Tsiyon House of Worship December 14, 2019 Fellowship
Turning the Negative Into a Positive by Angela J. Willard All my life I have battled with negativity and other lies from Satan, our enemy. Much of the time it is through hurtful words from people I care about. Those attacks also come directly from him by “plopping” negative thoughts into my mind. But I learned that all of that is just garbage not worth meditating on. What we need to meditate on is what God (Elohim) says about us. Whether is from The Scriptures (Holy Bible) or prophetic words spoken to us, meditate on the good. I had to do this just this week after something someone said hurt me very deeply and took the joy right out of me. I had a deep sadness for days then realized I was battling depression and took action commanding depression to leave me and my house. I woke up the next morning completely free. Then I made a list of all the negative words that were said and wrote a separate list of what God says about each of the negative “arrows” shot at me. Then I threw the list of negatives in the trash and hung the list of what God says on my wall. Focusing on the good : “Elohim is with me, He strengthens me and holds me up with His right hand of righteousness” Isaiah 41:10. “I trust in Elohim and I am set upon high ground” Proverbs 29:25. “The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in יהוה is set on high.” Proverbs 29:25. Anxiety seems to be everywhere these days with a lot of people struggling with it, including myself. When anxiety gets the best of me I remember it is rooted in fear and fear is the opposite of faith. I realize that I am in a battle that is in my mind when fear or anxiety hits me. I choose faith over fear and speak out God’s truths over the situation and over myself. Affirmations: “I am not afraid” Exodus 14:13, 2 Kings 6:16 “I do not fear people” Numbers 14:9, Joshua 10:8, Isaiah 51:7 “Elohim has set me before the mountains, and when I speak to them they crumble. I possess and conquer the mountains” Deuteronomy 1:20 “I am not discouraged” Deuteronomy 1:20 “I do not fear my enemies for Elohim, Himself, fights for me” Deuteronomy 3:22, Deuteronomy 20:2 “I am strong and courageous” Deuteronomy 31:6, Isaiah 35:4 “I fear no evil, because I know Elohim is with me” Psalm 23:4 I will put a list of these affirmations and scriptures in the group files titled: “What Elohim Says About Fear/Anxiety” so you can always have them to read and speak out when you are struggling with fear/anxiety. It is important to speak out the truth instead of the lies. Some fear is healthy, like fearing a rabid dog or jumping off a cliff, but fearing people you don’t know yet is not healthy. Sometimes anxiety can hold you back from your destiny. Do not let fear stop you! Step out in faith :) Another way negativity will sneak into our lives is through worry. We worry if we will have enough to pay our bills, feed our kids or even ourselves. We worry if people like us or not, We worry about way too much! So let us focus on what God says: “Do not worry at all, but in every matter, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to Elohim. And the peace of Elohim, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through Messiah יהושע. For the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is righteous, whatever is clean, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is any uprightness and if there is any praise – think on these.” Pilipiyim (Philippians) 4:6-8 https://biblehub.com/isr/philippians/4.htm When we worry we have the tendency to complain about our problems and talk about our problems and all we stress over instead of the positive. When I catch myself being negative due to worry I remind myself that God does not inhabit our gripes and complaints, He inhabits our PRAISE! So rather than speaking out the negative that is is plaguing us, we speak out the opposite while we praise Him and thank Him for all the good in our lives. Focus on the GOOD! Related Posts: “What Elohim Says About Fear/Anxiety” “The Armour of Elohim” Tsiyon House of Worship is a fellowship of His Work Global Ministries, Inc. www.hisworkministries.org |
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