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Henry Ford is often quoted as saying, “ whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.” From Henry Ford's perspective I have amended his statement slightly providing us the theme of today’s podcast.   If You Think You Can You Will. Proverbs 23: 7 tell us, “ as a man old woman thinks that's who we really are. ” It was psychologist James Allen that stated in the late 1800s that, “...

Psalm 102: 13, “ Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come. ”Time is generally defined in the original Greek as “Chronos” and “Kairos”. Chronos represents a chronological time calculated in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years. “Kairos” represents a God-appointed time when something is to occur. “Kairos” generally denotes G...

God tells us in Isaiah 55:8-9, " For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts ." Learning to Think Like God Thinks is a lifelong journey. This doesn't mean that we don't ever Think like God Thinks , but when we are honest...

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor, 161-180 A.D. “ The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts .”  David, the man after God's own heart one day spotted Bathsheba bathing while walking upon his rooftop and then summoned her to his palace to sleep with her although she was married to Uriah, one of his soldiers. David then had Uriah ki...

The Mindset of An Overcomer is always aware of their spiritual condition and victorious in life when they have their spiritual eyes wide open and are not led astray by the world (Ro. 12:1-2). An overcomer is also a person who succeeds in gaining control of some problem or difficulty. They prevail in spite of opposition, difficulties, weakness, and hard times. The Message Bible version of Psalm 119...

Proverbs 23: 7 declares, “that as a man or woman thinks, that is who we really are.” Our thought life, the way that we think, is an inseparable aspect of our human existence. Neuroscientists and neuropsychologists tell us that we have anywhere from 60 to 80,000 thoughts a day and half of those thoughts are negative. And as we stated in last week's podcast, you don't have to be a negative person to...

At some time in your life, you have undoubtedly heard the theme of today's podcast. However, I would like to add to today's theme that most of us don't even think about how we think or what we think because we simply think!  And what we think influences and impacts our emotions and what we do. The Bible reminds us in Proverbs 23:7, " As a man or a woman thinks, that is who we really are...” I...

God is always thinking about us and He says, " I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for (Jeremiah 29:11, MSG Bible). In the larger context of Jeremiah 29, God’s people were in exile in Babylon for seventy years, and it was important for them to adjust to their environment. The thoughts that God had t...

A detox can refer to the process of removing toxins or harmful influences from our lives. Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company once stated, “ Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right ,” emphasizes how much attitude and the way that we think determines our success or failure. In the Message Bible version of Romans 8:37-39, the Apostle Paul declares, “ None o...

The title of today’s podcast is Detox Your Mind. To detoxify refers to the removal of poison or toxic substances from something contaminated. For the purposes of this podcast, detoxifying means to counteract the activity or effect of toxic thoughts that contaminate our thinking. Paul tells us in the New Life Version of 2 Corinthians 10:5, " We break down every thought and proud thing that puts its...

Christmas is the celebration and beginning of new life, a spiritual life for mankind born of the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 1:22-23.  “ Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” The name Immanuel speaks to the fact that God has established His guiding and protecting presence with us as His people. M...

The word  synergy  comes from the Greek  sun , "together" and  ergon , "work" (the same root that gives us  ergonomic  and  energy ). When one thing magnifies the effect of another, together they have synergy.  Synergy is further defined as a combined or cooperative action or force. When we combine God's sovereignty with our faith, together we have synergy... which provides...

One dictionary defines the word happy as, showing, or marked by pleasure, contentment, satisfaction, or joy. One question to be answered is who was the happiest person who ever lived? I submit to you that Jesus was the happiest person to ever live! Even through the rejection, lies, hatred, and hardships, He endured at the hands of the religious leaders that led to His crucifixion. To be happy in t...

A cycle is a period of time or a complete set of events that repeat. A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence or manner. A portion of the cycle of hope is as Isaiah 40:31 declares, “ But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Biblical h...

Jesus sets an example for us by Living An Uncomplicated Life . In fact, in Matthew 22, Jesus provides us with the most important aspects of life when he says that we are to “ love God and love our neighbor as ourselves ” (verses 37-39). Over the course of Jesus’ ministry in the Gospels, Jesus travels. A lot! As he traveled to spread the gospel, to teach and heal, he lived a very uncomplicated life...

When we talk about a study, it is the act of making an effort to learn. Investing time discovering information about a particular thing or investigating a subject. The Living Bible translates 2 Timothy 2:15 as, “ Work hard so God can say to you, "Well done." Be a good workman, one who does not need to be ashamed when God examines your work. Know what His Word says and means.” Even as positive, Chr...

The Apostle Paul says to the church at Corinth in 2 Cor. 13:5, RSV--  “ Examine yourselves, to see whether you are holding to your faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!” No matter your age or occupation, it seems like we will always be confronted with unexpected challenges or tests in life. You receive an audit notice...

This is Part 2 of a four-part series entitled The Person In our Personality . When we peel back the outer layer of an orange or banana, what we are really after is what's on the inside.  When we consider what is on the inside of us all, there is a unique person with a unique personality made in the image of God. It is important to note that there is no right or wrong personality. No personali...

In the New Living Translation of 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, the Bible gives us a snapshot of a very difficult time in Paul's life. Paul prays in the 8th verse, " Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away (his thorn). Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness .” Paul then says,  So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Ch...

Today’s podcast is part 1 of The Person in Our Personality . Paul says to the church at Corinth in 2 Cor. 13:5, RSV-- “ Examine yourselves, to see whether you are holding to your faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!” To get to the fruit of an orange, or tangerine, we have to first peel back what is on the outside to get to...

Romans 12:1-2, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind ..... The word transformed in verse 2 is translated as " metamorphosis " in the original Greek. Morphe is the root word that carri...

We're certainly living in in a day and age with there are lot of questions that we have. We have questions about the stock market or where to invest our money. We have questions about retirement. We have questions about the current climate of our nation. We have questions about the Corona Virus and the safety of the vaccine. We have questions about when we will return to some sense of normalcy. An...

A mindset is simply a mind that is set. Our minds can be set in the past and the most important thing to understand and remember about the past is just that, it's in the past. There is nothing that we can do about yesterday. Yesterday has gone on into history with its memories, successes, and yes, even our failures. Vince Lombardi, the former coach of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers in the late 1960's...

Ephesians 4:23 says to us, “ And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.” To be renewed means to be made new, readjusted, changed, turned around, and regenerated. It is a process of spiritual renewal.  In Ephesians 4:23, Paul is saying to the church that the mind of man has been infected by the world’s way of thinking and conduct and needs to be made new. We live in a very troubled world. Acts...

It has often been said that we are spiritual beings having a human encounter. The Apostle Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 15:46, “ the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual .” The Common English Bible version of 1st Corinthians 14:40 teaches us that “ Everything should be done with dignity and in proper order .” Paul says in verse 33 of this 14th chapter "God is not...