Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Confession 200: Affirmations

In my beauty consultant business, we are taught to develop affirmations we can say to ourselves throughout the day.  We say things like, "I am a booking machine", "I am a powerful and confident saleswoman", "I am a Star consultant", etc....  The idea behind these affirmations is that you become what you affirm.  It's the idea that if you say it enough you'll start to live it out.  And so, I felt a bit convicted yesterday when I was cleaning up a side table and found notes from the Priscilla Shirer simulcast I attended last April.  Within our conference booklet was a page of affirmations, but not affirmations focused on building business or making money, but affirmations focused on building holiness and making a God-centered life.  So, I thought I'd dedicate my 200th blog to some affirmations of the soul.

1. I am created in the image of God and God said I am good. (Genesis 1:27)

2. There is no place I can go where God will not find me; no circumstance in life where I will not know his love. (Psalm 139:7-12, Romans 8:28)

3. God has a plan for my life that is bigger and better than anything I could imagine. (Jeremiah 29:11)

4. I will not be afraid of the trials of this life because God, my Savior, will not let me go. (Isaiah 43:1-3)

5. I can do anything that God has called me to do. (Philippians 4:13)

6. I will not worry about tomorrow, for God will provide all my needs.  I only need to rely on him. (Matthew 6:25-34)

7. God has freed me to love others.  I will love others with the outpouring of love God has shown me. (1 John 4:7)

8. I will keep God's word in my heart and teach it to my children. (Deuteronomy:4-6)

9. Even though I have days where this life will make me cry, God will bring joy to my heart. (Psalm 30:5)

10. I have been redeemed by Christ and am a new creation in him. (2nd Corinthians 5:17)

Blessings and Peace,
Sara

6 comments:

  1. Sara - what a fantastic idea!! IO love this :)

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  2. I need to use it more often!! :-)

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  3. Oh, so glad to read your post today!

    How much of a difference affirmations truly make. Oh, and I"m all about numbered lists, especially when those lists contain things I can take away right here and apply right now.

    "Even though I have days where this life will make me cry, God will bring joy to my heart." (Psalm 30:5)
    Why don't I remember this verse? I must go look it up.

    Hope the devotion writing is going well.

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  4. That is awesome! Thank you. I think I'll print it and hang it on the refrigerator.
    ~FringeGirl

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  5. And in humility I affirm that I am a sinner in need of a savior and I have found him in faith alone, through grace and forgiven.

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  6. Good stuff, Sara. Love how you thoughtfully express your faith. I'm going to check out the Hear it on Sunday, use it on Monday thing.

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