I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13
Those who grew up in homes where their confession was at variance with the thoughts in the opening text; may have had it difficult to cultivate the kind of mentality Paul exhibited. They might have grown up listening to their parents say; I can’t do this, or I can’t do that there’s no money, or we don’t have enough. But you see, this is the Spirit’s desire for you: to cultivate the I can do mentality.
That’s the way I think. Whatever God has laid for me to do, I can do it. I can do anything; I can have anything; Yes, I can! In Paul’s epistle to the Philippians, we read of his beautiful, Spirit-inspired testimony of himself. He had come to terms with the truth that the ability to do the impossible was at work in him; and that he was solely responsible for the extent to which that power in him worked.
Notice that he didn’t say, “We can do all things..rather, he personalized it; this was his very own testimony. He made a confession that the ability of the Spirit had been granted him to achieve supernatural exploits in life. This same Apostle, in Ephesians 3:20-21, writes, Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” This is the winning mentality.
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Practise this. You might even make a lot of mistakes, but don’t be discouraged; that doesn’t mean anything, because you’re still learning; soon enough you’ll perfect it Someone might say “I don’t have sufficient time to achieve the things I want to do, no! When you practise making the I can do confession, such things will be totally eradicated from your vocabulary, and therefore, your system.
Rather than saying you don’t have time for this or that, keep your composure, knowing that the God who lives in you is the owner of time. In Joel 2:25 (MSG), He said, “I’ll make up for the years of the locust, the great locust devastation—Locusts savage, locusts deadly, fierce locusts, locusts of doom…If He can restore wasted years, He can restore wasted months, wasted weeks, wasted days, wasted hours, wasted minutes, wasted seconds, and wasted moments. Hallelujah!
Culled from Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional. Visit the Rhapsody of Realities Website.
ADDITIONAL READING:
— IS YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK OF LIFE? FIND OUT
— DON’T LISTEN TO EVERY PREACHER — PASTOR CHRIS
— IF YOU FIND YOURSELF STRUGGLING, THEN DO THIS
— GOD WANTS YOU RICH! – PASTOR CHRIS
— THE CHRISTIAN CANNOT BE SICK
— HOW I CULTIVATED FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE
— WHY YOU NEED TO SPEAK MORE IN TONGUES IN 2021
— DON’T BE DECEIVED, SEEING IS NOT BELIEVING
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