Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The Secret to Personal Power -- It's Not What You Think!


The Secret to Personal Power

 
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There is such a thing as personal power, but most people haven't encountered it even remotely. That's because their notion of personal power aims at the wrong goal. They define a powerful person as someone with money and status who can exert his will over others. Such a person is imagined to be strong, smart, lucky, and more than a little ruthless. Examples crop up from Washington to Wall Street, any area of life where competition is fierce and the spoils go to the victors.
But the real secret to personal power lies elsewhere. The difference is that one kind of power, the kind I've just sketched, comes from what you do while the other comes from who you are. Before writing this post, I reviewed in my mind the qualities I've observed in the most powerful people I've met over the past thirty years, and it was astonishing how many qualities come directly from being rather than doing. Here's my list:
  • A powerful person has built a life filled with meaning and purpose.
  • They are able to realize their intentions.
  • They direct their attention with efficiency and focus.
  • Their choices benefit themselves and the people around them.
  • From inside themselves they tap into creativity, imagination, and insight.
  • They can feel out a situation through reliable intuition.
  • Their accomplishments haven't led to self-importance -- humility and gratitude are present in their makeup.
  • At the end of the day life is a continuous source of joy and equanimity for them, not a battlefield of struggle and frustration.
Not every powerful person exhibits these qualities every day; room must be left for personal growth and a host of personal differences. Yet no matter how unique each of us is, we share a common source in the consciousness from which all personal power arises. Once you have made contact with this source, the most valuable things in life - love, compassion, strength, a sense of truth - can be accessed naturally. There is no need to rely on your ego to win them for you (or to do without once your ego fails at the quest).
The kind of power I'm describing isn't the fruit of worldly success - it lies at the source of who you are. Therefore, success is guaranteed and cannot be taken away. This message has been delivered for centuries by the world's wisdom traditions, yet it is left to each of us, at any age, to realize the truth by testing it for ourselves. A journey is implied, a lifelong project to know who you really are.
It's a problem that modern society has such conflicted notions about the inner world, where a muddle has been created by the conflicts between science and religion, contending approaches to psychology, the demands of daily life, and the buried aspirations we never achieve because we spend so much time and effort on distractions. Even so, these obstacles exist in the realm of doing. The realm of being isn't damaged by them; its door is always open.
How do you recognize if you are accessing your own being? Personally, when I look at myself, I ask if I'm living up to the following traits:
  • Am I immune to criticism but responsive to feedback?
  • Do I feel that I'm beneath no one and superior to no one?
  • Do I feel fearless?
  • Am I standing up for my own truth?
  • Do I find myself in the company of those who seek the truth (and act cautious around those who claim to have found it)?
  • Do I exist in mutual respect with everyone I encounter?
  • Do I feel the kind of courtesy that comes from the heart?
  • Do I know when to defer and when to assert myself?
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These touchstones are the most valuable ones on a day-to-day basis because they tell me that I am connected to who I really am, my true self, as opposed to the image I project and the labels that others attach to me. It's not always easy to remain connected to being; you have to leave room for self-forgiveness and a wide tolerance for making mistakes. But the kind of self-power that is rooted in the self and not in ego is unmistakable and deeply satisfying. The fact that it is open to all remains one of the great secrets of human existence.
Deepak Chopra, MD, Founder of The Chopra Foundation, Co-Founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, Author of What Are You Hungry For? and for more information visit The Universe Within.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

God Wills to Heal



Christ Wills to Heal


  Do you long for a healing from Christ but wonder if it is the will of God to heal you? In Isaiah 53 God already expressed His will on the cross, when He covered your sins in His blood, and when He healed your disease by His stripes. It is the will of Jesus to give all healing and forgiveness, not just some, or a selected few. Just as Jesus offers salvation at the cross, He by the same action has offered healing for all. You may wonder about other people, those who may have died from disease, those who prayed and didn’t receive a healing from God. But this is a fleshy distraction, you need to focus on Jesus, the word of God, and the promises already made. Our example to focus on is Jesus Christ, who has already healed us, who died for our sins, who by His stripes we are healed. You are not to make comparisons between you and others who need healings, as Jesus expressed in John 21:22: “Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me."   Here Jesus is saying, do not worry about other people, you listen to me. You are to focus on Jesus, not others,  and accept the healing that is yours today to receive. The word of God says it is by faith that it may be by grace. You see, the grace of God heals us, and our faith makes it possible. There are many ways to develop your faith, and here are some to get you started.

  1. Focus on the Word of God, and believe that it is true and literal word of God.
  2. Find healing scriptures and focus on them. You can even write them down on index cards so you can read them on the go, or when you start to doubt the word of God. (It sounds extreme but you are trying to change bring about a new mind frame, a godly mind frame, this takes constant focus).
  3. Keep away from those who are negative or doubt to the truth of Gods word.
  4. Proclaim your healing with your mouth, and praise God for it, no matter how you feel. It cannot be by grace unless you say it shall be so, the saying part is faith put into action, so speak it. Faith speaking is always better than merely faith thinking, because speaking something is a whole other level, its more than just a thought.
  5. Pray to God asking him to help you develope your faith. Ask him to give you new ways to increase your faith.
  6. Surround yourself in God's presence and praise, in God's worship, in God's Word, and fellowship with God's people.
Healing comes by believing, believing in the word of God. Healing does not come by feeling. It cannot be. If healing came by feeling, where would the faith be? Just as salvation cannot come by feeling, nor can healing.

Pray this prayer with me
Jesus I believe your word. I believe when you died on the cross you healed me and forgave all my sins. Now I am accepting what you’ve done, and receiving my healing and forgiveness. Almighty God, help me increase my faith and hunger for you. Help me set aside my own natural thoughts and beliefs, and believe the truth of your word.
This article is published by permission through and from  http://www.myfaithworks.me/ . Please visit My Faith Works to view and read other great resources.
Amen and hallelujah!

For a more in-depth discourse on faith and healing check out The Power of Healing Affirmations by Dr. Rick Wallace. You can also visit this site that explains how speaking healing impacts the healing process. Simply Click Here!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Expect the Supernatural


God desires to do the supernatural in your life. He wants to gain glory through your victory, but He requires that you believe. In fact, his word declares that without faith it is impossible to please him (Heb. 11:6). God will meet you at the level of your expectancy.

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