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Christian Meditation & Affirmations Podcast
Christian Meditation & Affirmations Podcast
RENEW Your MIND – RENEW Your LIFE!
Just a reminder of this free resource that is available…
The Christian Meditation & Affirmations Podcast provides life-changing Biblical Affirmations, Confessions, Prayers, and Verses to Meditate on. And they come to you in short, but Powerful, Episodes to help you RENEW Your MIND, so you can RENEW Your LIFE.
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This week’s episode is:
The Lord is Good and His Mercy Endures Forever
The Lord Truly is Good and His Mercy Endures Forever!
May we Continue to Give God Thanks – Call on Him, and Never Forget His Word!
~ Meditate on These Verses from Psalm 118 and 119 ~
God bless you,
Brenda
P.S. If you have any suggestions, feedback, or comments – please feel free to share. Thanks!
How Do You Overcome Spiritual Attacks with the Powerful Authority Provided You?
Spiritual Warfare – How to Overcome with the Powerful Authority Provided You?
Fight Spiritual Attacks with Spiritual Weapons!
Spiritual warfare is real and it is important to understand this raging battle between the Word of God and the forces of darkness. Once you acknowledge the battle at hand, you’ll understand the need for the authority Christ gave to His believers.
What Authority Do We Have?
“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
— Jesus Christ (Luke 10:19)
Keep in mind, poisonous reptiles and insects were something that the early church leaders regularly encountered. They had to battle this type of attack from the enemy, while spreading the Gospel, and they also had to deal with demonic spiritual activity.
Today, as believers, we may not regularly face serpents and scorpions, but we do face fear, rejection, persecution, hatred, sickness, poverty, and such. But we are not powerless, because Jesus gave us power to overcome all the attacks of the enemy.
Who is the Battle Against?
First let’s look at what we are up against. Spiritual warfare is a battle against unseen demonic spirit beings that use people. Our real enemies are not people. And because they are not flesh, we cannot fight them physically. Unfortunately, because they are unseen, many people don’t believe they even exist.
“We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
— Ephesians 6:12
Spiritual attacks are fought with spiritual armor and weapons. The Lord tells us to put on the whole armor of God, which He provided us, so that we will be able to stand against the evil one. (Ephesians 6:13) The armor helps defend us from the enemy’s fiery darts that come at us.
How Do We Use Our Authority?
God gave us an offensive weapon that will penetrate the spirit world. It is called the Sword of the Spirit. This is the Word of God.
“The Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword.”
— Hebrews 4:12
A sword used to be the most powerful weapon and was compared to the Word of God to represent the power available in the Word. Today we have much more powerful weapons available, but you get the idea.
The Word of God, when spoken by a believer, can penetrate the spirit world and cause harm to the enemy and stop him in his tracks.
Most of the attacks of the enemy are aimed at filling the minds of people with lies so that they cannot think clearly about God’s truth. Jesus told us that the devil is the father of all lies and there is no truth in him. (John 8:44)
Specific Instructions
We exercise our spiritual authority in Christ by speaking the Word of God directly to the enemy. There is no instruction in the Bible to pray to God to stop the devil. Nor are we to just ignore him.
The instructions given say to resist him and give him no place. (Ephesians 4:27, James 4:7). Believers are also empowered to cast him out. (Mark 16:17)
We are to use our authority and speak directly to the enemy, like Jesus did, and command him to stop. When satan attacked the thoughts of Jesus, He immediately responded by saying ‘It is written’, and spoke the Word of God. (Matthew 4)
Work the Word and watch it work!
Now that you are armed with this information; use it. We are not powerless to resist outlaw spirits that challenge us and our mission. Power is available in the Word of God to overcome evil. It is our responsibility to use the authority Jesus has provided. If we will take authority over the enemy, we can cause his plans to backfire on him every time.
May you put the power of the Word of God to work in your life daily and continue to experience a life of growing prosperity!
God bless you,
Brenda
How to Tell if You Are a Positive Thinker? Take This Test!
Self-Improvement – How to Tell if You Are a Positive Thinker? Take This Test!
The Power of Positive Thinking to Help You Get Happy & Attract Success!
Self-improvement requires adjusting your attitude and becoming a positive thinker. You’ve probably heard that statement a hundred times before. And it is true.
“If you are going to think: Think big.” – Donald Trump
In fact, as you practice using positive thinking, you will find that things begin to change for you.
Sometimes the change is so gradual you don’t notice anything at all, until one day someone else points out that you seem different. They may ask if you’ve gotten a new outfit, changed your hair, lost weight, or started dating someone new?
Tapping into positive thinking not only makes you happier, 🙂 but it also makes you more attractive; the kind of person others want to be around.
There are some common signs of positively charged people.
How to Tell if You Are a Positive Thinker?
Check out the following list to see if any of these sound familiar, and help gauge your progress and see what you have to look forward to.
You Know You’re on the Right Track When:
1.) Your long drive to work flew by so fast, you questioned why it ever bothered you in the first place.
2.) You spent twenty-two minutes waiting in line at the bank, on your half hour lunch break, and your day wasn’t ruined and your life didn’t end.
3.) The gas station attendant gives you the wrong amount of change back; you point it out with a friendly smile and he happily corrects the mistake.
4.) The long awaited repair part for your vehicle finally arrived at the dealership after two weeks on backorder, only to discover it was the wrong size. You are so patient and understanding about the mistake, when the dealership calls, they give you a significant discount on the repair service.
5.) Throughout the day, when you catch a reflection of yourself in a mirror, you’re smiling and you don’t think you look like an ugly duckling.
6.) You don’t hear the timer go off and dinner in the oven gets burnt to a crisp, yet somehow you quickly throw something together that turns out better than you originally planned.
7.) Unexpectedly you find yourself with generous free time on your hands, and lots of enjoyable things to do with it, including the energy needed to do them.
8.) You realize the last time you let yourself think “I can’t” was while thinking: “I can’t believe how blessed I am to have all these wonderful things happening to me!”
Well how did you do? Did you recognize yourself in any of these? Or are you looking forward to the day you do?
Regardless of your current level, a key to keep in mind is that the most positive, powerful, life changing thing you can meditate and think on is the Word of God. In Psalm chapter one it says that those who meditate and obey God’s Word are blessed and whatever they do prospers.
Make no mistake about it; positive thinking has the power to change your life. As you continue to use this technique in your life, you will find you don’t have to put much effort into achieving what you want. Positive thoughts put the law of attraction into motion and begin to manifest abundant success in your life.
May your thoughts be positive and your life full of growing prosperity!
Cheers,
Brenda
P.S. So how did you score? Are you reaping the benefits of a positive attitude? Does maintaining a positive attitude come easy for you, 🙂 or do you find yourself quick to snap at others everywhere you go 🙁 ?
Feel free to leave your comments and compare your results with others…
Simple Affirmation Power From A Single Bible Verse
Simple Affirmation Power From A Single Bible Verse
How Can a Single Affirmation Provide Power?
Affirmation power can simply come from a single verse. Are you making your daily affirmation routine complicated? Do you feel like you need pages of affirmations to get the results you desire?
If so, I’m here today to say ‘wrong’!
You CAN keep it simple and get results.
This is especially true if your affirmation is based on the Word of God. There is amazing power to discover from simply meditating on a single Bible verse.
Meditating on the Word does NOT have to be a struggle!
Start by choosing a verse that seems to jump out at you, or that you connect with. You may not even understand why you are feeling attracted to that particular verse. Just go with it and start the process of planting it in your heart.
Write the verse down and personalize it as your own affirmation. Keep it with you and read it to yourself as often as you think of it. Meditate on it and confess it as much as possible. Record yourself reading it and listen to it over and over.
Even if you don’t think it will have an effect – just do it anyway. Why? Because we are told that God’s Word will not return void. You can have confidence that when you speak it, it will be accomplished and prosper. (Isaiah 55:11)
My Personal Experience
A few years ago I added some verses to my personal goals and business plan. I kept a copy with me and read it often. Then I recorded it and listened to it regularly. Unfortunately, I stopped my daily affirmations and confessions for awhile and results in that area slowed almost to a stop.
But the Word that had already been planted kept attracting me back to those goals. This also reminded me to continue with the affirmations, which created a positive cycle.
One single verse that I confessed and focused on, and still confess regularly is:
“Be generous. A generous man will prosper. He who refreshes others will he himself be refreshed.”
Proverbs 11:24-25
I recognized recently that I am prospering in new areas that I have been generous to others in. I then thought of that simple affirmation and so appreciate the power of it shaping my life. Believe me, for years I struggled and taking time for affirmations seemed to be a total waste of time. It seemed a joke. But I can’t say it enough – God’s Word will not return void!!
If any of this rings true, I challenge you to keep it simple. Grab hold of a verse from the Word of God. Make it your own and discover the life changing power you can have from a single affirmation.
May you continue to experience growing prosperity in your life!
God bless & soar higher,
Brenda
P.S. Do you have a helpful verse or affirmation you would like to share? We’d all love to hear it!
Why Not Use Your Divine Power to Prosper?
Why Not Use Your Divine Power to Prosper?
Let Your Heart Awake to the Unlimited Possibilities Within You!
Is your life full of discouragement from repeated failures and disappointments? Are you lacking satisfaction from not doing that thing your heart longs to do in life? Well if your plans are not prospering and you are feeling the burden of poverty there is something wrong.
What’s your problem?
Knowing something is wrong is quite obvious. However, discovering what is wrong is where the confusion comes in. 
The problem is not with the world, or God’s good plan for your life, but with yourself. Yes, the problem is with you. You are simply not thinking right. You are not visualizing your life and yourself as you desire it to be.
Every moment of our lives we are experiencing the results of thought. What we believe, think, vision, and expect, shapes our lives. Through the control and direction of our thoughts, backed up with steps of action related to our vision, we can attract to us our heart’s desires.
Proverbs 23:7 tells us that as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.
Change what you think in your heart to line up with how God sees you!
Feel the divine force surge through your every atom of being once you become conscious of the truth that the real you is connected with the almighty power of God. Let your heart awake to the unlimited possibilities within you as you feel God’s arm sustaining and upholding you. Once you discover your mission on earth is divinely planned you will not be content to live a half life, but purpose to act on what is in your heart until it is released and prospers.
Why not use the divine creative power available within you?
Perhaps you were reared under conditions that have had you wandering through your life ignorant of your own possibilities. Yet you may have an instinctive feeling that there is something great in you yet to be discovered. Becoming conscious of your connection with God will shed light and uncover those hidden possibilities within you.
Bottom line: There is divine power available when you fill your thoughts with what God says about you and then begin to speak them over your life. Let the awareness of the almighty power of God pulsating through your heart, result in your thoughts, visions, beliefs, and actions moving you to a higher plane. This in turn will shape your life and attract your heart’s desires. Live the full, abundant, prosperous life God has planned for you.
May you experience growing prosperity in your life as you use your divine God given power!
Be blessed to be a blessing,
Brenda