Expectation flows from Perception

MARK 11

1 WHEN THEY were getting near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent ahead two of His disciples

2 And instructed them, Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; unfasten it and bring it [here].

3 If anyone asks you, Why are you doing this? answer, The Lord needs it, and He will send it back here presently.

4 So they went away and found a colt tied at the door out in the [winding] open street, and they loosed it.

5 And some who were standing there said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt?

6 And they replied as Jesus had directed them, and they allowed them to go.

7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their outer garments upon it, and He sat on it.

8 And many [of the people] spread their garments on the road, and others [scattered a layer of] leafy branches...

What is FEAR?

Fear

• is a killer,
• a dream stealer
• and paralyzer

John :10:10 (Amp)

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].

1 Samuel 17:45 - 58

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a  javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the corpses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that this entire assembly may know that the Lord does not save with the sword or with the spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will hand you over to us.”  When the Philistine...

Who's got your back? Episode 1

Take charge  and live with control, confidence, and freedom.

Dr. Ron Fudala is a Board-Certified Chiropractic Neurologist.
Since 1993 he has practiced as a Spine and Nerve diagnostic consultant. As a consultant, Dr. Fudala had a unique way of practicing.

He didn’t provide actual treatment to his patients, but rather gave them the guidance to help them make treatment choices that were a good fit for their individual situation and expectations. Working in this capacity required him to be impartial, objective, and knowledgeable about a wide range of conditions, and the various ways that those conditions could be treated.

Many of Dr. Fudala’s consulting years were within the neurosurgical division of a large neuroscience practice. When there, he developed and supervised the practice’s non-surgical and post-surgical spine care program. This program had a heavy emphasis on teaching appropriate self-care and how “smart...

OVERCOMING NEGATIVE INNER DIALOGUE

"Take it to the one who has all the answers"

Yep, those conversations that you have with yourself and later wish you never did. Who doesn't have those? Why do we have inner dialogues? And why are they so negative when we're actually talking to ourselves?

I know I have them, and in some life seasons, I've had them more often than I care to remember.

As a child, a friend's dad told me that I'd never be a salesman. I'm useless at it. This one comment traveled with me for several years. Every time I tried my hand at a sales consultant job I would fail. I would tell myself over and over that I can't do this. I'll see the picture in my mind of that day so long ago; that one comment.

I got teased on a daily basis when I was younger because of my red hair and freckles. I carried that into my adult life. Whenever I walked into a room full of people or had a meeting with a new client, I would tell myself that people were staring.

I'm a dreamer, a...

OVERCOMING NEGATIVE INNER DIALOGUE

Keep the Faith

My life as far back as I can remember was a struggle. Our home wasn’t fit for a dog to live in. Drinking water was from a polluted well, or boiled water from the river. Most of the time we ate frozen apples from the tree we froze during the summer months.

 

When my mother died, we became homeless for years. I was told I would never be able to accomplish anything in life. Going to an all white school was not a positive thing for me. It was understood that if you did not catch on to the work then you were left on your own.

 

Drugs and robbery became much of my life. I chose that lifestyle only to survive.  It ended shortly  after a deal went wrong I was shot six times. Yes you heard right six times. This was the first miracle in my life, because when I looked at my belly there was no bullet holes nowhere.

God truly was putting things in order. A beautiful young girl , who would not...

OVERCOMING NEGATIVE INNER DIALOGUE

Trust requires Courage

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The mind is powerful. It is more powerful than any weapon ever invented - governments, societies and foundations have spent millions to try to influence it. 

A private inner thought can put you on top of the world, or make you want to hide away from everyone and every thing.

Our mind is where we experience our relationship with Jesus, make choices, try to make sense of what we see, what we hear, taste and feel.  It is also the place where we judge ourselves.

Let's zoom into the judgment process - this process is like a courtroom of life experience and external influence making an argument against you or the situation- presenting its case to you- the judge. 

You consider its argument and allow yourself to agree or disagree. If we, as the judge, allow it, truth can also present its case for us to consider. 

I personally have often found myself only listening to one side of the argument. Usually the...

OVERCOMING NEGATIVE INNER DIALOGUE 

ARE YOU PLAYING TO WIN OR PLAYING NOT TO LOSE?

In high school I wrestled in the Washington State Wrestling Championships. I was winning my match 4 to 0. At the half way point, rather than continuing to increase my lead I got scared. I didn't want to make any mistakes so rather than wrestling to win, I was wrestling to not lose.

I made some mistakes and eventually lost my match 5 to 4.

Looking back on this experience, the powerful lesson I learned is to play the game of life to win vs. not to lose. In other words, to choose faith over fear.

Making decisions out of fear does not feel good. Fear will limit your creativity and your potential. In my case, it created a self-fulfilling prophecy. I was afraid to make mistakes. I was afraid to lose my wrestling match and in the end, I did.

When you are scared, take a moment and remind yourself all of the challenges you have been through and all of them you have overcome. Remembering these things...

OVERCOMING NEGATIVE INNER DIALOGUE

"We have been given the mind of Christ"

Wrestling with our inner negative dialogue is a fight we can win. 

That's EPIC. Everything's Possible In Christ. 

As born again children of God, He has given us more than we need to help us. I want to share two spiritual tools that will defeat our inner critic as we apply them in our lives.

#1.  He's given us the mind of Christ.  (Isaiah 40:13, I Corinthians 2:16 and Romans 11:34)

Our minds cannot understand God. However, once our spirit has experienced the new birth we begin the renewal process in our soul (mind, will and emotions) as we read and apply the Scriptures.

"For who knows a person's thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received in not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 

This is what we...

OVERCOMING NEGATIVE INNER DIALOGUE

"Look what's possible"