Spirit of Fear

Where do our fears come from?

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

So since my fears do not come from God, then they must be one of Satan's tactics to make sure I'm not content.  To work this backwards, if I don't have a spirit of love and a sound mind, then I am not in tune with God's plans for me.  This perspective helps me identify areas of my life that need to be corrected and also lead me to finding the solutions.  I tend to take on too much or blame myself for the wrong parts of a problem I'm facing.  Feeling unworthy, or hopeless or giving up is not constructive or healing and will not lead me to a solution or a way to learn from my mistakes.  This is also a distraction from Satan.  He does not want me to learn from my mistakes so I can improve, or trust God.  He wants me doubting, being afraid, and missing the point.  He also helps me to forget this very principle -- more often than not.  But once I am reminded that God is providing a spirit of love, power and a sound mind, it turns my focus away from the destructive thoughts of myself and provides an avenue for correcting those thoughts and intentions back to God.  

I think identifying accurately the source of our struggles is the key to dissolving them and learning from them.  

This is one of my favorite prayers from Stormie O'Martian's book, "Prayers for Emotional Wholeness"

"Lord, set me free from worry about the future and the bad things I fear could happen.  Help me to focus instead on the situations I face today and Your great power to see me through each one victoriously.  Bless my health, my work, my relationships, my decisions, my finances, my friends, and my family.  I place my life fully in Your hands and trust that You, Lord, will help me and guide me on the path to complete wholeness and success in my life."

Mathew 6:34

"Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about it's own things.  Sufficient for the day is it's own trouble."

Health and the Power of Thoughts

“The point of power is always in the present moment…. what you choose to think and believe and say today is creating your future…” Louise Hay

The term “Holistic Health” covers so much more than it implies at first glance. It includes a completely balanced and healthy life in mind, body and soul or spirituality and that our emotions and beliefs control all of these areas. While most things are neutral in and of themselves, they all have the ability to affect each of us in a negative or positive way, depending on how we perceive and process them. We have complete control over how we choose to think of events in our lives so we must think in the most positive and beneficial way we can. This is a learning process that takes time but improves the quality of each day we practice it. I believe God has given us the power and freedom to choose our thoughts which then affect our feelings and our behavior. Learning how to apply positive principles and practices to our lives will enable us to overcome negative consequences we find ourselves in — no matter what we have done or endured in the past.

If we don’t feed and exercise our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual selves, that part will get sick and die. This can sound overwhelming but since everything we do in one aspect of our lives affects the rest, this makes every positive thought and/or action much more powerful and healing than we can imagine. The key is to begin.

Carol Tuttle states, “Our mental body is at a higher vibration than our emotional body, meaning our minds are more powerful than our feelings. We have been trained to listen to our feelings and create thoughts that match our feelings. Therefore, if we are feeling negative feelings, we will think negative thoughts. We believe we cannot start thinking and perceiving ourselves in a positive light until we feel positive feelings. Take charge of your life by taking charge of your thoughts. Change your life by changing your thoughts….Creating a strong intention in which you can hold a belief is the most powerful way to use your thoughts…..a spiritual term for intention is faith. Whatever you put your faith in will be your life experience”

Choose conscious thoughts that are honoring and loving you today!