You Must Guard Your Thoughts.

 In his literary work “As a Man Thinketh”, James Allen wrote:

“Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes,
And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes
The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills,
Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills:—
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass:
Environment is but his looking-glass.”

Your thoughts reflect what is in your heart. That is why it is so important to heal the pain that is in your heart. The thoughts that flow from your heart are very powerful and create your reality. Pain begets pain; joy begets joy; and fear begets fear. Changing your heart will change your reality. Think of it as a mathematical formula:

   thought + belief + expectation of its manifestation = your reality

For example, when you think and act prosperously you will attract the riches of life which are not exclusively mercenary gain. On the other hand, when you think lack, you create a reality of unfulfilled dreams. Your thoughts dictate the quality of life you experience on a daily basis and create your present and your future. As you increase in spiritual power, you can manifest what you think into your reality. That is why you must purify your heart before God bestows you with such power. Otherwise, it would be like putting a child behind the wheel of a car and letting them drive to your destination. How much damage would be done to anything or anyone in the car’s path and would anyone in the car survive the ride?

Think on these questions. What do you focus on in your daily life? What are you manifesting in your life? Do you focus on thoughts that expand your spiritual consciousness or do you dwell on life’s trials and tribulations. Do you focus on thoughts that will promote your being or hinder your being.

Plato said “a grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things. On the other hand, an ungrateful mind is a weak mind which eventually attracts to itself negative things.”

Why Do I Attract the Same Type Personalities Over & Over Again?

One author wrote: "Everything that happens to us, and every choice we make, is a reflection of what we believe about ourselves. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than what we believe we are worth. The things we believe and say about ourselves come back to us in many ways. Self-motivation comes from self-knowledge. We must put faith in our ability to use our mind and spirit to picture our lives the way we want it to be. We must use inner strength and the power of our being to tear down the walls, break through the barriers and move through the obstacles with ease. Once our bodies are freed, we must train our minds to believe it." I invite you to share this thought with a friend and post your comments on http://pjoutlaw.blogspt.com/.

Who Do You Trust?

"The fear of man brings a snare. But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe." Proverbs 29:25

Trusting prople is an issue for most of us. Most times, your trust issues are formed from childhood traumas. Your childhood traumas may be broken promises by your parents; being left home alone as a child with no one to care for you; a frightening experience where you were not protected by you parents; where a parent shows favoritism among the children; child abuse or sexual abuse. This is just to name a few.

These traumas leave you feeling unloved, unworthy, betrayed and abandoned. If you do not heal from these traumas, you subconsciously draw to you people who will conduct themselves in a way that taps into your feelings of distrust, abandonment and betrayal, Even if they do not intend to hurt you or if their conduct does not rise to a level of betrayal or abandonment, it is your perception that controls. Consequently, if you perceive that they have betrayed you, then it feels like betrayal to you. You then feel that you can not trust this person and you shut off part of your heart to them.

For example, you ask a friend to loan you $500.00. However, the friend tells you that they wish they could help you out but they can not lend you the money. You believe they have the means to lend the money to you. However, your friend is financially challenged and does not have the money to lend. They did not tell you this because they are ashamed that they are in this financial condition. You decide you can not trust them to be there for you and you will never ask them to loan you money again. You are disappointed. You feel betrayed because you feel they are not there for you. However, on a subconscious level, you knew by previous conversations that they were having financial challenges. You requested a favor that you subconsciously knew that they could not deliver. This is called a "self-fulfilling prophesy". You knew they could not come through for you. You knew the end of the story before the story began.

Unfortunately, you recreate events with people in your life that reinforce feelings of betrayal and abandonment. You feel you can not count on anyone to be there for you. You feel you can not trust people to love you the way you need to be loved. The deeper your wounds are from the past, the greater the need to protect yourself from the world. Consequently, you live an existence of anger, hurt and loneliness.

Heart to Heart Message for Today
Trust people to be human. Trust people to be who they are--not who you expect or want them to be. Do not set yourself up to distrust all people because no one can be who you expect or want them to be. No one is perfect. No one can be be perfect--just for you--all the time. They can only be who they are. Remember this:

As you judge others, you judge yourself. As you accept others, you accept yourself. As you forgive others, you forgive yourself. As you love others, you love yourself.

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