Declarations – Practical Step to Renew Your Mind
This is from my book, Declarations. Reason #27 out of [...]
About Steve Backlund
Steve Backlund was a senior pastor for seventeen years before joining the team at Bethel Church in Redding, CA in 2008. Steve is a leader developer, joy activist, a revivalist teacher, and as Senior Associate Director, is a key part of the Global Legacy (a ministry of Bethel Church) leadership team. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches and leaders and has authored a number of books.Declarations – “I tried it, and it felt fake to me.”
Some have attempted to make declarations in the past, and it just did not feel right, and therefore they quit.
Question: Do I have to choose between a positive outlook and a realistic one?
here are some really good recurring questions that people have upon hearing the message of positivity. Here's one that I very much appreciate, as well as my response to it.
Is Making Declarations an Attempt to Manipulate God?
This question goes to the heart of whether we believe that our beliefs and actions actually influence what happens on planet earth and the quality of our lives.
5 Life Changing Beliefs
I suggest speaking these promises out loud regularly to establish them as core beliefs in your life. They truly are life changing.
Now is the Time to Be Joyful
Today is the day to rejoice. If we don't do so today, when will we? That is a question to ponder.
Praying in Faith: Aligning our Emotions with Truth
We must turn our eyes to God's faithfulness and worship Jesus until we get a revelation of His goodness and love toward us. The battle is first in us and then in our circumstances.
Praying in Faith, Part 1
Declare: My trust and faith in God grows in the proportion to how much I know His character, goodness and trustworthiness.
The Power of Soaking Prayer
The Power of Soaking Prayerby Wendy Backlund Soaking prayer adds a [...]
Igniting Faith #18 – Can we attract favor or rejection into our lives?
Do our beliefs make a difference in how others treat us? Are strife and rejection simply “bad luck” while favor and acceptance “good luck”?