BY STEVE FURTICK
I found this book at a season in my life where I felt like I was constantly running in circles, yet, there was really nothing holding me back from moving forward – nothing physical at least. And this is interestingly a problem for many people.
I would come to discover that about (90% to be generous) of what we achieve in life is a result of what goes on in our mind and has little to do with our physical ability or power.
In this book, Steve Furtick beautifully reveals while sharing some of his personal experiences, how the mind is the power house of the individual and how the thoughts we allow to run around in there ultimately guide our actions.
The central message of the book however is on how to wrestle our minds away from negative thoughts which statistically seem to dominate most human minds by filling it with powerful insights from the word of God.
The chapters of the book are separated into Four major power confessions which the writer refers to as God’s truth.
God says I am
The section deals with seeing ourselves through God’s eyes and acknowledging that He does not have eyes for the negative but thinks of us in Good, progressive ways.
God says He will
On dealing with the fear and uncertainty that hold us back from experiencing life as God purposed for us. The key is to pay more attention to God’s promises instead of our fears.
God says He has
Satan’s main Job isn’t temptation, its accusation…
This addresses dealing with the voice of condemnation which may very quickly take over the mind from half-rtruths or manipulated truths which the devil constantly tries to feed us by staying on the truth of God’s word and remembering what He has already done
God says I can
In the final section, Furtick almost ruins the fun in the first paragraph where he reveals we’d have to deal with the chatter all of our lives. It never goes away. But the good news is that whatever it brings, we can live above our fears when we fill the gap with God.
This is an amazing read for this particular internet and media crazed generation where there is so much “noise” practically everywhere you turn and all kinds of messages are battling for a space in our mind. The personal tone of the book also makes it an easy read.