How to Save Yourself from Negative Influences
Stephen Pierce, Internet Marketing, speak and author, in his book, “Secrets To Creating Wealth” speaks about the Power of the Third Influence being anything that you allow into your life that will have a long-term affect.
This could be what you watch on TV, what you listen to on the radio, what you put into your body whether it’s food, alcohol or drugs.
A bullet remains in Stephen Pierce’s leg from a shooting some years ago, as a reminder of the negative influences that he allowed into his life, but as he puts it, “the Lord spared my life” since the bullet wasn’t meant for his leg, it was meant for his head!
The fact is, we are all being influenced by something or some one every waking moment of our day, but it’s up to you to filter out what you watch, read and listen to since these, ‘third influences’ as Stephen Pierce calls them will have a long-term impact on your future as well as the future of those you have the opportunity of influencing.
Yes, this means you have the power to influence your children, spouse, employees, nephews, nieces and anyone else with whom you come into personal contact, negatively or positively.
I often hear people say “a little of this or that won’t hurt.” But, the alcoholic didn’t start out drinking a bottle of vodka, he or she started with just ‘a little.’
Many affairs are probably started with just ‘a little’ kiss at the Company’s Christmas party (I’ve witnessed too many of these!) and the debts may have started with just ‘a little’ loan to tide you over.
Can you see what ‘a little’ can do?
And what are the little things you are doing on a daily basis that have now become habits that are having a negative impact on your life as well as those around you? And to what extent are these negative influences having on putting a stop to you living your dreams.
You may not have a choice about who you work with, and there may even be aspects of your environment that you think you can’t change, but let me tell you, you can change what you “ponder” and what you speak.
My little girl came home from School the other day and said “mummy, words are the most powerful thing on earth.” I said “what!?” Thinking she was going to say that’s what you and daddy have been talking about. She said “that’s what the teacher said in assembly.”
No wonder the enemy has tried so hard to get her out of there. He knows she being fed right!!
But, I digress. If a child can accept and understand that, it’s important that we as adults stop accepting that “words are just words.” The Bible tells us that they are spirit and they are life.” John 6:63 KJV
So, how do you get rid of negative influences?
Let me illustrate by way of example…
If you put green die into a jug of water, naturally, the water will turn green. If you keep adding clear water to the jug of green died water, what’s going to happen over time? The water will eventually become clear again because no more green die is being added to the jug of water.
Our minds work on the same principle. I know it’s impossible not to be exposed to words and pictures that can have negative consequences, but you can ensure that you are influenced by more positives than negatives by reading, watching and listening to things that are edifiying to the soul. And by soul, I mean the mind, since so many people confuse this with spirit.
You can listen to songs that lift you up, listen to motivational and inspiring audio and read books that are intended to have a positive impact on your life. And more importantly, you have to keep reading the Word of God. This is where you’ll find the promises that God outlined for you even before you were born.
Doing this, will literally change your outlook on life because what you see and what you speak is what you get in life.
In simple terms, this means you literally have the power to “see” and “speak” your way out of your current situation but you have to put “the right stuff” into your mind in the first place since what you’re thinking about will eventually become what you speak about and what you speak about will ultimately manifest itself in your life.
Be commiteed to speaking the truths contained in God’s Word and when what you’re thinking contradicts what the Word of God says, you just keep saying what God said.
Recently, I’ve been listening and watching Bill Winston and I highly recommend that you go check out his broadcast and they buy his program called “Speak The Word Only.”
It will make you think twice about the words you allow to come out of your mouth when he explains to you that words are not “just words,” but words are spirit.
I particularly enjoyed the “No More Toil” series. Go and edify yourself so you’ll have more power to influence your children, husband, work colleagues and anyone esle with whom you come into contact with, in a positive way.
http://www.bwm.org/believers_walk_of_faith/video.htm
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