The Mind is a Powerful Thing

[Chere Poole]

Right action starts with right thinking. In other words, the ancestor of every action is a thought. Ever heard someone say "I just did it without thinking"? Not true. I'm not talking about instinct, or a reflex action. "I did it without thinking" is usually in the context of an excuse for a wrong action or behavior, but that doesn't really wash when you think about it.We choose our thoughts. We choose to chew on, mull over, turn every which way in our minds, and ultimately accept or reject each and every thought. No one "makes" us think anything. We control our minds, or choose not to, but either way we think what we want to think. We should all take mental stock every now and then and think about what we are thinking about. Are our thoughts breathing life into our life or not? Are they causing good, peaceful, relaxing reactions in our body or do our thoughts cause us to become tense physically, emotionally, mentally? Are we "bracing for impact", "going with the flow" or directing our thinking toward a specific goal or set of goals?The mind is a powerful thing. It can be your best weapon against an enemy, your best defense against attack, your best friend and most powerful asset in reaching whatever goals you choose to set for yourself. In Luke 1:37 it says "For nothing is impossible with God". Nothing is a pretty powerful word. Imagine what you can accomplish if you choose to believe that promise! Does it say nothing is impossible FOR God? No...read it again...it says WITH God! This means you, yes little old imperfect human you, can do amazing, powerful, wonderful things if you choose to believe those six little words and become God's coworker. There's not a more powerful team in the universe than you and God. "Nothing" means nothing.God chose His words wisely (not hard to do when you're all-knowing) and placed them in His Word as He intended. He meant what He said, and said what He meant. Our daily choice? To believe or not believe. That is the question. That is your option, because you have free will and YOU choose what thoughts you accept and reject. Is the thought that you can do anything with God's help one you will choose to keep or throw away? Will you blame your lack of success in an area (any area of life, it doesn't matter which one) on others, on your circumstances, on "forces beyond your control" or will you take responsibility for your own thoughts and therefore your actions taken as a result of those thoughts?The mind is a powerful thing. Use it to your advantage. Choose your thoughts wisely. Reject any that do not breathe life to you. Dare to dream, dare to see yourself bigger than you are! The smallest pebble dropped into a pool of water causes a ripple effect hundreds of times larger than itself. Your life makes a difference! Your thoughts and resultant actions have an effect on others. Your thoughts determine your life. Choose the good ones today, my friend. You are in control.God bless you~cpwritergirl

[Gail Spicer]

And that leads to behaviors--are we in our wise mind our emotional mind?Being human is what It is---and thats a good thing.

[Chere Poole]

Amen, Alison! Love you, too. I needed to hear it as much as anyone else! There are enough things out there we cannot control, but we can always choose to control our thoughts, and let our light "so shine" that others see the excellence of the power that's within us, the REAL us...the Christ in us! Have a wonderful day, my friend. Love, Chere :)

[Alison Smith]

Thank you Chere..
That's a great blog. The only way we resist being conformed to this world...is by the renewing of our minds...
..our thoughts. Weren't we told in the Corps..it's what we think about when we don't HAVE to think about anything....that determines many of the issues of our life.

Love you! :)
Alison

[David Bailey]

Thanks for the refresher course. I loved that Cindy...God Bless

[Chere Poole]

Thanks, Cindy! Love that book...

[Cindy Kuchmy Kelley]

You've reminded me of some of the quotes in "Lifelines", by VPW.
"If you don't stay your mind, you get out of bounds"
"Think about what you're thinking about."
"Change involves work"
"Change comes from the inside out"
"A measure of a champion is how he focuses his mind"
"Thinking patterns determine your heart"
"It is the controlling of your thinking that makes the difference between serving the true God or the Adversary".

(these all come from the Renewed Mind chapter)