Neil T. Anderson's book entitled "Victory Over the Darkness; Realizing the Power of Your Identity in Christ."
"Indescribable" By Chris Tomlin
From pages 114 - 117: This shows the difference between the world's view of "Positive Thinking" and the Christian's view of "Positive Believing".
Thinking is a function of the mind which cannot exceed its input and attributes. Attempting to push the mind beyond its
limitations will only result in moving from the world of reality to fantasy.
The Christian, however, has far greater potential for success in life in the power of "Positive Believing". Belief incorporates the mind but is not limited by it. Faith actually transcends the limitations of the mind and incorporates the real but unseen world.
The believer's faith is as valid as its object, which is the living (Christ) and written (Bible) Word of God. With the infinite
God of the universe as the object of Christian faith, there is virtually no limit to the spiritual heights that "Positive Believing" can take you.
Someone has said that success comes in cans and failure in cannots.
Here are 20 "Cans" of Success:
1. Why should I say I can't when the Bible says I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Phil. 4:11)?
2. Why should I lack when I know that God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19)?
3. Why should I fear when the Bible says God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind (2 Tim. 1:7)?
4. Why should I lack faith to fulfill my calling knowing that God has allotted to me a measure of faith (Rom. 12:3)?
5. Why should I be weak when the Bible says that the Lord is the strength of my life and that I will display strength and take action because I know God (Ps. 27:1; Dan. 11:32?
6. Why should I allow Satan supremacy over my life when He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4)?
7. Why should I accept defeat when the Bible says that God always leads me in triumph (2 Cor. 2:14)?
8. Why should I lack wisdom when Christ became wisdom to me from God and God gives wisdom to me generously when I ask Him for it (1 Cor. 1:30; Jas. 1:5)?
9. Why should I be depressed when I can recall to mind God's loving kindness, compassion and faithfulness and have hope (Lam. 3:21-23)?
10. Why should I worry and fret when I can cast all my anxiety on Christ who cares for me (1 Pet. 5:7)?
11. Why should I ever be in bondage knowing that there is liberty where the Spirit of the Lord is (Gal. 5:1)?
12. Why should I feel condemned when the Bible says I am not condemned because I am in Christ (Rom. 8:37)?
13. Why should I feel alone when Jesus said He is with me always and He will never leave me nor forsake me (Matt. 28:20; Heb. 13:5)?
14. Why should I feel accursed or that I am the victim of bad luck when the Bible says that Christ redeemed me from the curse of the law that I might receive His Spirit (Gal. 3:13,14)?
15. Why should I be discontented when I , like Paul can learn to be content in all my circumstances (Phil. 4:11)?
16. Why should I feel worthless when Christ became sin on my behalf that I might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Cor. 5:21)?
17. Why should I have a persecution complex knowing that nobody can be against me when God is for me (Rom.
8:31)?
18. Why should I be confused when God is the author of peace and He gives me knowledge through His indwelling
Spirit (1 Cor. 14:33; 2:12)?
19. Why should I feel like a failure when I am a conqueror in all things through Christ (Rom. 8:37)?
20. Why should I let the pressures of life bother me when I can take courage knowing that Jesus has overcome the
world and its tribulations (John 16:33)?
Amen
Book Description:
It's Jesus' promise to you-the promise that you live triumphantly. But what keeps you from really walking in the joy of the Lord? The powers of darkness attack us daily. But, as Dr. Neil Anderson shows in "Victory over the Darkness", you can have the power to conquer them by knowing who you are in Christ.
Learn how to:
Realize the power of your identity in Christ -
Free yourself from the burdens of your past -
Stand against the spiritual forces of this world -
Win the battle for your mind -
Become the spiritual person you want to be -
Discover the truth about God's view of you.
Neil Anderson has updated and expanded his best-selling "Victory over the Darkness" for a new generation of readers, spelling out practical and productive ways to experience Christian growth based on Christ's promise. Learn to apply the truths of Scripture as a base from which to renew your mind and become the person Christ empowers you to be.
