Mom Unplugged

Repositioning My Thoughts

Aug 6, 2008 Unplugged Authentcity

The main concept that I picked up from reading Repositioning Yourself by TD Jakes, is that in order to navigate any part of your life with success, your thoughts must be in alignment with the changes you need to make. If you try to reposition with unhealthy thoughts, you will only be blowing hot air and a bunch of fluff.

Your mind must believe in what you are doing and faith is the catalyst for the belief. Even if it is as small as mustard seed you can move a mountain.

There is not trick to making the paradigm to a new way of thinking. However, you must be aware that renewing your mind is not an easy thing to do; but if you are determined to make the change, you can. No matter how small the steps are that you must take to do so, it can be done.

Some of the negative thoughts in my own mind were:

1. I will never lose the weight
2. I am in debt and will never crawl my way out
3. I want to get out of this hopeless marriage. My husband is just not getting me.
4. I will never profit in my business.
5. I am not a good mom. What mom would send her son to live elsewhere. I should have just left my husband.
6. I never finished college so what will I really amount to?
7. I am so and so years old and this is where my life is…nowhere

Now, that is just not the way that God would have you to think. That train of thought does nothing for abundant living. In fact it goes totally against everything that Jesus taught. You see when I read my Word, I see where it says that I am the head and not the tail and how Jesus came that I might have abundant life. I also see where Paul tells me that God does not give me the spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. Oh yeah, and in Nehemiah, it tells me that I am the apple of God’s eye.

With affirmations like that this is what my thoughts should be:

1. I did not get this way overnight and it will not come off over night. I am fearfully and wonderfully made and God did not make me junk. Yes, I gained some weight and need to lose it but I am the best me I can be at this moment in my life.
2. I am in debt. I need to figure out why and take the steps necessary to get out.
3. I can only work on me. I come with flaws. Who said that my husband would be perfect.  He is the man that God intended for me and I have been more than blessed to have him in my life.
4. If I apply what I know and listen to His leading, I will create an income and my business will thrive.
5. Sending my son to Oklahoma had nothing to do with me. It was his choice and he is doing so well there. He needed to be somewhere where he could fly on wings of his own. I am a good mother because Iistened to God’s leading.
6. Girl, look at what God has given you. You are intelligent, wise, and have the skills, talents and gifts to go far in life.
7. You may have taken some wrong turns in life, but you are striving daily to stay the path He has set for you.

Do you see the difference?

A paradigm shift is an absolute must if you are to live that authentic existence that God intends for you to live. Your thoughts can not dwell on the negative because that will get you no where fast. Instead bask in the fact that God has great things in store for you and let your thoughts rest there.

A side note here is that while you bask on what is good, pure, lovely, and of good report, please do not think I am speaking of any new age philosophy, because I am not. Know that for every level there will be problems - that is a given. However, the best thing to do when issues arise is to reposition yourself to meet the challenges that stand before you.

Keep your head where it belongs and stop that gutter thinking. Reposition your mind and change the direction of your life.

I dare you to take the chance and change the way you think!