Sunday, June 13, 2010

Daily Affirmations

Part of my assignment on the Prism homework is to write a personal affirmation that I can read to myself every day to bring transformation to my mind as my body is changing. I wrote a one but it came out disjointed and seemed strange to me.

SO, here is what I decided to do. My words, even repeated every day are likely to return void. But God's Word never returns void. So for my personal affirmation is this:


Philippians 3:12-21 (New International Version)

Pressing on Toward the Goal
 12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.  15All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
 17Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you. 18For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. 20But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

I think that will do just fine. And, Lord willing, by the time I get to the "true me" I will have it memorized. I am planning on it.

2 comments:

  1. I have just completed my 5th week of Prism, and was having difficulty with the affirmation part. So I googled it.... and here I am. Even though you wrote this 3 years ago (almost to the DAY!), it's speaking to me. I may "copy" you, and use this same scripture as my affirmation. I love it. I press on... Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.... their god is their stomach.... their mind is on earthly things.... but our citizenship is in heaven. Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body! Wow!!!!! Thank you! Heather

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    1. Thank you so much for leaving this note! I am on here fairly often and I can't believe I missed your comment! God is so good... and timeless! Praying for you! Blessings!

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