What we think about and what we say to ourselves, and others really matters. Our mood is dependant on what lies we are telling to ourselves or what lies other people are telling us about our selves. The mind has the power to transform our lives, just simply by believing different things about strongholds in our minds. We all have an inner dialogue going on in our minds all the time, it's just not that we are aware of it all the time. You might have had a moment where you catch yourself thinking a thought that is out of character and you might of thought to yourself, "Where did that thought come from?" You were probably thinking that thought all along, you just were not aware of it. When we live our lives, like what we think about ourselves doesn't matter we are in fact judging ourselves in a negative way. We are failing to affirm and recognize that what we think about life, about God, about our partner, doesn't really matter. It is a form of self hatred to not affirm your thinking process. When we do this, we enter dangerous territory, for a mind that doesn't "know" itself is a mind that can become convinced of anything. Just look at the effect Hitler had on millions.
We are living in a time right now, where the baby boomers are retired or are planning on it. Financial insecurity is probably the running thought through millions of baby boomers right now, and they aren't necessarily thinking about Heaven or death, though there might be an exception. They are thinking about how uncomfortable they will be when they retire, or if they can afford to retire at all. There are millions approaching that age where they should be retiring, but they are in a crisis. They are not prepared to live off of a pension, and they are lacking the energy to continue working because of aging where the natural order of physicality demands that they slow down, or die. The wise man in this situation would take the pension, slow down personal activity and productivity, and live a humble life in order to live on this earth longer.
But because it is unwise to correct people who don't want to be corrected, it is also unwise to sit back and watch in horror as these people die early deaths because of the amount of stress that is on their minds and bodies. The compassionate thing to do in this situation, it to tell them the right thing to do. If they will not listen, you must pray that they will listen to their own voice of reason, because we all have a voice that speaks to us in times of crisis, it is when we fail to listen to this voice that we could end up dead. The mind has the ability to see it's self think, you can watch your thoughts, try it sometime.
When we can be aware of "what" we are thinking, we can change the direction in our lives. One of the keys to success is to do just this. Change your thoughts. If you have a persistent thought of negativity that will not go away, this is called a stronghold. They can be removed by persistent prayer and by exercising your will power. These negative thoughts can lead to depression, that is why they must be dislodged from our brains, though the power of thinking differently. As our thoughts begin to change, we will be happier, and the crisis that we found ourselves in will be no more. We will see that it was the thought that was holding us in bondage, not someone else's will, or our lack of will power. The bible says you will know the truth and the truth will set you free, (John 8:32) and it also says; As a man thinks in his hearts so is he, (You can use it in the feminine if you want, if you are female, Proverbs 23:7 KJV)
Victory in life is in our ability to be happier and to ultimately be happy people. You will meet people along your journey who will tell you that happiness is an illusion. They will say you can never be happy in this life, that is what heaven is for. But my response to them is; is if you are never happy in this life you will not recognise what happiness actually feels like even if you were in Heaven, because you ignored and dismissed your happiness on earth, your soul has forgotten it. You can only achieve eternal happiness now, before you die, because at the time of your death, your souls will not know what really makes them happy and if Heaven is all about your soul's happiness, God will not know how to maker your soul happy in Heaven if you never experienced it on earth. After death there is a continuity of consciousness, and if your consciousness was not happy in life, it will not be happy in death. This is Mike. Yes, Heaven has new happiness, but it is a familiar happiness. If you never experienced the old, you will not recognize or experience the new.
We are living in a time right now, where the baby boomers are retired or are planning on it. Financial insecurity is probably the running thought through millions of baby boomers right now, and they aren't necessarily thinking about Heaven or death, though there might be an exception. They are thinking about how uncomfortable they will be when they retire, or if they can afford to retire at all. There are millions approaching that age where they should be retiring, but they are in a crisis. They are not prepared to live off of a pension, and they are lacking the energy to continue working because of aging where the natural order of physicality demands that they slow down, or die. The wise man in this situation would take the pension, slow down personal activity and productivity, and live a humble life in order to live on this earth longer.
But because it is unwise to correct people who don't want to be corrected, it is also unwise to sit back and watch in horror as these people die early deaths because of the amount of stress that is on their minds and bodies. The compassionate thing to do in this situation, it to tell them the right thing to do. If they will not listen, you must pray that they will listen to their own voice of reason, because we all have a voice that speaks to us in times of crisis, it is when we fail to listen to this voice that we could end up dead. The mind has the ability to see it's self think, you can watch your thoughts, try it sometime.
When we can be aware of "what" we are thinking, we can change the direction in our lives. One of the keys to success is to do just this. Change your thoughts. If you have a persistent thought of negativity that will not go away, this is called a stronghold. They can be removed by persistent prayer and by exercising your will power. These negative thoughts can lead to depression, that is why they must be dislodged from our brains, though the power of thinking differently. As our thoughts begin to change, we will be happier, and the crisis that we found ourselves in will be no more. We will see that it was the thought that was holding us in bondage, not someone else's will, or our lack of will power. The bible says you will know the truth and the truth will set you free, (John 8:32) and it also says; As a man thinks in his hearts so is he, (You can use it in the feminine if you want, if you are female, Proverbs 23:7 KJV)
Victory in life is in our ability to be happier and to ultimately be happy people. You will meet people along your journey who will tell you that happiness is an illusion. They will say you can never be happy in this life, that is what heaven is for. But my response to them is; is if you are never happy in this life you will not recognise what happiness actually feels like even if you were in Heaven, because you ignored and dismissed your happiness on earth, your soul has forgotten it. You can only achieve eternal happiness now, before you die, because at the time of your death, your souls will not know what really makes them happy and if Heaven is all about your soul's happiness, God will not know how to maker your soul happy in Heaven if you never experienced it on earth. After death there is a continuity of consciousness, and if your consciousness was not happy in life, it will not be happy in death. This is Mike. Yes, Heaven has new happiness, but it is a familiar happiness. If you never experienced the old, you will not recognize or experience the new.
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