Negative Expectations

Making negative judgements about what is going to happen has a powerful effect on what will happen. It reflects a hidden assumption that Jesus our Lord is unable to control events or if He can, He does not love us enough to protect us. Exploring our own thinking and listening to our words exposes these negative thoughts. The solution is to take them to Jesus and to walk by faith in Him, not by sight or in our own understanding. That brings light into our spirit and banishes the darkness of negative thinking.

Inner Vows

These result from our negative judgements of ourselves, other people in our lives or institutions we have to deal with. They often come out as statements that we are promising to do something in our own strength. That shows that we think we are in control, not God. It amounts to a statement that we do not trust God to lead us on the right path. Again the solution is confession, repentance/forgiveness and cleansing.

Remembering the Past without Jesus

Every time we remember traumatic experiences from our past, they provide an open door for evil spirits to influence our thought processes. There, they regenerate fear, anxiety and stress. This prayer invites the Holy Spirit to show us where Jesus was in our vision of that event and what He was doing. We may not have been committed to Jesus at that time, but now we know that Jesus has been with us since before we were born. He promises to be with us always. Remembering this promise and seeing that Jesus was actually with us, brings freedom and release from the negative emotions associated with those experiences.