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LET THE WEAK SAY, "I AM STRONG"

Positive self-talk is not the invention of man. It's the invention of God, and it was given as a gift to mankind so we could speak our new lives into existence.

The Bible has lots of examples of positive self-talk being used to make good things happen in the hearts and minds of those who love and serve God.

In the book of Joel in the Old Testament, the Bible encourages us to use positive self-talk. Joel 3:10 says, Let the weak say, "I am strong."

It's very clear that self-talk is not about where you are at the present moment. It's about where you are going with God's help.

Amazing things happen when people get in agreement with God about who they are and what they can do with their life.

You are created in the image of God, and the way you live should be a reflection of God's powerful image. Those who feel weak need to get in agreement with God and say, "I am strong." And then they need to start acting like the strong people they actually are. They need to act like they are created in the powerful image of God.

What you talk about matters a great deal because it expands into your life.

When your self-talk is positive, good things start to happen. 

When your self-talk is negative, misery and limitations become your unwanted guests.

Jesus taught that you are to talk to your problems and not about them.

When you talk about your problems with everyone you meet, you magnify those challenges until they become a stronghold in your mind. They occupy the high ground and rooting them out is difficult. 

Every time you talk about your problems, you increase their power. When you focus on them, they become stronger, and you become weaker.

Jesus said if you have faith the size of a grain of mustard seed, you can tell a mountain to move into the sea, and it will happen.

Jesus wants you to be a mountain mover.

Jesus used his mountain story to make an important point. You have to talk to the mountains in your life before they move.

All of your problems - your mountains - are waiting to hear from you, and if you start speaking words of faith, your mountains will move.

No matter what your problem, you must talk to it. 

If you are depressed, you must talk to your depression and start pushing back.

Tell your depression that God's love is the most positive and most powerful force in the universe, and His love is filling your heart and mind. Tell your depression that you are made in the image of God, and that God loves and accepts you the way that you are. Tell your depression that God's love changes the way you think and feel. You are a new person with a new life.

The wheel of change always turns in the direction of what you put into your mind, and you must start filling your mind with positive things. 

If you want to move a mountain of depression out of your life, you'll have to start talking to your depression rather than talking about it. 

What you say to yourself is absolutely critical.

If your life is full of problems, don't make matters worse by commiserating over your problems with everyone you meet. 

Instead, start talking to your mountains and cast them into the sea.

Jesus once asked a sick man if he wanted to be healed. This was not an academic question. It addressed the heart and soul of what it takes to get well. The first step in getting well, is wanting to get better.

When you want to get better, and you expect to get better, you no longer talk about your problems. You start talking to your problems and mountains start moving in your life.

Self-talk is not optional. You do it all the time, and you need to make sure it is positive. 

Most important of all, your self-talk needs to be in agreement with God about who you are and what you can do with your life.

Dr. Dave

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WHO IS DR. DAVE AND WHY IS HE BLOGGING?


More than two decades ago, Captain Dave (aka Dr. Dave) started writing and creating websites as he sailed around the world on his sailboat, SV Exit Only. Those early websites and books evolved into the Positive Thinking Network you see today.

Captain Dave lived overseas for twenty-eight years in his globe trotting lifestyle until he became a Flying Doctor with the Indian Health Service working for ten years in the American Southwest flying out to deliver health care to the Apache, Hopi, Hualapai, Havasupai, and Colorado River Tribes.

Dr. Dave completed his work with the Indian Health Service in Arizona, and now runs the Positive Thinking Network full time either from his catamaran or his Land Rover Defenders as he travels around the world

The Positive Thinking Network has a global outreach sending a positive message to 196 countries, and it is your definitive source of positive thinking on the World Wide Web. 

With hundreds of positive websites, and more than a million pages and podcasts downloaded each month, it's where you come to learn everything you want to know about positive thinking. The Positive Thinking Network focuses on positive self-talk, positive spirituality, winning the battle against depression, PTSD, and positive adventure.

Hundreds of family safe websites stand ready to fill your mind with positive things.

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