Definitely Maybe
Do you remember that old song from years ago: "School days, school days, wonderful golden rule days. Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic' …?"
The good old Three R's. We'd like to share a different set of three R's - three R's that can transform your "definitely maybes" into "Definitely Definitelys."
Recognize:
Before we can transform anything, we have to recognize what needs to be changed. And our "definitely maybes" wear lots of disguises that make them difficult to recognize. We have to really listen to ourselves in order to hear it.
"Yeah, buts" are strong negative affirmations. (I am filled with glorious heath and energy … yeah, but why do I feel so bad? OR yeah, but I've just been given a horrible diagnosis. I magnetize money, and have plenty to share and spare … yeah, but I don't really know where the money is going to come from to buy groceries this week! I am one with God and all is well … yeah, but I sure don't think God is doing His part!)
When, then games are procrastination devices. (I believe that what we give comes back to us multiplied - and when I win the lottery or get that big contract or promotion, then I'll start really tithing! I believe that God is the source of all good, and when I buy that new home, then I'll be really happy!)
Mismatching words and actions occurs when we say one thing, but our actions don't live up to or model what we say. (In dance, when we count steps - triple step, triple step, rock step - but our feet are doing all kinds of weird steps that have nothing to do with our words!
Refute:
Deny any power of other people's attitudes to affect you. (I refuse to allow our attitude to have any affect on my attitude). Deny any power of appearance of lack, or illness, or fear to affect you. (There is no lack in my world. OR This perceived illness has no power over me.)
The denials we are talking about do not mean the same thing as the psychological term "in denial." According to Webster, to deny means to declare to be not true; to declare as utterly false. Denials are our ability to put our error thoughts in their proper place. Denials are a way of talking back, refusing to give power to something 'outside' of us that seems controlling or restrictive.
Reprogram :
A denial without an affirmation is a very dangerous thing! So we must fill the vacuum created by denials with powerful affirmations what we know to be truth. In the Gospel of Luke 11:24-26, Jesus tells the parable of the man who was cleansed of an evil spirit. However, the spirit returned, finding the "house" swept clean, and so it moved back in, with seven of its buddies, more wicked than he. This reminds us of how important it is to reaffirm our beliefs and reprogram our thinking, by following up denials with powerful affirmations!
According to Emilie Cady, in Lessons in Truth, "to affirm anything is to assert positively that it is so, even in the face of all contrary evidence… Deny the appearance of evil; affirm good. Deny weakness; affirm strength. Deny any undesirable condition, and affirm the good you desire."
The key is to affirm with power - with faith! When you use a Definitely Maybe approach, you are simply wishing. When you affirm from the strength of your Christ consciousness, you are speaking with a voice of faith and strength!
Our granddaughter graduated from Daisies - the pre-Brownies group. As a graduation gift, the leaders gave each girl a little book filled with pictures capturing the events they had participated in. We were struck by one of the pictures. The girls were lying on the ground, in front of a fire truck. The words above the photo were "Stop, Drop, Roll." Our granddaughter explained that it was a phrase the firefighters used to tell us how to handle ourselves if we ever get caught in fire.
It really connected with us and so we applied it to the 3 R's: STOP - Recognize the maybe's that dilute your spiritual growth and happiness; DROP - Release error thinking and behaviors by denying their power; and ROLL - Reaffirm the transformative power of the beliefs, the Truths, of spiritual principles! Put the 3 R's into practice so you take the Maybe out of Definitely.
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