Oh, what a great reminder Jennifer brings us today…I don’t
know about you, but some things are worth repeating for the spiritual journey!
Welcome to Coffee Hour @ Chicklit Power and Faith-Filled Friday at Trench
Classes United.
Who are you listening to?
Faith is complete trust or confidence in someone or
something. We can have faith in anything. Faith
is not about belief. It has very little to do with what beliefs you hold, other
than that it allows you to hold them.
So…if we are not hearing the
word of God…who are we listening to?
I must admit that sometimes I
listen to the lies that my past experiences have taught me. My faith in humans has been
broken; the hurt runs deep. I
occasionally allow the hurt and pain to speak (sometimes relentlessly) into my
day. My faith is in what I am not and
what I can’t do because of what I am hearing. Some call it negative self-talk.
It helps to keep an eye on the things you tell yourself, and
challenge some of the negative aspects of your thinking. This goes back to last week’s blog about
taking every thought captive. There are
many scriptures that illustrate what can happen inside of our head and ways to
fill your inner being with the things of God.
Proverbs 23:7 says, "For as he thinks in his heart, so
is he" (NKJV). In other words, we become what we think. Or, as I like to
say, where the mind goes, the man follows. It was a breakthrough to understand
that my problems had a lot to do with a negative, critical, suspicious,
judgmental mindset, and I didn't have to just think any thought that fell into
my mind. I could think about what I wanted to think about on purpose.
The best thing we can do is renew our minds with the Word of
God so we can think like He thinks and experience His good plan for our lives. Hearing
the word of God helps us believe and fill our minds with the right things, the
true things.
Romans 12:2 says, "Do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is
that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (NKJV).
When you spend time hearing the Word and renewing your mind with
the Truth, it helps set your mind in the right direction so you can have more
victory in your life. And as this new way of thinking gradually renews your
mind, it dilutes the old thinking and transforms your perspectives and
attitudes.
So… who are you listening to?
Who do you need to be listening to?
My prayer is that you will build your faith in God and listen to the
truths He speaks into you and wash away the lies.
Jennifer
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