Pleasant thoughts fosters creativity andmotivation. It helps us cultivate optimism for better decision making, for building stronger relationships, tackling challenging situations and ultimately achieving our goals.
Question is: Given the myriad of competing and potentially distracting thoughts in our day-to-day life, how do we nurture a mindset filled with pleasant thoughts as Christians?
Somebody might say; ‘why should I even bother to know that?’, how about becoming informed of the extent of his godship in order to be able to define his territiory and by so doing keep him in constant check over your affairs. By how much is the devil the god of this world?
if you are feeling overwhelmed by a vision, ambition or project, as long as God gave that idea to you, and as long as you prayed, consulted with God before embarking on that project, rest assured, it will be done.
A kingdom is a territory, domain or realm ruled by a king or queen who is the highest authority and who may choose to delegate same as he/she wishes. The day you made Jesus Lord and Saviour of your life, you were translated from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God and of His dear son Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:13). You are a member of the Kingdom of God. You are royalty (1 Peter 2:9).Kings reign and rule kingdoms through words. Their decrees become established and they govern their domains through words. Kings issue commands and processes are immediately set in motion for actualization of such commands. Jesus spoke extensively about the Kingdom of God, making reference to it many times in His teachings and parables. In Matthew 16:19, Jesus reveals the Keys of the Kingdom of God to His disciples…
“And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:19
Words have power. Words are seeds. Decrees and Judgements are passed through words.
Little wonder Jesus marvelled at the Centurion’s words in Luke 7:7-9. This man understood Ecclesiastes 8:4-5 all too well….there is power in the Words of a king (Ecclesiastes 8:4-5).
The keys to unlocking every blessing in the Kingdom of God is in our words/decrees, and the keys to condemning/refuting every consequence of the curse is in our words/judgement.
Wisdom and discernment help proper use and application of decrees or judgment (Ecclesiastes 8:5). Thi is how an empty and voidless space became home to plants, animals, man (Genesis chapter 1). And how a seed of words becomes a big company/organisation offering employment and source of livelihood to many (Luke 13:18-19).
The keys of the Kingdom of God …..decrees…..judgements…. communicated through words. Loose/unlock your blessings, judge/bind every curse or a semblance of the curse.
You are royalty; your words have power. Your words are the keys to unlocking every blessing in the Kingdom of God. And words are the keys to condemning/refuting everything with semblance to the curse.
Shalom!
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Some of the gains and benefits of contentment we can tease from scripture including 1 Timothy 6:6-10 are; preservation of our faith/belief, protection of our joy/peace and protection from covetousness.
VICTORY is the identity of every child of God. Victorious Christian living should be a way of life for every believer. As believers we should enjoy victory in Christ; overcoming in all things, dominating our world, ruling and reigning in life. First John chapter 5, verse 4 tells us this much, emphasizing that faith is the victory that overcomes the world. In addition to faith, I share other keys to living a life of victory in Christ below…
"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith." I John 5:4
I have drawn from scriptures, 5 keys to living a life of victory in Christ. Faith, being aware of our identity in Christ, having a consciousness of the God who lives in us, walking in love and never giving up on hope.
Here are 5 Keys to Enjoying a Victorious Christian Life -…
You can reference the additional scriptures listed above. They will shade more light on the relationship between faith, love, being God conscious, hope and an acute awareness of one’s identity in Christ.
“Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.” I John 5:1
“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” I John 3:1
“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” I John 4:4
“And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” I John 4:16
Additional scriptures………………….
2 Corinthians 5:7
2 Corinthians 5:21
Romans 5:5
John 13:35
John 14:27
Deuteronomy 7:9
Shalom!
Whatever you do in Word or Deed, do all in the name of Jesus.
If we only keep saying
; ‘this too shall pass’, ‘I know that God is faithful, ‘it is well’ etc..
While these sound good, notice that these phrases/sentences do NOT speak DIRECTLY to any mountain (selah).
Opposition to a Godly dream or vision is engineered by the devil and it aims to thwart the vision.
In this study, Grace shares 4 Main presentations of Nehemiah’s Opposition (Nehemiah chapters 1-6).
1. Mockery: which is a deliberate attempt to undermine and weaken someone’s focus.
2. Direct Confrontation: the devil can attack your health, peace, family, etc.
These confrontations also come to weaken your focus and strength.
3. FEAR: the enemy sends fear in order to weaken your strength, cripple you and STOP your God-inspired dreams.
4. Deception and False Prophecies.
In this Part of the Study series “Becoming Your Greatest Dream”, you will learn how Nehemiah handled these attempts at distractions so that you too will be well positioned to Recognize and Tackle Oppositions to your God-inspired dreams when they present.
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