Henry Ford the famous inventor and maker of the Model T Ford stated” Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right!”. What we believe is shaping our lives today and will ultimately affect our tomorrow. Belief is often instigated in the realms of the mind, the will, and imagination although these are merely the pathways that release a very powerful tool into our individual lives.
The Creative Ability Of Faith
The Tower Of Babel
(Genesis 11:1-6)
Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and [b]bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.
The people of Babel were no longer living in a loving relationship with God, but now choosing their own direction in life, being influenced by their fallen sinful nature. However, even as a fallen people they still carried some of the original authority that God had given to Adam in Eden, an ability to build and create.
When mankind was created by God, He formed man from the dust (physical) and then God breathed His breath of life into us (spiritual). Therefore it is stated in the Bible that man has been made in the image of God (our Creator) and so we, to a lesser extent, also share God's ability to create. This ability is activated through faith and is meant to always be operated in line with the will of God.
The Creative Ability Of Faith
Self Image
Each of us has a picture of ourselves locked deep inside us, and we live and act out of that picture of who we believe we are, as Henry Ford said, “if you believe you can, you’re right!”
If you have a strong self-belief that you can overcome any challenge that comes your way in life, then you will find that the strength required to overcome it. However, if you believe that you are weak and useless then you will live out of that image and fail in life.
‘As a man thinks in his heart, so is he’ is a scripture often used in describing the power of self-image. (Proverbs 23:7)
Often what we believe about ourselves is shaped by those things we have experienced in life and the words that people have spoken over us. If you grew up in a family where you were abused or belittled constantly by your parents or other family members then your self-image will have been imprinted with at least some of that image, and you may struggle to live a life other than that you have known.
But if you grew up in a home of loving support and lots of encouragement, where you were told that you could do anything and be anything you wanted in life, then you have a far greater opportunity to achieve highly, for you also will live out of your self-image.
The good news is that we are all able to change the picture that we have of ourselves and by doing that we can change our destiny in life. By the correct use of imagination, we can begin to re-program those things we believe about ourselves, and by changing the picture we change our future.
Filling our minds with positive and encouraging thoughts daily goes a long way toward bringing about a change in our self-image. However, there is an even more powerful way to alter our self-image that is not merely relying upon the self-discipline of imagination.
The words that others speak over our life have a deep and abiding impact upon us, they often seem to carry a credibility and weight beyond that which we can build ourselves. The most powerful element of belief is based not merely upon what we believe about ourselves and the world, but who we believe in. The negative words that have been spoken over us in life by imperfect men are most easily dispelled when they are replaced by far more powerful words spoken by the only perfect being, God.
The Creative Ability Of Faith
The Creative Power Of God's Word
The life and encouragement that is to be found in the daily reading of the scriptures in the Bible imprints powerfully upon our self-image and imparts wisdom and hope to a believing heart. Through a personal loving relationship with God, we ensure that the things that we are creating in life are those found within His will.
Jesus Christ once spoke these wonderful words and changed a man’s life forever “If you can believe, all things are possible to him that believes!”
Fathers have a wonderful opportunity to build a strong and positive future for their children by passing on the God-given creative ability, wisdom, and hope they receive from reading the bible verses. By constantly speaking words of encouragement and faith over our children we will enable them to succeed in life by building resilience, respect, and love for God.
God Bless
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