This document is a guide for building faith written by Norman Vincent Peale. It contains 13 chapters with techniques for strengthening faith, such as starting with whatever faith you have, really wanting to develop faith, seeing faith as a struggle against doubt, keeping Jesus in mind through prayer and meditation, and knowing that God loves you. The document encourages the reader to focus on faith-building passages each week and apply the lessons to daily life in order to develop a robust faith over time.
Guideposts Outreach is a nonprofit ministry founded in 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and his wife Ruth Stafford Peale. It is dedicated to helping people achieve their maximum personal and spiritual potential through inspirational publications and programs. Guideposts Outreach provides these materials free of charge to hospitals, churches, and other organizations serving those in need. The publication encourages developing resilience through applying spiritual truths to daily life and the power of faith in God.
The document provides guidance on dealing with anxiety based on Exodus 14:13 and advice from other biblical passages. It recommends 1) not being afraid and stopping worrying, 2) standing firm and not running away from problems, and 3) trusting that God will provide deliverance and changing one's perspective to focus on God's word instead of sources of fear.
The document discusses spiritual gifts, talents, and fruits. It explains that spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit include wisdom, knowledge, courage, understanding, right judgment, piety, and awe. These gifts prepare people to give the Holy Spirit through charisms or talents mentioned in the Bible like prophecy, healing, teaching, and generosity. Natural talents differ from spiritual talents in that spiritual talents are God-given and can work together with others. The document also lists the fruits of the Spirit as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and more. It encourages discerning one's strengths and weaknesses to use their gifts for building up the body of Christ.
The document discusses having faith during difficult times based on the biblical story of Jesus calming the storm. It notes that storms can come unexpectedly in life, like problems rising up suddenly. The disciples were afraid during the storm in the story, but Jesus remained calm and asleep, depicting how Christians should react to problems - making efforts to solve them but also praying and having faith that God is in control. Having faith means being sure of what we hope for even if we can't see it and knowing that no storm is too strong for God to handle. The document encourages having faith like Jesus during life's storms rather than giving in to fear.
THIS teaching is called Foundations For Successful Christian Living from Life Changers Church in Fairfield, OH.
For more information about this ministry, please visit our website: www.lifechangerschurchintl.org
This document discusses natural talents, learned skills, and spiritual gifts. It begins by defining natural talents as innate abilities one possesses from birth, while learned skills are developed through education and practice. Spiritual gifts are given by God to fulfill his purposes. The document then provides more details on the characteristics and differences between these. It emphasizes that spiritual gifts should always promote God's agenda and serving others through love. The document also examines natural talents, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and provides examples of talent passions. Finally, it discusses the three categories of spiritual gifts - motivational, ministry, and manifestations - and provides biblical references to explain these further.
The document discusses various aspects of discipleship, including being baptized in the Holy Spirit, supernatural gifts of the Spirit, and the fruit of the Spirit. It defines terms like the word of wisdom, gift of faith, and prophecy. It explains that believers must seek Holy Spirit baptism to grow spiritually and receive power. The gifts fall under revelation, vocal, and power categories and include gifts like healing, miracles, and discerning spirits. The fruit of the Spirit represents Christ-like character and includes qualities such as love, joy, and peace.
This document provides a daily schedule and scriptural affirmations for each day of the week to encourage spiritual transformation through renewing one's mind with God's word. It emphasizes relying on God's strength and promises through scripture to overcome weaknesses of the flesh and conquer through Christ. The document encourages taking communion daily to remember God's provision of strength and committing to changing habits or behaviors for a minimum of 21 days with God's help to see breakthrough.
Guideposts Outreach is a nonprofit ministry founded in 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and his wife Ruth Stafford Peale. It is dedicated to helping people achieve their maximum personal and spiritual potential through inspirational publications and programs. Guideposts Outreach provides these materials free of charge to hospitals, churches, and other organizations serving those in need. The publication encourages developing resilience through applying spiritual truths to daily life and the power of faith in God.
The document provides guidance on dealing with anxiety based on Exodus 14:13 and advice from other biblical passages. It recommends 1) not being afraid and stopping worrying, 2) standing firm and not running away from problems, and 3) trusting that God will provide deliverance and changing one's perspective to focus on God's word instead of sources of fear.
The document discusses spiritual gifts, talents, and fruits. It explains that spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit include wisdom, knowledge, courage, understanding, right judgment, piety, and awe. These gifts prepare people to give the Holy Spirit through charisms or talents mentioned in the Bible like prophecy, healing, teaching, and generosity. Natural talents differ from spiritual talents in that spiritual talents are God-given and can work together with others. The document also lists the fruits of the Spirit as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and more. It encourages discerning one's strengths and weaknesses to use their gifts for building up the body of Christ.
The document discusses having faith during difficult times based on the biblical story of Jesus calming the storm. It notes that storms can come unexpectedly in life, like problems rising up suddenly. The disciples were afraid during the storm in the story, but Jesus remained calm and asleep, depicting how Christians should react to problems - making efforts to solve them but also praying and having faith that God is in control. Having faith means being sure of what we hope for even if we can't see it and knowing that no storm is too strong for God to handle. The document encourages having faith like Jesus during life's storms rather than giving in to fear.
THIS teaching is called Foundations For Successful Christian Living from Life Changers Church in Fairfield, OH.
For more information about this ministry, please visit our website: www.lifechangerschurchintl.org
This document discusses natural talents, learned skills, and spiritual gifts. It begins by defining natural talents as innate abilities one possesses from birth, while learned skills are developed through education and practice. Spiritual gifts are given by God to fulfill his purposes. The document then provides more details on the characteristics and differences between these. It emphasizes that spiritual gifts should always promote God's agenda and serving others through love. The document also examines natural talents, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and provides examples of talent passions. Finally, it discusses the three categories of spiritual gifts - motivational, ministry, and manifestations - and provides biblical references to explain these further.
The document discusses various aspects of discipleship, including being baptized in the Holy Spirit, supernatural gifts of the Spirit, and the fruit of the Spirit. It defines terms like the word of wisdom, gift of faith, and prophecy. It explains that believers must seek Holy Spirit baptism to grow spiritually and receive power. The gifts fall under revelation, vocal, and power categories and include gifts like healing, miracles, and discerning spirits. The fruit of the Spirit represents Christ-like character and includes qualities such as love, joy, and peace.
This document provides a daily schedule and scriptural affirmations for each day of the week to encourage spiritual transformation through renewing one's mind with God's word. It emphasizes relying on God's strength and promises through scripture to overcome weaknesses of the flesh and conquer through Christ. The document encourages taking communion daily to remember God's provision of strength and committing to changing habits or behaviors for a minimum of 21 days with God's help to see breakthrough.
Fear is our ultimate enemy. A very patronising, largely unfunny, basically unwelcomed guest with an enormous capacity to cripple who we are emotionally, financially, physically and reveal how shallow we are spiritually by freezing our faith.
Fear could also be defined as an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
This document provides guidance on identifying spiritual gifts by outlining a 5-step process: 1) explore biblical descriptions of gifts, 2) experiment with possible gifts, 3) examine feelings about using gifts, 4) evaluate effectiveness, and 5) expect confirmation from others. It also includes questions to help discern gifts and comparisons of gifts, fruits of the spirit, talents, and their purposes. The overall goal is to help Christians discover their God-given gifts to build up the church.
This sermon explores how we can go about deepening our faith. It contains numerous quotes and insights from John Ortberg's book, "If you want to walk on water you've got to get out of the boat."
This document discusses the importance of mentoring and discipling new believers. It makes three key points:
1) Without mentoring, new believers will adopt the values of those around them, so it is important for them to be challenged and taught biblical values and convictions.
2) Most new believers are impacted more by what they see from other believers than what they hear them say. Seeing biblical spirituality modeled is important for their growth.
3) Spiritual parenting through mentoring and modeling helps new believers transition from self-dependence to dependence on God and the Holy Spirit. The goal of discipleship is spiritual maturity and fruitfulness that leads to reproducing disciples of their own.
This powerpoint presentation is the orientation and first class called Journey To Freedom from the School of Ministry at Life Changers Church in Cincinnati, OH.
For more information about Life Changers, please visit our website at: www.lifechangerschurcintl.org.
Mary received a promise from an angel that she would conceive and give birth to Jesus, who would be great and reign forever. While the promise sounded wonderful, Mary's experience did not unfold as expected, with Jesus being misunderstood and crucified. Mary maintained her faith through it all by repeating her commitment to God's will. The document encourages embracing God's promises through faith even when life does not go as planned, as God's love and promises never fail.
This is about the Holy Spirit helping us to wait for what he has for us in the future. It is exciting to hope for the righteousness we will possess, but we need help to wait with patience.
The document discusses the basics of intercession and travailing intercession. It states that intercession requires surrendering one's will to God and experiencing identification, agony, and authority in prayer. Travailing intercession is described as a high level of spiritual engagement that requires fasting, enduring trials, and stripping oneself through implementing Ephesians 6:10-20. The document also provides guidelines for interpreting pains in different body parts as indications to pray for specific issues, such as headaches relating to attacks on leadership or stomach pains indicating witchcraft.
The document discusses the different spiritual gifts that God gives to believers, including prophecy, serving, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, and mercy. It compares each gift to a different part of the body, with prophets being the eyes, servers the hands, teachers the mind, exhorters the mouth, givers the arms, leaders the shoulders, and those with mercy the heart. It emphasizes that each gift has an important purpose and function within the body of Christ and that believers should use their gifts to serve one another.
This document discusses breaking the chains of worry and fear. It defines worry as an over-anxious concern about the future that prevents fulfilling current responsibilities, and says it is a sin. Fear can be right or sinful. Sinful fear proceeds from unbelief, attributes more power to things than God allows, ascribes inconsistent characteristics to God, fears what God forbids, and is rooted in selfishness rather than love. The document provides ways to deal with worry and fear, including replacing them with the fear of God, identifying underlying idols, replacing fear with love, and viewing fearful situations as opportunities for growth.
This document discusses the power of faith according to Christian teachings. It defines faith as being sure of what is hoped for and certain of what is not seen. The document examines examples from the Bible where Jesus emphasizes the importance and power of faith, such as healing people according to their faith. It also explores how faith can waver in times of difficulty. Overall, the key message is that faith is a powerful force that Christians can access through developing a strong relationship with God and fully trusting in his promises.
The document contains summaries of biblical passages from Ezekiel 28, Genesis 1, and 1 Timothy 6 about pride, creation, and God's immortality. It also includes diagrams about the relationships between God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, angels, Adam, and Satan. Additionally, it presents concepts such as sin, faith, obedience, love, and salvation illustrated through scripture references. Overall, the document seeks to convey biblical teachings about God, humanity, and their interconnection.
LL Final Thoughts on Walking in the Spirit 5Lenny Hoy
This document discusses three potential missteps that new Christians may take in their understanding of "walking in the Spirit". It analyzes each misstep, providing biblical references to help correct misunderstandings. It also examines the teaching of "Word Faith" preachers on claiming God's promises and identifies verses that call for balancing such claims with humility and recognizing God's will.
This document provides a spiritual checkup to evaluate spiritual health. It uses medical tools as metaphors for aspects of spiritual health - the heart, blood, temperature, sensitivity, and vision. For each, it poses reflective questions. It then prescribes daily spiritual practices for good health: Bible study, prayer, worship/fellowship, and rest. Regular spiritual exercise through these disciplines nourishes and strengthens one's relationship with God.
The document discusses spiritual gifts, beginning with a true/false quiz about spiritual gifts. It then provides explanations of what spiritual gifts are, who can have them, where they are used, and when believers can use their gifts. The main points are that every believer has at least one spiritual gift from God to serve others in the church, and believers should act as good stewards of their gifts by employing them to serve others as directed by the Holy Spirit.
The document provides an overview of a church ministry training course called E.Q.U.I.P.P. that aims to educate, qualify, undergird, instruct, prepare, and push out believers for ministry work. The course covers topics like the call to ministry, discipleship, and the believer's authority. It explains that the goal is to thoroughly prepare believers to serve according to their gifts so that God's kingdom can be advanced by introducing others to Him.
This document provides guidance on coping with crisis through faith in God. It encourages readers to have no fear and stay calm through prayer; to allow sorrow but know healing will come; and to be strong by committing challenges to God and acting on solutions. Facing crisis requires living day-to-day with faith that God is working on one's behalf, even if imperceptibly. Reaching out to help others is also recommended to boost strength and belonging. Ultimately, true hope is described as a discipline to believe in God's power regardless of outward circumstances.
The document provides information about Al Mazroui Group of Companies, a UAE-based conglomerate established in 1974. It discusses the Group's remarkable past contributing to UAE's economic development and infrastructure. It highlights the Group's diversified portfolio of services and consultancy expertise. The Group aims to continue its expansion into new industries and territories with optimism for years to come. It provides an overview of the Group's organizational structure and divisions serving private and public sectors internationally.
Production involves transforming inputs like labor, machines, and raw materials into outputs. There are two types of inputs: fixed inputs whose supply is inelastic in the short run, and variable inputs whose supply is elastic. A firm's production function describes its output as a function of inputs and can be expressed as short run or long run. The law of diminishing returns states that as one variable input is increased while others stay fixed, marginal product initially increases but eventually decreases. Returns to scale refers to output changes from proportional input changes, and can exhibit increasing, constant, or diminishing returns based on the relationship between input and output changes.
This memorandum alleges a vast criminal conspiracy targeting the author, who claims to be the rightful heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. It accuses numerous academics, politicians, and intelligence officials in Canada, the UK, and other countries of illegally seeking to deprive the author of their inheritance and physically harm them. The author demands a full investigation and arrest of all those involved, including professors at the University of Toronto. They assert their own absolute superiority and demand the cooperation of Paul Attemann, who is accused of coordinating the conspiracy for financial gain but must now support the author's claims as family.
Fear is our ultimate enemy. A very patronising, largely unfunny, basically unwelcomed guest with an enormous capacity to cripple who we are emotionally, financially, physically and reveal how shallow we are spiritually by freezing our faith.
Fear could also be defined as an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
This document provides guidance on identifying spiritual gifts by outlining a 5-step process: 1) explore biblical descriptions of gifts, 2) experiment with possible gifts, 3) examine feelings about using gifts, 4) evaluate effectiveness, and 5) expect confirmation from others. It also includes questions to help discern gifts and comparisons of gifts, fruits of the spirit, talents, and their purposes. The overall goal is to help Christians discover their God-given gifts to build up the church.
This sermon explores how we can go about deepening our faith. It contains numerous quotes and insights from John Ortberg's book, "If you want to walk on water you've got to get out of the boat."
This document discusses the importance of mentoring and discipling new believers. It makes three key points:
1) Without mentoring, new believers will adopt the values of those around them, so it is important for them to be challenged and taught biblical values and convictions.
2) Most new believers are impacted more by what they see from other believers than what they hear them say. Seeing biblical spirituality modeled is important for their growth.
3) Spiritual parenting through mentoring and modeling helps new believers transition from self-dependence to dependence on God and the Holy Spirit. The goal of discipleship is spiritual maturity and fruitfulness that leads to reproducing disciples of their own.
This powerpoint presentation is the orientation and first class called Journey To Freedom from the School of Ministry at Life Changers Church in Cincinnati, OH.
For more information about Life Changers, please visit our website at: www.lifechangerschurcintl.org.
Mary received a promise from an angel that she would conceive and give birth to Jesus, who would be great and reign forever. While the promise sounded wonderful, Mary's experience did not unfold as expected, with Jesus being misunderstood and crucified. Mary maintained her faith through it all by repeating her commitment to God's will. The document encourages embracing God's promises through faith even when life does not go as planned, as God's love and promises never fail.
This is about the Holy Spirit helping us to wait for what he has for us in the future. It is exciting to hope for the righteousness we will possess, but we need help to wait with patience.
The document discusses the basics of intercession and travailing intercession. It states that intercession requires surrendering one's will to God and experiencing identification, agony, and authority in prayer. Travailing intercession is described as a high level of spiritual engagement that requires fasting, enduring trials, and stripping oneself through implementing Ephesians 6:10-20. The document also provides guidelines for interpreting pains in different body parts as indications to pray for specific issues, such as headaches relating to attacks on leadership or stomach pains indicating witchcraft.
The document discusses the different spiritual gifts that God gives to believers, including prophecy, serving, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, and mercy. It compares each gift to a different part of the body, with prophets being the eyes, servers the hands, teachers the mind, exhorters the mouth, givers the arms, leaders the shoulders, and those with mercy the heart. It emphasizes that each gift has an important purpose and function within the body of Christ and that believers should use their gifts to serve one another.
This document discusses breaking the chains of worry and fear. It defines worry as an over-anxious concern about the future that prevents fulfilling current responsibilities, and says it is a sin. Fear can be right or sinful. Sinful fear proceeds from unbelief, attributes more power to things than God allows, ascribes inconsistent characteristics to God, fears what God forbids, and is rooted in selfishness rather than love. The document provides ways to deal with worry and fear, including replacing them with the fear of God, identifying underlying idols, replacing fear with love, and viewing fearful situations as opportunities for growth.
This document discusses the power of faith according to Christian teachings. It defines faith as being sure of what is hoped for and certain of what is not seen. The document examines examples from the Bible where Jesus emphasizes the importance and power of faith, such as healing people according to their faith. It also explores how faith can waver in times of difficulty. Overall, the key message is that faith is a powerful force that Christians can access through developing a strong relationship with God and fully trusting in his promises.
The document contains summaries of biblical passages from Ezekiel 28, Genesis 1, and 1 Timothy 6 about pride, creation, and God's immortality. It also includes diagrams about the relationships between God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, angels, Adam, and Satan. Additionally, it presents concepts such as sin, faith, obedience, love, and salvation illustrated through scripture references. Overall, the document seeks to convey biblical teachings about God, humanity, and their interconnection.
LL Final Thoughts on Walking in the Spirit 5Lenny Hoy
This document discusses three potential missteps that new Christians may take in their understanding of "walking in the Spirit". It analyzes each misstep, providing biblical references to help correct misunderstandings. It also examines the teaching of "Word Faith" preachers on claiming God's promises and identifies verses that call for balancing such claims with humility and recognizing God's will.
This document provides a spiritual checkup to evaluate spiritual health. It uses medical tools as metaphors for aspects of spiritual health - the heart, blood, temperature, sensitivity, and vision. For each, it poses reflective questions. It then prescribes daily spiritual practices for good health: Bible study, prayer, worship/fellowship, and rest. Regular spiritual exercise through these disciplines nourishes and strengthens one's relationship with God.
The document discusses spiritual gifts, beginning with a true/false quiz about spiritual gifts. It then provides explanations of what spiritual gifts are, who can have them, where they are used, and when believers can use their gifts. The main points are that every believer has at least one spiritual gift from God to serve others in the church, and believers should act as good stewards of their gifts by employing them to serve others as directed by the Holy Spirit.
The document provides an overview of a church ministry training course called E.Q.U.I.P.P. that aims to educate, qualify, undergird, instruct, prepare, and push out believers for ministry work. The course covers topics like the call to ministry, discipleship, and the believer's authority. It explains that the goal is to thoroughly prepare believers to serve according to their gifts so that God's kingdom can be advanced by introducing others to Him.
This document provides guidance on coping with crisis through faith in God. It encourages readers to have no fear and stay calm through prayer; to allow sorrow but know healing will come; and to be strong by committing challenges to God and acting on solutions. Facing crisis requires living day-to-day with faith that God is working on one's behalf, even if imperceptibly. Reaching out to help others is also recommended to boost strength and belonging. Ultimately, true hope is described as a discipline to believe in God's power regardless of outward circumstances.
The document provides information about Al Mazroui Group of Companies, a UAE-based conglomerate established in 1974. It discusses the Group's remarkable past contributing to UAE's economic development and infrastructure. It highlights the Group's diversified portfolio of services and consultancy expertise. The Group aims to continue its expansion into new industries and territories with optimism for years to come. It provides an overview of the Group's organizational structure and divisions serving private and public sectors internationally.
Production involves transforming inputs like labor, machines, and raw materials into outputs. There are two types of inputs: fixed inputs whose supply is inelastic in the short run, and variable inputs whose supply is elastic. A firm's production function describes its output as a function of inputs and can be expressed as short run or long run. The law of diminishing returns states that as one variable input is increased while others stay fixed, marginal product initially increases but eventually decreases. Returns to scale refers to output changes from proportional input changes, and can exhibit increasing, constant, or diminishing returns based on the relationship between input and output changes.
This memorandum alleges a vast criminal conspiracy targeting the author, who claims to be the rightful heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. It accuses numerous academics, politicians, and intelligence officials in Canada, the UK, and other countries of illegally seeking to deprive the author of their inheritance and physically harm them. The author demands a full investigation and arrest of all those involved, including professors at the University of Toronto. They assert their own absolute superiority and demand the cooperation of Paul Attemann, who is accused of coordinating the conspiracy for financial gain but must now support the author's claims as family.
Sachin Vijaya Kuckian is a civil engineer seeking a position where he can utilize his skills and knowledge to deliver value while furthering his learning and supporting organizational goals in education. He has a B.E. in civil engineering from NMAMIT and an M.Tech in structural engineering from MIT Manipal. His experience includes working as an assistant professor and guiding student projects. He also has publications, conference presentations, and technical skills in areas like structural analysis software.
Solar Mango provides consulting services to help businesses and developers succeed in India's growing solar energy market. They assist with project development, financing, market entry, manufacturing, and research. Solar Mango's team of experts in engineering, management, and renewable energy can help navigate critical aspects of solar projects to avoid costly mistakes. Their goal is to ensure high-quality solar installations and transactions through guidance based on decades of experience across the solar industry.
Disability for Lupus Seminar Sharon Christielupusdmv
Attendees will learn about the types of disability programs available through Social Security, how Social Security defines disabled, the steps in the process from filing an application to having a hearing with a judge, what evidence is needed to will a case and what benefits are available once the case is won.
The presentation is about how adoption of a spiritual lifestyle can help in managing day to day problems e.g.Stress.It emphasizes on Know Thy Self as the first step in meditation,which is an integral tool for achieving eternal bliss and satisfaction.
This document summarizes a young Indian musician named Shylu Ravindran. It describes his background and accomplishments in music. Some key points:
- Shylu started learning percussion from his father and later took up guitar, receiving training from several renowned musicians.
- He has released his debut album and won several awards for his musical skills.
- Shylu teaches music to around 60 students and carries on the legacy of Carnatic music.
- The summary quotes Shylu reflecting on spirituality in music and his inspirations and goals as a musician in India.
California's water supply is highly variable due to its narrow rainy season and dependence on a few large storms each year. The current multi-year drought is characteristic of the state's climate, but climate change is projected to exacerbate water stresses by reducing snowpack and increasing temperatures. While droughts will remain a natural part of California's climate, human-caused warming from greenhouse gas emissions will likely increase the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts in the future.
The document discusses the FDA's April 2005 decision to request that Pfizer voluntarily withdraw Bextra from the market or face formal withdrawal procedures. It summarizes the FDA's analysis from a memorandum that cited an increased rate of serious skin reactions with Bextra compared to other NSAIDs. However, the document argues that the AERS data used by the FDA to make its decision has significant limitations and was not designed for determining actual drug risks. It claims the FDA's standards could require withdrawing many other drugs and questions whether the decision to withdraw Bextra was justified. The document recommends Bextra and Vioxx be reinstated and that the FDA re-evaluate how it assesses drug risks and makes major regulatory decisions.
Guideposts Outreach is a nonprofit organization founded in 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and his wife Ruth Stafford Peale. It is dedicated to helping people achieve their spiritual and personal potential through inspirational publications and programs. Guideposts Outreach provides inspirational literature free of charge to hospitals, churches, and other organizations serving those in need. It also invites readers to submit prayer requests, which are prayed for daily by Guideposts staff and volunteers.
Pam- Believe It! BECOME IT! Final Book - Updated 2014Ryan Moore
This document summarizes key principles from a book about overcoming barriers and excelling in life. It discusses how beliefs shape one's self-concept and ability to create change. The book teaches that positive beliefs allow one to achieve goals, while negative beliefs hold one back. It emphasizes that one's thoughts determine outcomes, and changing thoughts can change one's life by empowering positive change and releasing limiting beliefs. The book provides strategies for improving various life areas by internalizing powerful beliefs and successfully applying principles of goal-setting, positive thinking, preparation, and performance.
This article discusses the power of rooted faith and believing in the impossible. It argues that when one lacks true faith, they limit themselves and believe some things cannot be achieved. However, with rooted faith that has no limits, one can conquer challenges and achieve success. The article encourages readers to shift their focus from doubts to investing in their faith, which can drive vision and help one achieve what they believe. Having rooted faith establishes hope and belief that can help one overcome difficulties and unlock doors to unknown opportunities.
Faith and Its importance in Christian Life: Steps to improve in Faith by Br...Sarath Thomas
This document discusses the importance of faith for Christians. It begins by explaining how faith brings spiritual things into the physical realm and is necessary to please God. It then discusses how modern ideas have reduced faith to being unimportant. Several philosophers are quoted questioning the existence of God. The document argues that faith is still important for Christians as the source of their strength and participation in God's plan. It provides several steps to improve one's faith such as feeding on God's word, acting on faith, and meditating on scripture. It concludes by emphasizing that humans are created to have a relationship with God through faith.
We are starting again our 8 weeks Seminar Learning to Prophesy.
For this first session we have three sets of notes:
Learning to Prophesy, October 24 2013, 1
Learning to Prophesy, October 24 2013, 2
Activation number 1, October 24 2013.
I’m having trouble with the audio, but I will load earlier next week.
This Seminar will end on Thursday December 19 2013.
This document discusses various techniques for positive thinking and manifestation, including affirmative prayer, cosmic ordering, creative visualization, mantras, and positive affirmations. It provides introductions and explanations for each technique, describing how to use them to consciously direct one's thoughts in a positive manner and attract desired outcomes. Specific guidance is given on using affirmations, visualization, mantras and prayer to overwrite negative beliefs with positive thoughts and beliefs in order to cultivate self-confidence, positivity and achieve goals.
This document discusses techniques for positive thinking and overcoming worries and negative thoughts. It provides a 10-point formula for breaking the worry habit that includes practicing faith, avoiding negative conversations, and affirming positive expectations every day. It also discusses using visualization, believing problems have solutions, and trusting in intuition to solve problems. Faith and trusting in God are presented as keys to happiness, health, and overcoming fears.
This document provides an introduction to biblical principles of seed sowing and reaping harvest. It explains that our universe was created by God's words and commands, and in order to understand how it works we must consult the creator. It then discusses the power of seed sowing, explaining that sowing is one of the most powerful weapons available to Christians. The document outlines biblical examples of sowing and reaping harvest using increasing amounts over time. It encourages readers to label their seeds, sow daily even in small amounts, and be faithful in order to eventually reap larger harvests in response to their prayers.
Guide to Affirmations. Inside this eBook, you will discover the topics about intro to affirmative prayer, intro to cosmic ordering, intro to creative visualization, intro to mantras, achieving a positive mindset, writing affirmations, using affirmations and advantages and disadvantages.
This document discusses the keys to success according to the Bible. It lists seven secrets of success: believe in yourself, never give up, work hard, aim high, think positive, have self-control, and have a strong faith in God. The document provides examples from the Bible of successful people like Joseph and Gideon who had God with them and obeyed His word. The overall message is that it is God's plan for His people to be successful by following these principles and allowing Him to guide their lives.
This document discusses the keys to success according to the Bible. It lists seven secrets of success: believe in yourself, never give up, work hard, aim high, think positive, have self-control, and have a strong faith in God. The document provides examples from the Bible of successful people like Joseph and Gideon who had God with them and obeyed His word. The overall message is that it is God's plan for His people to be successful by following these principles and allowing Him to guide their lives.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was an American minister and author born in 1898 who is known for promoting the theory of positive thinking. Some of his key teachings included believing in yourself, overcoming self-doubt through faith, maintaining a peaceful mindset, expecting positive outcomes, not believing in defeat, solving problems rather than worrying, and using imagination, affirmations, and prayer. However, his book The Power of Positive Thinking was criticized for lacking verified sources and including personal stories that could not be fact-checked.
Kingdom Principles Of Financial Increase by Dr. Nasir K. SiddikiKaturi Susmitha
God wants believers to prosper financially. It is God's will for His people to be prosperous on Earth as believers are in Heaven, where there is no poverty or lack. The Bible reveals that God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His people. Believers must firmly grasp that prosperity is God's will by knowing and standing on relevant scriptures, and refusing to accept poverty, which does not align with God's plans for abundance and provision.
God wants believers to prosper financially. It is God's will for His people to be prosperous on Earth as believers are in Heaven, where there is no poverty or lack. The Bible reveals that God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His people. Believers must firmly grasp that prosperity is God's will by knowing and standing on the truths revealed in Scripture regarding financial increase and abundance.
This document is a sermon by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome discussing the concept of faith and possibility. The key points are:
1. Attending Christ Embassy church teaches followers about living according to the spirit of God's word, which allows His vision to be manifested in their lives and influence others.
2. True faith, even in small amounts, allows believers to accomplish anything according to God's word. Having faith means acting on God's promises without seeing results.
3. Words have power and believers must be careful with their speech, as confessing difficulties can manifest them. Speaking God's promises over one's life aligns it with His vision of blessings and success.
Simple Practical Ways to Overcome Inferiority ComplexNzubeOkoye1
The feeling of inferiority has become a major defeat for many through lack of confidence and self-doubt. This feeling of inadequacy has erected power barriers in some people’s personality that they find it difficult to find and release their God given powers.
The sole objective of the book is to:
help you achieve a happy, satisfying, confident life.
help you gain a shift in your outlook on life.
help you become a person of greater usefulness.
Sanam Maredia and Afsana Samnani presented on defining aims and achieving success. The document discusses setting clear aims in writing, believing in yourself, taking initiative without needing to be told, learning from failures, and fixing your mind on success. It emphasizes having faith in your own abilities, helping others, and using your mind and imagination to build plans to guide your activities towards achieving your aims.
This document is the introduction to a book about developing faith in God during difficult times. It discusses how "zero hours" are inevitable challenges in life when things seem hopeless. However, Christians do not need to feel defeated because God provides power and strength. The introduction prepares the reader to learn from stories of biblical figures and the author's own experiences how having faith in God can help overcome life's hardest moments. It aims to give readers confidence and tools to face their own zero hours with courage through trusting in God's strength.
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3. C O N T E N T S
The Plan of this Booklet......................................4
1. Start Where You Are............................................... 5
2. Really Want To Have Faith................................ 7
3. Faith Is a Fight, a Struggle...............................9
4. Keep Jesus in Mind.................................................. 11
5. Live the Life of Prayer.........................................13
6. Know That God Loves You ..............................15
7. Remember God Watches Over You..........17
8. Stand Up to Your Fears With Faith.........19
9. Add Up Your Securities.......................................21
10. Practice Your Faith................................................ 23
11. Learn To Trust........................................................... 25
12. Know the God of the Impossible................27
13. Commit Yourself......................................................29
Action Techniques..................................................31
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Start Where You Are
ERHAPS you feel that you have very little faith.
But that is no deterrent.
Everything great begins small: trees, people,
ideas. So start where you are with whatever faith you do
have. That is the first technique in faith building. And
the second is this: make sure that little faith is real. As
a Faith Builder points out, through faith as small as a
mustard seed you can move mountains: that is, you can
push aside great, mountainous difficulties. The power
of the little thing that is vital and full of sincerity can-
not be minimized.
Ask yourself: How absolutely honest is this little
faith that I do have? Next, start whittling away all the
irrelevancies and get down to the central essence of
faith. Do you believe in God, do you believe that God
and Christ are with you and that They will help you?
Do you believe in yourself and in life? Belief in a few
basic realities is the important factor in building faith.
Finally, don’t worry about the mass of things that
you feel you are supposed to believe. Simply believe
that Jesus Christ is with you, helping you now, and that
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The Plan of This Booklet
THIS booklet has a definite objective: to help you build
a strong, workable faith.
You may say, “I want faith. But how do I get it?”
Here’s how. First, read this booklet, cover-to-cover.
It contains 13 ways to develop your faith. Why 13? Well,
for one reason, a successful method in faith building is
to work on one idea for one week. And since 13 weeks is
one-fourth of a year, in three months you should have
made large strides toward a robust faith.
Benjamin Franklin, in his early career, was heavily
in debt. He believed he could master the principle of
successful living, so he set down 13 principles, choosing
one to work on for an entire week before going on to the
next one. Later in life, Franklin said he owed his suc-
cess and happiness to this method.
In using this booklet, we suggest that each week you
memorize the suggested passages called “Faith Build-
ers.” Meditate on them, think them over, say them
again and again and make them a definite part of your
thought life.
Do this sincerely and they will recondition your
spiritual life. They will help to change you and in so
doing change everything for you.
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through Him your life can be changed.
Start where you are. Do not minimize that little
faith; just be sure that it is real.
On a piece of paper, list all the great things that you
believe in. Then, work with that list. Read it over every
day for the next week; add to it. Ask God to help your
faith to grow. Commit to memory the Faith Builders and
repeat them aloud every morning as you get up and ev-
ery evening as you go to bed. You have now made the
all-important beginning.
SUGGESTION: Read and study John, Chapter 1. It has
something to say about beginnings.
Faith Builders
And Jesus said unto them . . . verily I say unto you, If ye
have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it
shall remove: and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
(Matthew 17:20)
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the
kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter
therein. (Luke 18:17)
Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no
man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and
hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
(Revelation 3:8)
F, with all your heart, you really want faith you
can have it. But if you only say you want faith
nothing much will happen.
When a desire is soul deep, when it is longing in
depth, all of the inner forces of your nature conspire to
bring about a realization of the desire. But when what
you want is superficial, it remains as a frustration, for
there is no gathering of inner power to achieve it.
“If with all your heart” is the principle of attain-
ment. If with all of yourself you want a strong faith, one
that can move mountains, overcome the impossibilities
and stand up to all difficulties and lead you into the
basic joys of this life, you can have it.
So, before going any further, ask yourself how far
you are willing to go down the sometimes hard road
to this faith. Will you exercise the discipline and the
effort required? Do you have what it takes to keep on
going when the going gets tough? Can you avoid letting
discouragement defeat you?
And the answer, of course, is that you can do all
these things if with all your heart you want and intend
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to develop a strong, workable and joyous faith.
If you are not sure that you really want faith, ask God
to fill you with a desire for it. He is the God of the great
desires. He plants them in us and develops them. Every
day declare and affirm, “I want faith, I want it with all
my heart. I believe faith is being developed in me now.”
Again I suggest you memorize the following Faith
Builders and repeat them to yourself every morning and
evening, and often during the day.
Pray for faith, think faith, exercise faith, read about
faith, affirm faith.
SUGGESTION: For more help, read Matthew, Chapter 5.
Faith Builders
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7)
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
(Matthew 6:21)
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his
name. (John 1:12)
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee
great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
(Jeremiah 33:3)
N old hymn says, “Fight the good fight with all
thy might.” And what is that good fight but the
battle with yourself to believe; it is the struggle
against pervasive doubt.
Dr. Smiley Blanton, great psychiatrist, great human
being, deep Christian, used to say that he could help
any person to become well if he could get that person to
put up a real fight within himself to believe.
His point was, of course, that people develop fear and
anxiety and all manner of emotional troubles because
they do not have deep inner security, the kind that faith
produces.
Therefore, as he repeated again and again, the first
element in healing is to develop the capacity to believe.
This requires struggle, because it runs contrary to those
harbored negativisms that give rise to fear.
As you start to build faith, old doubts will do every-
thing in their power to discourage you. Just when you
think you’ve learned to believe, doubt will whisper,
“Oh, no, you don’t.” When you believe that you’re going
to gain the victory of faith, doubt will sneer, “Oh, no,
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you haven’t.” Doubt will try to confuse you and make
you think that faith is an illusion.
What, then, can you do? The answer is simple and
direct: Stand up to your doubts; take authority over
them. One man talks out loud to his doubts. He lectures
them, “Sit down and keep still.” And again, “Go away, I
don’t believe in you. I won’t listen to you any more.” He
found this practice very rewarding.
Try some such method. View yourself as the absolute
master of your doubts. Be ever on the alert, for doubts
will sneak up on you when your guard is down.
Remember always that faith is a fight against disbe-
lief, a struggle against doubt!
SUGGESTION: Read Colossians, Chapter 3.
Faith Builders
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life.
(I Timothy 6:12)
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the
breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope
of salvation. (I Thessalonians 5:8)
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world:
and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even
our faith. (I John 5:4)
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I
have kept the faith. (II Timothy 4:7)
S you struggle against doubts in attempting to
grow a strong faith, great help will come if you
keep Jesus always in mind.
He understands you. He is aware that in all men
good and evil are always at war. He knows that even in
wanting the good, we are still attracted to the bad.
He is perfectly aware of the struggle incessantly tak-
ing place in that unseen battlefield, the human mind.
The great first thing to keep saying to yourself is,
“Jesus loves me.” Remember that old hymn of child-
hood, “Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells
me so.” That old song tells the truth.
When doubts and indecisions pile up, and you think
you cannot ever become the kind of person you want to
be, with the kind of faith you want to have, remember
that Jesus will see you through, for He loves you.
Many years ago, a great Christian scholar by the
name of Henry Drummond suggested that if you think
of Jesus even for two minutes every day, the whole day
will be different. So sit down, close your eyes and for
two minutes think of nothing else, only Jesus.
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The poet William Wordsworth used the method of
repeating a passage from the words of Jesus. Then he
would reflectively ask himself, “I wonder what was the
tone of voice when He said that? What was the look on
His face when He uttered those words?” This practice
made Jesus very real to him.
Therefore, do not keep your mind on your weakness-
es and doubts, but keep Jesus in mind. Try to hear His
voice spiritually and touch His hand. Keep following
after Him and unshakable faith will come.
SUGGESTION: Read Matthew, Chapter 9, which tells
how Jesus helped people.
Faith Builders
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and
the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
(John 14:6)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with
so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and
let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.
(Hebrews 12:1, 2)
T is not possible to develop a strong faith with-
out learning to pray.
But you may say: “I really do not know how
to pray.” Then you must learn. And that is not as diffi-
cult as it may seem. We learn by doing, by praying. The
first thing to do is just to pray and pray regularly.
How much time each day are you now devoting to
prayer—five minutes, two minutes, or none at all? Let’s
be honest about it. How can you meet the problems of
life with faith, if you are giving such a meager amount
of time to prayer? Your daily program should make a
place for a few minutes of prayer and meditation every
morning and every night. Pray regularly.
But there is another method that some have found
useful. It is, in effect, carrying out the Biblical advice to
pray without ceasing. Dr. Frank Laubach used what he
called flash prayers. If he was about to make a telephone
call, he offered a quick prayer asking for guidance in
the conversation. In signing a letter, he offered a short
prayer for the person to whom it was addressed. When
you read a tragic story in the newspaper, say a brief
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prayer for the persons involved.
Another method involves “shooting” prayers at
people. For example, you pass a man on the street who
looks discouraged. “Shoot” a prayer at him as you pass.
Dr. Laubach said he had people turn in surprise and
look at him, indicating that the prayer reached them.
As problems or decisions arise, turn for a flashing sec-
ond or two to God, asking advice and guidance.
This practice causes exciting things to happen. But
beyond that it gets you into the habitual psychology of
prayer. Few procedures will so quickly and effectively
build faith. Soon you will become a walking, living per-
sonification of prayer and faith.
SUGGESTION: Read Mark, Chapter 11.
Faith Builders
Pray without ceasing. (I Thessalonians 5:17)
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire,
when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall
have them. (Mark 11:24)
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men
ought always to pray, and not to faint. (Luke 18:1)
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for
another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16)
E are told that God is love; that He takes note
of every sparrow that falls and even the hairs
of our head are numbered. This means that the
least among us is very important to God.
God is described as a forgiving, loving Father. In
building faith, integrate this truth into your mind. Ev-
ery day say aloud, “I am a child of God. God is inter-
ested in every detail of my life. God loves me.”
If any doubt arises, reaffirm and reiterate God’s love
and hold to that thought until you know it for a fact.
A thoughtful man asked, “What is the greatest truth
in the world?” I turned the question back to him and he
said, “It is that we are not alone.”
In building your faith emphasize the great truth that
no matter how dark it gets, how lonely you feel, or how
you may experience rejection, you are not alone. Repeat
every night and whenever difficulty comes, “I am not
alone. God is with me.”
Because God loves you and is always with you, you
can have confidence that if you live His way to the best
of your ability and put your trust in Him, you will dis-
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cover how to withstand every shock in this life.
A method for meeting difficult responsibilities that
can be of immeasurable help is simply to say: “God,
please stay with me and help me and I will try to do
the best I can.” Then add confidently the affirmation:
“Thank you, God, for helping me now.”
SUGGESTION: Read Psalm 91 which describes how God
loves you.
Faith Builders
We love him, because he first loved us (I John 4:19)
The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over
all his works. (Psalm 145:9)
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I
have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with
loving kindness have I drawn thee. (Jeremiah 31:3)
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou
disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise
him for the help of his countenance. (Psalm 42:5)
He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love.
(I John 4:8)
HATEVER your circumstances you can be sure
that God watches over you. Because He loves
you, and since God Himself is love, you can be
confident that you are never out of His sight, nor His
loving concern.
How can you believe this? First, reiterate it to your-
self. Reiteration is a powerful method of persuading the
mind to accept a truth. It brings about acceptance.
Thank God constantly for watching over you and
protecting you. After every journey thank Him for His
protecting care. In every difficult situation, thank Him
for seeing you through.
List on paper the times in your life you have experi-
enced God’s providential care. That list will be so im-
pressive that it will deepen your faith.
Visualize your loved ones as being protected by the
everlasting arms and supported by the great hand of
God. In this way, you will be sending out protecting
thoughts which God will use for their protection. Help
God to protect your loved ones and yourself.
A final technique is to commit to memory many of
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the passages that deal with the protective love of God.
Every day, say some of them to yourself, meditating
upon them with gratitude. Use the Faith Builders and
others that you may discover for yourself.
SUGGESTION: Read John, Chapter 14, which further
tells of the loving care of God.
Faith Builders
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all
that call upon him in truth. (Psalm 145:18)
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5, 6)
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of
God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your
care upon him; for he careth for you. (I Peter 5:6, 7)
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain
thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
(Psalm 55:22)
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the
uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead
me, and thy right hand shall hold me. (Psalm 139:9, 10)
HE second greatest force in the world is fear. It
is impossible to estimate the number of lives it
has ruined. A famous psychiatrist says, “Anxi-
ety is the great modern plague.”
But let us not dwell on the second greatest force in
the world, but rather on the greatest force of all, and
that is faith. Fear is very strong, but faith is much stron-
ger. Faith can actually cancel out fear.
The first step in building faith against fear is to stand
up to your fears with faith. And so incredibly strong is
faith, that even a little faith, if it’s real, can undercut
enormous fear. Another technique in the faith building
process is to discover why you have fears. Counseling
may be required to gain this insight.
The third step is something not to do. Do not go
skulking through life, being timorous and afraid. Say
to yourself, and mean it: “In the name of God and by
the power of Jesus Christ, I hereby stand up to my fears
with faith. I am no longer afraid.”
If you do not weaken, your fears one by one will fi-
nally slink away. But you must be vigilant. If you let
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down your faith, your fears will try to return. You have
given hospitality to them for so long that they feel at
home in your mind. Sadly, you may even miss them.
But deliberately become obstinate, gloriously obstinate.
Tell yourself that, with God’s help, you will not let them
come back. Keep filling your mind so full of faith that
there will no longer be any room for fears.
SUGGESTION: Read Hebrews, Chapter 11.
Faith Builders
The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I
fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I
be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my
foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and
fell. Though a host should encamp against me, my heart
shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this
will I be confident. (Psalm 27:1-3)
For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying
unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. (Isaiah 41:13)
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be
strong. (I Corinthians 16:13)
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod
and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4)
ne reason people have weak or little faith is
due to a continual emphasis on their insecurity.
As a result, they develop a haunting feeling that
something bad is going to happen. Over them constant-
ly rests a cloud of sinister uncertainty.
One cannot mentally dwell upon insecurity without
feeling insecure. And faith has great difficulty in taking
root in a soil of insecurity.
To counteract this unhappy situation and unpropi-
tious influence in your life begin at once to dwell upon
and emphasize the security factors in your life. Add up
your “securities.”
If you felt poor, but had a number of securities in the
safety deposit box in the bank you could go there, add
them up and leave feeling pretty secure financially.
Similarly, make a list of the dependable and secure
factors with which you are surrounded. Such things
as the good earth, whose seed time and harvest can be
depended upon. The sun never fails to come back and
shine through the clouds. You have the love of your wife
or husband, the love of children. Your heart still beats.
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You can eat and walk and think.
Go on and add to the list and over it all write the
words “God” and “Jesus Christ.” As you habitually add
up your securities, feelings of insecurity will diminish.
Your faith will grow stronger.
SUGGESTION: Read Psalm 90.
Faith Builders
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler,
and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalm
18:2)
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth
me. (Philippians 4:13)
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for
I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help
thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness. (Isaiah 41:10)
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed,
and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the
sea. (Psalm 46:2)
And we know that all things work together for good to
them that love God, to them who are the called according
to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
N the development of any skill, continual prac-
tice is required. To become proficient in music
or on the golf course or in anything, practice
makes one, if not perfect, at least more competent.
So, in developing faith, practice faith in every pos-
sible situation. To do this is to use positive expressions
such as: “This project is going to turn out well; this
problem will come out satisfactorily.” Never say: “This
project is doomed to failure; this problem is too diffi-
cult:’ Be affirmative in your attitudes.
What we say about a situation determines how we
think about it and finally what we do about it. Attitude
largely determines activity; so watch your attitude and
make it one of faith. By practicing positive attitudes,
your faith will grow stronger in faith and results will
be creative.
In practicing faith, read inspirational material–
books and articles by people who believe and about in-
dividuals who have achieved through faith. Of course,
the greatest book is the Bible, but inspirational books
will also help. Saturate your mind with them.
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Associate with inspirational people, with persons
who have themselves developed faith. Such associations
will definitely strengthen your own faith. Someone else
who has struggled through to acquire a creative faith
will inspire you.
For this reason, become active in the church. Unhap-
pily, there are negative people in the church; but the
proportion of faith-minded people is higher there.
SUGGESTION: Read Matthew, Chapter 7. Memorize vers-
es 24-27.
Faith Builders
The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are
glad. (Psalm 126:3)
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a
buckler to them that walk uprightly. (Proverbs 2:7)
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day
of salvation. (II Corinthians 6:2)
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I
put within you. (Ezekiel 36:26)
EARNING to trust is important in building faith.
Actually, we live on a trust basis every day. We
trust the motorman of a train, the driver of a
bus, the pilot of an airplane. We put our lives completely
into the hands of those men. And we are quite willing to
do so, for we have faith in them.
Here we are on this earth, a whirling island in the
sky. Our lives are in the hands of Someone who directs
its orbits and laws. Whether we like it or not, we are
wholly dependent upon God, so we must trust Him.
And we must trust Him without giving it a thought.
But how may we trust God in life’s daily affairs? One
way is to know and love God. We trust human beings
whom we know and love. And when you know God,
His goodness, kindness and faithfulness, you will trust
Him, for you will love Him. He will fulfill your trust.
He will never let you down.
Do the best you can about everything and trust
the outcome to God. Confidently trust Him to handle
things beyond your efforts. He knows the facts. Every
day, especially when you feel uncertain, try saying the
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following to yourself:
1. I put my life in God’s hands.
2. I will trust God’s guidance.
3. I leave the outcome to God.
Live close to God. Believe that He has the answers
to your perplexities. The closer you live to Him the
more sensitively will you pick up His thoughts for you.
This will create in you a profound confidence. This will
build up your faith.
SUGGESTION: Read Isaiah, Chapter 55. It tells what trust
can mean to you.
Faith Builders
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and
he knoweth them that trust in him. (Nahum 1:7)
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be
afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song,
he also is become my salvation. (Isaiah 12:2)
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield,
and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my
refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
(II Samuel 22:3)
For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust
from my youth. (Psalm 71:5)
HE person who believes that seemingly impos-
sible things can happen will develop an incred-
ibly strong faith. In fact, you can measure your
faith by your concept of the impossible.
People who grow a great faith are those who believe
that nothing is too good to be true. Little minds see
only little things and as a result only little things ever
happen. But big minds see big things happening, for big
faith brings big results.
An upstate New York farmer told me once: “Think
big, pray big, believe big, see God as big, and life will
be big.”
Never build a case against yourself. Never settle for
that which is small. Only be willing to accept from life
the big things that life has to give to those who have a
large faith in a God of greatness.
Practice letting your mind stretch itself. Deliberate-
ly think bigger and bigger thoughts of faith. Conceive
of greater things occurring through your faith. Take a
deep breath and venture out beyond your depth. Do not
hug the shore; do not fear high places. You can go as far
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as you think you can. Think high and wide and deep
and far.
You will never go any higher than your thoughts or
your prayers or your faith. So practice stretching your
faith. You can never stretch it higher than God. But you
can stretch it to Him.
SUGGESTION: Read Luke, Chapter 8, which tells of some
of the great things Jesus does.
Faith Builders
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if
we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.
(I John 5:14)
And he said, The things which are impossible with men
are possible with God. (Luke 18:27)
But Jesus... said unto them, With men this is impossible;
but with God all things are possible. (Matthew 19:26)
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are
possible to him that believeth. (Mark 9:23)
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath
great recompense of reward. (Hebrews 10:35)
E have saved until the last the greatest Faith
Builder of all, which is to commit yourself to
God and to Jesus Christ.
What do we mean by commit yourself? It is to give
yourself to the Lord. Another way of saying it is to sur-
render your life to His control, to follow His guidance
in all that you do and are.
I would like to tell you about a man who learned the
greatest spiritual truth of all. He was under much stress
from pressure and trouble. Then he surrendered his life
to Christ. He simply said, “Lord, I give myself to You.”
His faith prior to that time was weak and inadequate
and he lacked joy and creative power.
But after he fully gave himself to Christ, he found his
faith growing stronger. New joy came to him and he was
able to work more effectively than ever before.
Another man who achieved great faith from small
and weak beginnings had on his desk a framed state-
ment: “What would Jesus do?” This constant challenge
so changed his life from weakness to power that he had
the statement made up for others. He gave more than
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3000 of them to people everywhere, many of whom
found strong faith and new life.
What is written here is not theoretical but the result
of personal spiritual experience. They have worked for
others. They can work for you. Give yourself to God in
faith and He will give Himself to you. The result will
be a powerful faith strong enough to move huge moun-
tains which heretofore have seemed impossible barri-
ers. Make your own sincere commitment now.
SUGGESTION: Read Matthew, Chapter 26, to deepen
your commitment.
Faith Builders
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart
man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9, 10)
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he
shall bring it to pass. (Psalm 37:5)
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the
beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end.
(Hebrews 3:14)
Action Techniques
• First, list the things you believe in—God, Christ,
Their help for you, etc; study this list daily and add
to it as you grow.
• Affirm “I want Faith, I want it with all my heart.”
• Personalize doubt and banish it, speaking out loud to
it.
• Think only of Jesus for two minutes each day.
• Have a regular time to pray, morning and night.
• Use “flash” or fragmentary prayers. Try “shooting”
prayers at people.
• Ask God to stay with you in difficult situations, and
affirm that He is helping you now.
• Make a list of the times you have experienced God’s
providential care.
• Visualize your mind so full of faith that fear is crowd-
ed out.
• Write down all your “securities,” those dependable
factors with which you are surrounded.
• Read inspirational books, associate with inspiring
persons. Practice your faith.
• Affirm “I put my life in God’s hands. I trust God’s
guidance. I leave the outcome to God.”
• Practice stretching your faith—never build a case
against yourself.
• Put the question “What would Jesus do?” where you
will see it daily. Commit yourself now to Christ.
18. NORMAN VINCENT PEALE was, for more than
50 years, minister of New York City’s Marble Collegiate
Church. He became celebrated as “minister to millions”
through weekly Sunday radio broadcasts. His book The
Power of Positive Thinking, first published in 1952, is
still in print, having sold more than 20 million copies
worldwide in 42 languages. He authored 47 books and
founded with his wife, Ruth Stafford Peale, Guideposts
and Positive Thinking magazines. Dr. Peale received
22 honorary doctoral degrees and more than 30 major
awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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