June 28 Thought for the day...a blessing and a curse in one

We have all done it, said something that we mean and we would stand by, believing whole-heartedly that God is going to come through. It may take time, but our confession and belief in faith are rewarded by God moving the mountains. You can also do exactly the opposite. Your belief and confession can be negative, and you can bring frustration and failure in your own life.

For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Mark 11:23

The Bible speaks of how we say things based on what is in our hearts. Jesus is saying that when you say something based on the fullness of what you believe in your heart, you trust in God, God sees that connection of faith and trust and moves your mountain. There is a psychological connection between our expectancy, belief, and the way we talk. If even in the direst circumstances we believe God will move, God sees that faith, nothing pleases him more, and we see our miracle. The psychology behind it is we gear our hearts and our minds in the direction of seeing something happen because we just believe. Our attitudes change, our physical well-being changes, and we change our environment because we believe and expect.

Sadly, the same thing happens in the negative realm. The devil will do whatever he can to get you to fully believe you are a failure, there is no hope, you are not going to get the job, yes you are going to lose your job, and any number of fearful, negative things and if not brought under faith, negative faith is applied. We actually expect the bad thing to happen, placing even negative hope in the idea that it will and guess what it will. Proverbs 23:7 says, "so a man thinks in his heart, so he is!"

Faith, negative, and positive is in our hands. God always wants to remove the mountains from our lives. The devil always wants to crush us with them. God is always building us up and lifting us up. The devil is always tearing us down. We possess the power to believe! This is not the power of positive thinking. Instead, it is simply God or the devil reacting to our "faith."

Try it today. Hold that negative word. Bring that negative thought under obedience to Christ. Expect the miracles! Begin to thank God for all you have and are and look forward to what He is going to do because He loves you! Having a tough time having the proper faith, just ask God for it, and He will help you make it happen. He wants to move the mountains in your life. He loves you! Trust Him! Bring your attitude under submission to Christ attitude and thoughts. Watch your world change!