You become what you think

The Law of Concentration states that whatever you dwell upon grows in your life experience. Whatever you think about on a continual basis becomes a part of you.
You become what you think, and the more you dwell on something, the more you have of it in your life.

The Law of Substitution states that your conscience mind can only hold one thought at a time. It makes no difference to your mind whether the thought is "negative" or "positive," it can only hold one at a time. However, you can choose to substitute "negative" thoughts with "positive" thoughts, thus changing your mental state of being.

The Lord understood these principles when He inserted a couple of scriptures into the Bible: Proverbs 23:7a, "For as you think in your heart, so you are."

Isaiah 26:3, "Thou wilt keep them in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because they trust in thee."

You are what you are because of what you have allowed yourself to concentrate on!
If you find yourself crabby, miserable, negative person that nobody likes to be around . . . guess what?  You’re that way because you have allowed yourself to feast on a steady diet of crabby, miserable, negative thoughts.

If you bake a cake and it doesn’t turn out like you want, you can blame the oven all day long . . . but that won’t change the outcome of your next cake. If you want to change the outcome of the next cake . . . change the recipe!

If you find that you’re not the person you want to be, you can blame your circumstances all day long, but that will never change anything. If you want to change . . . change the recipe of your life!

Try substituting negative thoughts with positive ones. And do you know what? . . .
If you’ll concentrate on what’s right in your life instead of what is wrong . . . what’s good instead of what’s bad . . . what’s sweet instead of what’s bitter . . . you’ll find that you’re a totally different person . . . and the only thing that changed . . . was you!

Happiness comes when you stop wailing about the troubles you have, and offer thanks for all the troubles you don’t have.

It’s exciting to realize that you can hold the thoughts and feelings and purposes of God’s very own heart in your heart? It’s thrilling to know the Creator of heaven and earth wants to be one spirit with you and transmit His thoughts to your mind?

First Corinthians 6:17 says that when you were joined to the Lord you became one spirit with Him. He came into union with you so that He can talk to you heart to heart. God wants you in this harmony with Him so that His thoughts can become your actions.

He wants you to walk so closely with Him that you never lack power to overcome the evil of this world. He wants you to be so in tune with His Spirit that you are able to feel His heart of compassion toward those around you who are hurting or bowed down with sickness and pain.

He wants you to consent to become one with Him, just as He has committed to be one with you, so He can reach out through your hands and fulfill His purposes in the earth.

Make a fresh commitment today to walk in union with your God. Give your attention to His Spirit in your inner person. Determine to yield to His voice and not to the voices of the world or the flesh! Determine to yield to His fresh leadership of your life, and not to the traditions of people.

Ask yourself: What voice am I listening to in times of crisis or decision making?
Allow the mind of Christ to flow through you!

By faith you can have your mind renewed if you will begin to read the Word of God daily and to the best of your understand and ability, begin to apply that part of it that applies to you, in your daily responses to life.

Romans 12:1-4
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.
2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
This is a written directive of God’s will.
2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Now then, since you know what God wants and how he wants you to begin.

It is your decision. Will you continue to use the same old recipes which have not worked? Try God’s new recipes- they have worked in countless millions of lives who became serious about their situation, and decided to let God help.