This weekend Pastor Tammy taught us on how we go about changing our reality by changing our heart. Last week I challenged you to pay attention to your internal voice; what goes through your head when faced with a challenge or trial.
Final exam week was probably a good week to think about that. How did you think about yourself and your ability to get your desired grade on a difficult final. Did your internal voice say that you're going to just fail the algebra final because you're just not good at math? Or, did it tell you that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you and that you have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit will bring to your remembrance those things that you have studied?
If you found that you tended to be more like the first example you need to re-program your internal thoughts about yourself. Pastor Tammy talked about some of the ways we can do that by meditating on the Word daily and nightly. Search the Word to find out what God says you are and what He says you can do. Get a true understanding of just who you are "In Christ."
In the example of final exams, you're still going to have to study and work hard. And you probably should not wait until the week before finals to start taking the class seriously. But, assuming you have done all the things you know to do, why would you sabotage all that hard work by telling yourself you'll probably fail anyway? The mind and body will take orders from the heart. If you have told the mind and body to expect failure, it will live up to that expectation.
Next week I will continue talking about finding our true identity in Christ.
