Three Words That Will Ensure Your Advancement:
Encourage, Enlighten, Empowered
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus….” Philippians 2:5a
During my prayer time one morning, I heard these three words: ENCOURAGE, ENLIGHTEN, and EMPOWERED. The Lord has said that in this season; if we can embrace the essence of these words….. permitting their meanings to become as one anchor… we will obtain the ability to stand firmly in any situation and enter into an advanced dimension.
First, I must learn how to truly ENCOURAGE myself….as David did (I Samuel 30:6). Because of the rapid occurrence of events in the realm of the spirit and in the natural; unless we establish a pattern of daily renewing our minds with the Word of God; depression, oppression, confusion, distrust and the like will attempt to take residence within our minds. Therefore, we must not allow our attentions to wander, nor our allegiance to the Lord to become altered. We must maintain an attitude of gratefulness. Remember to speak over yourself and encourage yourself …..REGARDLESS!
Next, we must daily seek to educate ourselves concerning some subject. Enlarge the territory of your mind! (I Chronicles 4:9 & 10). Never let a day end without having learning something new. Be determined that you will learn at least one new thing every day. When we don’t actively use our minds, because of the inactivity of certain brain cells; we have opened the door to various psychological disorders. To become ENLIGHTENED concerning any subject on a daily basis only requires one key element…. Discipline!
Lastly, I must remember that I have already been EMPOWERED to accomplish EVERY task that I may encounter. I must declare that I will triumph in every situation! (II Corinthians 2:14). God has given to me the power and the authority to successfully triumph in every situation. However… when I am uncertain concerning this decree; I will permit the enemy to make me think that he has the upper hand. We have the power…we have already been empowered. Therefore, we must stand in the midst of any and every situation……commanding it to come into an alignment with what the Lord has said. Our dilemmas don’t surface because of a lack of power… we have already been empowered! Our dilemmas overtake us simply because we lack to authoritatively handle those situations. The restraint on the manifestation of our power could very well be a result of: ungodly fear; a lack of wisdom; a lack of correct information or an improper application of the same.
Therefore, if I ENCOURAGE myself; become more ENLIGHTENED; and walk in the EMPOWERED state that the Lord has already given unto me…..I can’t be defeated! When my mind has truly been renewed to this position…… and I used these words as my foundation…… then I have become that feared individual that the enemy’s camp so dreads!!!
“The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.” Proverbs 4:7 (ESV)
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