I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Positive thinking in daily life

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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in his books on Positive thinking beautifully explains in a biblical way how positive thinking can change your life.

When the world, media is populated with lot of negative news all around Are Christians Positive thinkers in a negative world?

When we say The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want
Do we really say in faith.
 
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BMM said:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in his books on Positive thinking beautifully explains in a biblical way how positive thinking can change your life.

When the world, media is populated with lot of negative news all around Are Christians Positive thinkers in a negative world?

When we say The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want
Do we really say in faith.
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Not positiv thinking changes us! For positiv thinking you dont need Jesus! Many people follow positiv thinking without having to do something with Jesus Christ. I would say that what Jesus allone can change in us, no positiv thinking can.! Positiv thinking is for me a kind of self illusion which denyes the reality. And put the focus on myself instead of the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
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BMM said:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in his books on Positive thinking beautifully explains in a biblical way how positive thinking can change your life.

When the world, media is populated with lot of negative news all around Are Christians Positive thinkers in a negative world?

When we say The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want
Do we really say in faith.
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It really doesn't. It's the beginnings of the New Age movement.
 
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. (Php 4:11)

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. (Php 4:12)

I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Php 4:13)

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Paul is saying that Lord gives him strength to endure everything, to be hungry and to be fed, to live in plenty or in a need.
 
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Re: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Positive thinking in daily

Joh 6:63　 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh accomplishes nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Jesus said in another place that the children of the world are wiser than the children of light.

Why? 　
 
stonesoffire said:
Joh 6:63　 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh accomplishes nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Jesus said in another place that the children of the world are wiser than the children of light.

Why? 　
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Because many children of Light are acting very naively and do not prepare for bad circumstances.
 
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I stopped reading Guideposts a long time ago..................:cool:
 
What!!?? You dare to be positive in a negative world!!??? What? You dare to overcome evil with good?! Oh my!
 
joaniemarie said:
What!!?? You dare to be positive in a negative world!!??? What? You dare to overcome evil with good?! Oh my!
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There is a different. Overcome evil with good. Is not positiv thinking. We can not change a sinful, godless world through positiv thinking. We cant do anything, if God is not enable us to do it. His task for us is to tell the Gospel to lost people and not to save a dying world through positiv thinking. Which finally doesnt work!
 
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Has anyone here sat down and dissected just exactly what that verse was talking about? A lot of us tend to take it as saying we can do ANYTHING because Christ strengthens us.

But, does it really mean that?

I think this is a lot like the verse about telling a mountain to jump into the sea. The parlor trick of going around displacing huge piles of earth is not what that verse means either.
 
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Paul is appealing and Peale is appalling.

Norman Vincent Peale is an infamous heretic.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
wolfwint said:
There is a different. Overcome evil with good. Is not positiv thinking. We can not change a sinful, godless world through positiv thinking. We cant do anything, if God is not enable us to do it. His task for us is to tell the Gospel to lost people and not to save a dying world through positiv thinking. Which finally doesnt work!
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Well wolfwint...who said WE can change a Godless world through positive thinking???? No one. But common sense says positive thinking is much better than negative thinking.... HEEELLLLOOOO





 
BMM said:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in his books on Positive thinking beautifully explains in a biblical way how positive thinking can change your life.

When the world, media is populated with lot of negative news all around Are Christians Positive thinkers in a negative world?

When we say The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want
Do we really say in faith.
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Hi BMM, I've never been a big reader of Norman V.P. But most of the elderly ladies I've worked with over the years had his picture books with nice sayings on their coffee table.

I do however think your post asks a good question. What with the world full of hopelessness and bad news and confusion isn't it a Christian's reasonable service to be positive in a negative world. I mean if any group of people should be positive thinkers it should be us! We have everything to be positive about. We have Jesus!
We have His promises., we have His righteousness., we have His LOVE!!

It is a JOY to realize that Psalm 23 is not for dead people., but for us alive believers. I have learned to take those words to heart and say them in faith. It dawned on me that the Lord IS my Shepherd and I shall NOT want. It's AWESOME!!!!! I also like the way the amplified Bible puts the whole chapter. Will post it. Thank you for asking the question because seriously., we have so much to be positive about. And the word "Positive" is not a new age word.
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Also., there will be no enemies to set a table before when we get to heaven so that is another good and positive truth to think on. Jesus sets a table for us here and now. He is our Good Shepherd right now as well as when we get to heaven.

The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me],
I shall not want.
[SUP]
2 [/SUP]
He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.
[SUP]
3 [/SUP]
He refreshes and restores my soul (life);
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake.

[SUP]
4 [/SUP]
Even though I walk through the [sunless] [SUP][a][/SUP]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.
[SUP]
5 [/SUP]
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You have anointed and refreshed my head with [SUP][b][/SUP]oil;
My cup overflows.
[SUP]
6 [/SUP]
Surely goodness and mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life,
And I shall dwell forever [throughout all my days] in the house and in the presence of the Lord.



 
joaniemarie said:
What!!?? You dare to be positive in a negative world!!??? What? You dare to overcome evil with good?! Oh my!
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Well, given that's your form of positivist most of the time, yup. It seems like a good thing to give up. That whole "look what I'm doing" attitude, followed closely by mocking anyone who isn't like you.
 
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Well, given that's your form of positivist most of the time, yup. It seems like a good thing to give up. That whole "look what I'm doing" attitude, followed closely by mocking anyone who isn't like you.
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Untrue and uncalled for.
 
Willie-T said:
Has anyone here sat down and dissected just exactly what that verse was talking about? A lot of us tend to take it as saying we can do ANYTHING because Christ strengthens us.

But, does it really mean that?

I think this is a lot like the verse about telling a mountain to jump into the sea. The parlor trick of going around displacing huge piles of earth is not what that verse means either.
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Considering Jesus kept saying he does only what he sees his Father doing, I think the "through Christ" is the hinge to the verse. He's not doing anything apart from God, so he's not going to be strengthening us to do something apart from God.
 
FlSnookman7 said:
Untrue and uncalled for.
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Disagree on both.

Considering she has already started and is going to try and convince someone who doesn't know the word or the Lord yet to follow her beliefs, nope. Really not going to stand by and watch while she does that.
 
wolfwint said:
Not positiv thinking changes us! For positiv thinking you dont need Jesus! Many people follow positiv thinking without having to do something with Jesus Christ. I would say that what Jesus allone can change in us, no positiv thinking can.! Positiv thinking is for me a kind of self illusion which denyes the reality. And put the focus on myself instead of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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before one is 'called-chosen-elected', yes positive things can happen, but they are never Godly/positive
things in themselves, but can only be 'worldly' in their expressions...'after conversion', yes, we fall and fail, but
our hearts/intentions are quite 'different' via, virtue, thankfulness, being a priority', only because we know for sure
that Jesus Christ is sitting on the right hand of God to inter-cede for us as our Holy Crucified Saviour
when we come to Him in 'repentance'...
it's a 'life-time journey, that our Heavenly Father has chosen for His family...
 
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