Changing Your Reality

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I was reading about this doctor in Europe. He had patients who were very sick. They had been treated through traditional methods but had not gotten any better. So this doctor gave them a very unusual prescription. He had them say three or four times an hour, "I am getting better and better, every day, in every way." Over the next few months, he saw remarkable results. The same patients who had not improved with traditional medications, all of the sudden, began to get better and better. What happened? As they heard themselves saying over and over, "I’m getting better. I’m improving. My health is coming back," those words began to create a new image on the inside. Before long, they started seeing themselves strong, healthy and whole. We see this principle all throughout scripture that once you get a picture of something on the inside, then God can bring it to pass on the outside.

I know so many people who would go to a whole new level in life if they would just practice this principle. We all know people who are always tired and rundown. And what are they constantly saying? "I’m so tired. I just don’t have any energy." They’ve talked about it so long that it’s become a reality.

The more we talk about something the more we draw it into our lives. If you get up in the morning and just talk about how you feel, how you’re tired and how you’re not going to make it, you are digging your own hole with your words. Instead of talking about the problem, talk about the solution! That’s why the Scripture says, "Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’" Notice it doesn’t say, "Let the weak talk about their weakness. Let the weak call five friends and discuss their weakness." "Let the weak complain about their weakness." No, it says in effect, "Let the weak say exactly the opposite of how they feel." In other words, don’t talk about the way you are, talk about the way you want to be. If you get up in the morning feeling tired and lethargic, instead of complaining, more than ever you need to declare, "I am strong in the Lord. I am full of energy. My strength is being renewed. This is going to be a great day."

When you declare what God says about you, not only will it change how you feel, it will change how you think, and it will change how you act. It will change your reality! You won’t go out with a weak, defeated, victim mentality. You’ll go out with a victor’s mentality, strong and well able to embrace the blessings God has in store for you!