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POSITIVE THINKING/VISUALIZATION
YellowStone:
--- Quote from: jennie on March 01, 2007, 12:44:44 PM ---Darren, I feel just as you do. I believe with my heart ,mind and soul the words spoken by Christ. If that is "positive visualization" then I guess I do it. When things are hard I do "visualize Jesus going with me through my hills and valleys. Jennie
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:) :) :) Thanks My Dear Sister Jennie,
If this is not what "Faith, Trust and Love" is all about then sadly I am very mistaken. NOT!!;)
How can there be room for negativity and gloom when we know, understand, believe and most importantly "feel" God with oneself and in oneself. :)
I am so glad that I am not the only one here who visualizes like this.
Much love to you my Sister, :}
Your Brother in Christ,
Darren
Robin:
My brother was born with a rare heart condition. He was only one of two to survive the condition in his time. I was young and at home when my parents went through it all with him at the hospital.
Fast forward to my daughter when she was six months old. She got e-coli and had a grand-mal seizure and stopped breathing when I was standing there. Her heart stopped and she was dying. She was code blue. Everyone rushed in and I left the room when I could no longer stand there and watch. I was only 18 years old.
My mother rushed to the hospital and took me to the little hospital chapel. She told me the story about my brother being so close to death. She said she didn't know what to pray and remembered the bible story about the woman touching Christ's garment and being healed. She told me to tug on Christ's robe. We both sat there tugging. I had so much grief and anxiety I couldn't speak, but I could tug. My daughter lived and I learned a lesson in faith that day.
Fast forward. My granddaughter was born with pneumonia. We had been up all night through labor. We were all exhausted. She survived one day and then the nurse and the doctor came in and told us there was no hope. She was not going to make it. I went down to the little heated outdoor room and once again was so tired and so distraught that I didn't have words. I remember sitting there telling God that I just didn't have words to pray. Then suddenly the thought came to me "tug on my robe". I felt instant joy. I knew that God was telling me that my granddaughter would be ok. I ran up to tell the kids that she was going to be ok and the nurse walked in and told us she didn't know why, but my granddaughter took a turn for the better and she was fighting again.
I can remember visualizing this and remember my hearts expression to God through this. I was making my request known even though I knew that God could make any decision he wanted to concerning their lives. God led me to pray in this manner when I could not speak or think words of prayer.
Sometimes when my little family are being tormented by trials I will often be led to proclaim who God is and praise him for who he is and stand in faith through the trials when my faith is being attacked.
Ephesians 3:19-21
19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
I think this is all very different from using our positive thoughts to create something different in our lives. This is the false teaching that we are the God of our lives and we have power through our thoughts to change our future or create our future. It's the same with the way they use visualization. To create our own future. To create our own faith. To think positive is to create a positive outcome. That God only wants good for us and we can receive all that good through praise, positive thoughts, visualization or even prayer. I know people who spend the end of the year cutting out pictures from magazines of everything they expect in the next year. They call them mantras. They do not believe that God is sovereign and that he causes all things in our lives.
2 Corinthians 10:4-6
4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
rrammfcitktturjsp:
Darren,
Awesome, awesome post. Thanks for bringing a <grins> positive outlook to this thread. This thread is getting to be very deep and hard to read. Your post is well needed, thanks for posting it.
I know that even though I am called out of the world, I still feel it tugging at me. This post is going to be a blessing in my life, thanks.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
YellowStone:
M.G. wrote:
I think this is all very different from using our positive thoughts to create something different in our lives. This is the false teaching that we are the God of our lives and we have power through our thoughts to change our future or create our future. It's the same with the way they use visualization. To create our own future.
M.G. What an amazing post :) Your stories of true faith is very inspiring and should serve as an example to us all.
I highlighted the above text, because I want to say that you are right: "it is very different" but it is also remarkably similiar too. The unseen difference is "faith" or lack of it in the one who matters most.
I would never agree to the teaching that we are incontrol of our lives; for our life is not truly ours for we are in him, each and everyone of us, believer and nonbeliever alike. We have no free will. :)However, with prayer, "asking" (even with words unsaid) :) and uncompromised faith, God can change our circumstances in an instant and does often!!!
Your post is a testament to this and I could add several too as I am sure here could as well.
I never pray that "I don't want what you don't want, so please God, let your will be done!" :)
Where is the faith in a prayer like this. We have to "feel and visualize" the outcome we desire and then pray to God and tell him what we "need" him to do for us, finishing of course with, "if it is your will to do so". Of course I am not saying it always works, but then it has never not worked when I needed God the most.
Our prayers requesting help from God should never be half-hearted, for he reads the heart more than he here's the words.
That God is with you is clear to see M.G. :)
Your brother in Christ,
Darren
Deborah-Leigh:
MG
thank you for sharing your inspired "tug" that blessed you and your family. Truly a word of God to you that touched my heart too.
In reading your experience, my mind returned to the teaching PRAYING BY GODS RULES by Ray where it says
"If you always pray, "not as I will, but as Thou will," all of your prayers will be answered too. Whether you always get what you desire or you don't get what you desiere, if your greatest desire of all desires is for "THY WILL be done," then you can rest assured that from this day forward, all of your prayers will be answered always.
I have begun to do this and it is wonderful! I am beginning to feel great peace from this and it is just the beginning...........
Peace to you
Arcturus :)
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