I AM… Positive Messages for Self

Most humans are experts at beating themselves up, but are novice at lifting themselves up.  We are quick to believe the negative others speak of us, but are slow to internalize the praise.  It is a fact that each human is her/his own worst critic, so if we listen to ourselves so intently for the negative, then maybe we can train ourselves to listen even more intently for the positive.

Giving yourself a daily positive message can be just the weapon you need to combat all of the negative thoughts we allow to clutter our minds on a daily basis.  A friend of mine relayed a story about how her sister called her fat on a regular when she was only 6 years old.  Today, at 37, she struggles with her weight which causes her to beat herself up even more over the subject.  When she speaks about the subject you can almost see the hurt 6 year old standing in front of you instead of the successful 37 year that she truly is today.  My point, as humans, we will quickly believe and internalize the negative that is said to or of us.  Therefore, we need to bombard ourselves positive messages DAILY in order that we can internalize those messages instead.

 

Some of you have heard me say to students at the end of a belt testing that they need to look in the mirror and tell themselves that s/he is a great person.  I engage in this exercise myself daily.  I encourage everyone, young or just young at heart to do the same.  If you hear something enough, negative and more importantly positive, you will unwittingly begin to believe it.  Here are the things I tell myself daily while staring at myself in the mirror while I brush my teeth:

Lord, I come to You again today, with a humble heart, with the following truths.  I pray for guidance in believing in my heart all of these truths and walk the path you have planned for me:

The LORD is my EVERYTHING!

I am nothing without GOD!

I am handsome.

I am confident.

I am intelligent. 

I am dedicated. 

I am motivating. 

I am inspiring. 

I am in control of my emotions.

I am wealthy in my spiritual, financial and love life. 

I am an influential person.

I do NOT speak or live in any negative thoughts.

Only through God can I make my dreams come true.

I am a successful businessman!

I am a faithful and obedient servant of the Lord!

I am a great instructor.

I am a great pet owner. 

I am a great son. 

I am a great brother. 

I am a great uncle.

I am a great relative.

I am a great friend.

I am a great provider.

I am forgiving.  I continue to pray for forgiveness for anyone who has wronged me.

I continue to pray for forgiveness for anyone I have wronged.

I DO NOT FEAR MY STORMS!!! I know my storms will not last.  I know that You will see me through my storms, Lord Almighty.

I am not intimidated by anyone!

I deserve God’s grace, peace and mercy! I deserve God’s favor! I HAVE WHAT GOD HAS DETERMINED TO BE MINE!

In the name of Your son, Jesus Christ, I pray these truths over my life.  AMEN!

As you can see, my statements are me talking to the Lord while I tell myself all the great things I need to hear.  You do not have to use my positive thoughts.  As a matter of fact, you should NOT use my positive thoughts, but come up with your own.  You must tell yourself how great you are if you are ever going to be a better person.  You must reinforce it daily, until you believe it.  Then, continue to reinforce it daily.  Never stop telling yourself how great you are.  This should not give you an ego complex to the point of arrogance.  It will should just balance you out and increase your self-confidence.  LOVE YOURSELF!!! Now get started with your positive motivation.

Continue to love your family as our SBBW family grows together!