12 Apr Do You Talk To Yourself?
I have a question. Do you talk to yourself? Lol, I’m serious.
I’m wondering if you talk to yourself, because I do! And I don’t just mean when you’ve lost your phone in the refrigerator or when you’re scrambling, trying to remember the next item on your to-do list.
What I’m asking is, do you affirm yourself out loud? If so, is it in the form of ‘affirmations’? Speaking to yourself and to your mountain or maybe just telling Satan, ‘what he ain’t gon do!’?
Just to make sure that you understand what I’m asking, let’s look at a non-biblical definition of affirmations:
Affirmations are positive, specific statements that help you to overcome self-sabotaging, negative thoughts. They help you visualize, and believe in, what you’re affirming to yourself, helping you to make positive changes to your life and career.
This concept probably seems easy, selfish or maybe, even a little crazy. Especially, if you’re thinking ‘what is the purpose of affirming a thought that I don’t truly believe?’ But – if you’re reading this, I’m going to assume that you believe in God. And if you believe in God, I hope that means that you believe in His truths.
So, if you believe in His truths, you must believe what he says about you.
You see, affirmations are not about how you feel or what you think about yourself. They are about who you are because of Christ in you! *Cues God in Me by Mary, Mary*
You see, if we are left alone with our own perception of things, situations and ourselves, then we’d never persist. We need to know God’s truth so that we can speak it over ourselves and so that it eventually permeates our flesh and mind.
Proverbs 4:23 says “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” and
Romans 12:2 says, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
The renewing of your mind and the guarding of your heart should be added to your daily routine because it leads to everything else. When declared, biblical confessions are your direct plea to God and a reminder to yourself of what God has already promised you. What biblical truths do you think are worth speaking over your life?
I have a list of affirmations I say every day, but you should make a list of your own depending on your personal needs and how God leads you. I’ve added worksheet at the end of this email to get you started.
Listed below are examples of MY DAILY PERSONAL AFFIRMATIONS. Some borrowed, some created.
1. This day is my day. God has given me all that I need, this day, to accomplish what is set before me.
God is our source.
2. Food does not rule over me. I rule over food.
God has given man the authority to resist temptation.
3. Because my partner is created in the image of God I will honor them and treat them with respect.
Lord, let me approach my spouse with unconditional love, grace, and forgiveness.
4. I am uniquely equipped and gifted for my mission.
God has work that he has called us to and gifted us for.
5. God will lead me and supply the increase. I choose to acknowledge and follow Him.
Remember that it’s not by my works or men, but His!
6. I will fulfill my purpose.
I will live a great life full of purpose.
7. I am God’s ambassador for my child.
Proverbs 4:23
Hebrews 3:13
Proverbs 29:18
I will focus on his heart, encourage him daily and remind him that he was made on purpose, for a purpose.
Remember to anchor yourself in the truth of God (in your winning seasons, as well as in frustrated, overwhelmed seasons) and speak to yourself and your mountain, acknowledging Him.
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