The focus of this blog over the last several weeks has been, the importance of having a high level self esteem. This requires us to have a high level of self awareness, which means knowing who we are. If I asked you to describe yourself today, what sort of adjectives would you use? Would the words you use to describe yourself be positive or negative?
James Allen once said that ‘your character is the sum total of all your thoughts’. The Bible says, “as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7) In other words our current character is a direct result of the thoughts we dwell on in our minds. Character is a result of continued effort in right thinking. Having a God like character means we have a God consciousness, or an awareness of God in our thoughts at all times.
Therefore, if we are dissatisfied our current character, which is a result of the thoughts that we have held in the past, and if we want to elevate ourselves to a more positive, forward-looking character, then we should be able to do so by changing our thought patterns. Of course this also means we will positively change our future, so we become the architects of our own destiny. This is an incredible power that has been afforded to us, and therefore shouldn’t be taken lightly. Our awareness of ourselves is even greater when we have an awareness of the One who created us.
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