We can keep ourself captive in many ways.
For me my imprisonment came in several ways, but for this blog I will focus on one way and that firstly is in my thinking. In my mental processes it has come to the light that I think very negative. I think negative about myself, my surroundings, situations and circumstances, how I view and perceive things. Sounds bad right?
Well it has been! The negative is like building a snowball. They just grow and grow til its taken shape and become a fortified fortress within of negativity. My very own self imprisonment.
Ever since March of this year I have been batteling to become less negative. It is so not easy! Its hard dedicated work to become even 10% less negative when you were full on negative, well maybe just in my case!
I have not become negative free on any respect of the word! But in a small degree I am not as negative as I was earlier in the year. When I have rough patches those negative things flair right back up as if I had done no work to combat them. Just shows how deeply negative I am in my inner life all these years.
When the rough patches come the reveal to me where I am unrenewed (Romans 12:1-2) and have to work/wrestle to get back to a place of renewal in my thinking. I have to use the sword of the word (Hebrews 4:12) to divide my thoughts that cause my imprisonment and use the word of God as a key to break the chains of bondage in my prison.
Its gonna be a fight for the rest of my days to keep renewed but with Gods help and councel/Coaching, and me doing the work one day maybe the fight won’t be so strong as I strive to become stronger in the word of faith over negative words from within. This is my fight of faith!
~Love Life ~ Live Life~ 😍
~Cynthia 😉
I can totally relate. At one point I can be doing great. Then when something is thrown my way I quickly fall back into my old habit of thinking and speaking negatively about situations I face. My husband is constantly reminding me of James 3:10 and Proverbs 18:21. He reminds me to speak positive even during my most frustrating moments. I thank God for him, my friend Matilda, my close friends and family, and bloggers like you who share inspiring and encouraging posts on your blogs. You are all such a blessing in my life. May God continue to bless you on your journey!
-Shelita
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I can totally relate to this. At one point I can be doing well; then something is thrown my way, and I easily fall back into my old habit of thinking and speaking negatively about situations I face. My husband is constantly reminding me of James 3:10 and Proverbs 18:21. He reminds me to speak positive even during my most frustrating moments. I thank God for him, my friend Matilda, my close friends and family, and bloggers like you who share inspiring and encouraging posts on your blogs. You are all such a blessing in my life. May God continue to bless you on your journey.
-Shelita
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Thank you so much 🙂
If you get time check out my facebook blog where I have been going through “thought” scriptures series for a while now.
Facebook.com/momentswithcynthia
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You’re welcome! Ok I’ll definitely check it out!
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