SHADOW BELIEFS

From Morning Tea

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7

Whenever you are in life today, look at your beliefs; they put you there! Oprah Winfrey says, "When I was growing up in Mississippi, I never believed what people told me about being poor, or black, or female. I believed I was God's child, therefore I could do anythnig. One day, when I was four, I watched my grandmother hanging clothes on a line. She said, 'Pay attention girl, you're going to have to do this some day.' Inside I said, 'No, I won't."

"In kindergarten I told my teacher, 'I don't belong here, because I can read and I know big words like elephant and hippopotamus.' The next day I was promoted to the first grade. What I couldn't articulate then, but knew deep inside, was that I could do better -- and that knowledge has been a constant in my life."

Just as your beliefs can move you forward, so your shadow beliefs can hold you back. You ask, "What are shadow beliefs?" They are the voices in your head that tell you, "You're not able, you're not worthy, or you'll never make it." (shelly's note: I am the expert at negativity...oh I can tell you how Woe I am in a minute...but over the years I have learned to be more positive...see the bright side...focus on what is Good rather than the bad. There's been plenty of bad but you can't let the negative hold you back for years and years...while you are being held back by your negativity, which I call....fear of trusting God to use you for His Purpose....he's using someone else..because YOU remain Stuck and Afraid...exix Shelly...) Oh one more note: Your first thought when you wake up is repeated by your subconscious 600 times per day!!

What are your shadow beliefs?

Today, I challenge you to bring them out into the light and expose them to God's Word.

Don't let them control your present or decide your future. (shellys note: Do NOT define your life by your circumstances!)

Refuse to translate any thought into a word, if it contradicts what God says about you.

You can't speak death over your dreams, and then expect to see them come to life.

"Do not let this Book . . . depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful" (Joshua 1:8 NIV).

CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS--AND YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!