Your beliefs shape you

“So often we're seduced into believing that events control our lives and that our environment has shaped who we are today. No greater lie was ever told. It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean” by Anthony Robbins. 

We like blaming others for things that happen to us and bad circumstance in our lives. People often blame God, parents, school, education and you name it what else for bad luck in their lives. However, they fail to realize that they are really responsible for whatever takes place in their lives. Their beliefs regarding those outside events and people (close or distant) are the real causes of their problems. Change your beliefs and you will change yourself. This is how happiness or unhappiness comes and leaves us.

7 Positive thoughts for healing from Bible

This post will give you fives positive quotes from the Bible regarding healing with brief comments of mine about each verse. Hope those will inspire you to believe that you can be healed. God bless you. 

Proverbs 12:18: “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”

Comment: Words have power to heal or bring diseases. Watch what your mouth speaks. You may bless or curse yourself with your own words.

Jeremiah 33:6: “‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.”

Comment: Israel sinned against God and different afflictions and illnesses came to their lives. Nevertheless, God is good and He heals his people. 

Ezekiel 47:12: “Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”

Comment: This is a promise of redemption. Jesus died not only for our sins, but also for our diseases. Trust his redemption.

Matthew 4:23: “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.”

Comment: Take note that Jesus healed all manner of diseases and illnesses. That includes your trouble.

Luke 9:6: “So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.”

Comment: Wherever good news is preached, diseases are healed. That is part of the gospel. 

Acts 10:38: “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.”

Comment: A source of all diseases identified: it is the power of the devil. And Jesus breaks the power of the source by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

Psalm 103:2-3: “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases…”

Comment: The Lord has a lot of benefits for you. It starts with forgiving your sins and continues with healing your diseases. The best part is that he forgives all of your sins and He heals all of your diseases. 

Conclusion:

Good is good and he has positive news for you. He wants to heal you. Physical healing is part of his redemption plan. Take courage, you are not forgotten. Pray to Him for deliverance and He will answer you. 

Yours with love,

Vytas.

Everybody begins at the bottom

“I understood that no matter what specialized skill you might attain, everybody had to start at the bottom, becoming familiar with basic nuts and bolts—that is, turning raw materials into finished goods. Along the way, you could move on to proficiency, either staying at that rung or developing a specialty. That, too, could become your highest conquered level of skill, or you could move further by diversifying and finding methods of innovation, and eventually you could arrive at mastery” by Chris Gardner.

It does not matter how big your dreams and targets are you will have to start from the first step to cover a journey of thousand miles. The same can be said about a career, success, relationships and any other area. You start building from ground floor and go up one floor at a time. You start from nothing and create your own masterpiece. Just do not give up on your way up. There is a huge difference between those who inherited wealth and those who made themselves. Experience teaches you to value things differently than those who just easily get everything. Do not despise small beginnings. All ‘giants’ have started their masterpieces in that way. There are no shortcuts to success.

Developing self confidence

Today I will just give you a quote from “Start where you are” with no comments of mine. It deals with the topic of self confidence. 

“There was a time when I assumed these super confident people were that way because they were born with added doses of self-assured, self possessed qualities. Yet in my conversations with many individuals who have attained levels of mastery that assumption has proven wrong. And what I’ve come to discover, through this very lesson that core strengths can be forged on ordinary anvils of all kinds, is that confidence is definitely an acquired resource” by Chris Gardner.

Initiative and hard work brings success

“No matter what your current or future field of endeavor, whenever you take the initiative to make of yourself and your life what you will, and back it up, you’re in possession of special knowledge about how to succeed in the marketplace” by Chris Gardner. 

I enjoy reading the book by Chris Gardner “Start where you are”. He shares how he went from homeless to a successful Wall Street operator, excellent motivator and wonderful writer. One of the rules is that you have to take responsibility for your life and then take initiative to pursue what you want. When you start doing that you will understand that nothing in the world can replace hard work. That is essential key for our success. 

If you reject this aspect the only way for you to be successful is to win a lottery or marry a rich guy/girl. 

Of course, even when you work hard there will be trial and error, but when you finally make it you will have self confidence and nobody will be able to take that away from you. Even if you go bankrupt you will have courage and faith that you will succeed again. Let God inspires every one of us for hard work in our pursuits of success.