We need to approach the New Year with faith in God and not allow the negativity from the past to resurface in 2020. Faith people can be positive people because of their belief in God’s goodness and grace. Knowledge of both come from the Word of God. Faith in God is faith in His Word and it produces positive expectations.
Negativity, on the other hand, is a belief or belief system rooted in wrong thinking. Some people expect their days to only be dark, dreary, and depressing. Negative people are believing something coming from wrong thoughts. They need to refocus their belief and capture their negative thoughts. Think about it: pessimists, skeptics, cynics, and critics are all believing in something and it is usually based on wrong thoughts or wrong thinking.
As Christians we are supposed to challenge those beliefs and thoughts. Second Corinthians 10:4, 5 says it is a warfare, “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”
This surprises some Believers to realize that every thought that comes into their brain is not just their thought. The enemy uses thoughts to take us captive to his thinking Separate yourself from your thoughts and sort them according to Philippians 4:8 which says, “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Believe the ones that line up and agree with God’s Word and cast down or fling away all the rest. Realize we can still think wrong thoughts after we are saved which is why we are told to renew our mind with the Word of God (Romans 12:2).
Pastor John Rasicci is the founder and Pastor of Word of His Grace Church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, where we are building people who are building the Church. Pastor's ministry mission is to help people discover God's dream for their Life, the Local Church, and the Last Days' Harvest. With a strong emphasis on the grace of God and with a prophetic voice, Pastor John preaches and teaches in churches, conferences, and crusades both locally and throughout the world. He has produced books, tapes, and other teaching materials to empower, enable, and equip Believers with the Word of God. Pastor John is married to his wife Candy who with their three children, Krista, Joanna, John Anthony, and two son-in-laws, Matt and Doug, serve together in the ministry. After graduating from Kent State University, Pastor John pursued a career in professional baseball before accepting the call to the ministry. He and his wife, Candy, received their ministry training from Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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