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AFFIRMATION FOR YOUR HAPPINESS THAT WILL REALLY WORK AND HOW  TO USE  THEM 
PODCAST #330 
We're in the middle of 2019!

Knowing how to find and use affirmations, prayers or meditations can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't need to be. Affirmations can lead to more productivity and more happiness today! This podcast episode dives into some simple ways to start, methods to go deeper, and encouragement to create space in your life to have time to think, meditate and get that deep growth you crave.


 


A CONFIDENT SPIRIT 
A confident spirit is our bonus weekly confidence podcast that is meant to bring you a brief, but deep blessing to your confidence growth. In these micro episode you'll get a quick hit of confidence coaching for your soul. These episodes are faith-based and intended to help you with clear and practical ways to fill your soul with confidence as you grow in your relationship with God. For me, the core and essence of all my confidence comes from Him. It is God who freed me from my insecurities, who fills me with worth as a daughter of the king, and who gives me the gift to walk in peace and joy all the days of my life. If you want to grow a more confident spirit, these faith-focused episodes are for you ... let's dive in, shall we?
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK 
Slowing down and making time to meditate with intention is what changes us in our souls and minds from the inside out. Affirmations that focus on your goals and your happiness can help lift you up.

For years I resisted affirmations because I thought they were idealistic, and little goofy. But they're not, they're actually Biblical.

But the question is: how to know what mantra or affirmation you need to be dwelling on? They can range from happiness, to prosperity and to confidence?

From a faith perspective, you can find this answer by spending time with God, and by camping out in scripture. And, I get it, the Bible overwhelmed me. And still does sometimes, but it doesn't have to read in its entirety to have life changing power upon you. In fact, one verse can change your life.  The Word of God is living and active.

12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword,it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12).

What I read in the Bible as an 8-year-old is different than what I read as an 18-year-old, 24-year-old, and now 36-year-old. There is no other explanation to me other than the truth that Hebrews 4:12 is true. It is alive.

So, how to find an affirmation for happiness that works for you?

Talk to God.
Silence your heart, mind and life to be able to listen to Him respond to you.
Make time to read the Bible and to journal.
When you feel drawn to something, "camp out there."
Make that verse your verse until you feel drawn to move on. Memorize it, write it, reread it. Milk it.

Now, how to really make the affirmation work for you and create that happiness today?
1. Memorize it.
2. Write it out.
3. Then write different versions of it.
4. Create a quick trigger to remind you of its power in your life.
5. Repeat it to yourself throughout the day, internally and out loud.
6. Look for signs of it manifesting.
7. Stay the course.

Isaiah 23:6

You will keep in perfect peace, those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Verse of the Week
Psalm 119:15-16

I will meditate on Your precepts And regard Your ways. I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.
Prayer of the Week
Father, Abba.

You love us with a faithful love, a love beyond our human comprehension. And you know us intimately. We come to you, humbled at your greatness and thankful for the ways in which you speak to us through our daily lives when we slow down enough to pay attention to your voice. We confess Lord that we are often overwhelmed. We yearn to hear your voice and to seek your wisdom,