’s Word, Plans and Provisions for your health. When thoughts of fear, doubt etc come, don’t be afraid. Stand firm and reject those thoughts. Speak out loud and say “devil I reject every thought contrary to God’s Plan and Provisions for my health. I reject thoughts of fear and pictures of death. I am the healed of God. By the stripes of Jesus I was healed more than 2000 years ago and I’m still healed now. The healing anointing is working in me. Divine life is in my body. I refuse to fear. I reject doubt and fear in Jesus Name. Amen.

Beloved, the Bible says “Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the forces of life” Proverbs 4:23. The overcoming life which you have received is in you. The Greater one lives in you. Never be afraid.
Stand your ground and speak the word. When you think on the Word, you will speak the Word. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks Luke 6:45. Let the Word fill your heart (spirit) and your mouth will always speak the Word.
Remember that God loves you so much that he gave his life for you. He paid for your healing so you can live a life of joy, victory and health. So never be afraid. Stand firm, reject all negative thoughts. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7

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