Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Ephesians 4:23 (NLT) Do you ever think about what you think about? According to Cognitive Neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf, the average person thinks over 30,000 thoughts a day. If we don’t place healthy boundaries on our thinking, we leave our emotional and physical well-being to chance. Thoughts dictate your moods and emotions. When certain thought patterns become habitual, the emotions that are associated with them also become habit. Some emotions have a negative physical fallout. For example, fear causes your body to prepare for crisis. Adrenaline is released, heart rate increases, breathing becomes fast and shallow, digestion slows and muscles tense. According to Dr. Don Colbert, constant worry and fearful thinking increases your risk of developing cardiovascular …

Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. Joshua 1:8 (NLT) What God believes about you has no effect on your life… unless you internalize His beliefs. In other words, it is your thoughts, not God’s, that determine whether or not you will realize your potential. I am certainly not saying that God’s thoughts about you are irrelevant. His beliefs have the power to change everything in your life; however, they only have this profound impact when you allow them to change what YOU believe. To begin living out your God-given potential, you need to meditate on what God says about …

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 (NKJV) We all have had the experience of being called down and criticized. For some, this was or still may be a daily occurrence. It is vital that you do not tolerate being hurt in this way. You may think that you can handle it and you know better than to believe what they say. After all, sticks and stones can break my bones but names can’t hurt, right? Actually, repeatedly hearing anything over time has a profound effect on our internal beliefs. If you tolerate verbal abuse and say nothing, you are internally agreeing with what is being said. Over time, this will cause you to believe it yourself. Your self-esteem …

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, all Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 (NLT)  We all meditate, whether we realize it or not, but few meditate on purpose. Let me give you an example. Imagine that someone makes a negative comment about your performance at work. Feeling upset, you tell a family member, who assures you that your work is great. You share your indignation with a few more people and the more you think and talk about it, the angrier you become. Several others reassure you but all you can think about is that negative comment. You are choosing to meditate on something that does not benefit you. We all come across situations …

And pray for me, that words may be given to me when I open my mouth, to proclaim boldly the mystery of the good news [of salvation]… Ephesians 6:19 (AMP) You’re created to be courageous, but not just for any reason. There’s a purpose behind this courage, because God has placed a calling on your life. Whether you’re in business or healthcare, whether you’re a parent or a student, everything you do is about the Kingdom of God. It’s about getting the Gospel out. In Ephesians 6:19, Paul makes an interesting prayer request. He asks the believers in Ephesus to pray that he would have boldness to share the Good News. Yet when you look at Paul’s life, he was already one of the boldest people you …