Something new I learned today

I am new to this site. I learned something new today. You can not talk out loud and the brain think of somethng different at the same time. For instance if you are thinking bad,negative, unGodly thoughts and you start saying out loud scripture, or positive confessions your mind can't dwell on the negative. Pray for me that I will desire and act on the desire to spend time with God. That I will learn to be quite and listen to God. I will learn to be in God's presence and not be restless because my mind is not preoccupited with activity. I have to start speaking God's Word. Our pastor has asked us as a congregation to start memorizing Matt.5:3 through chapter 7:24. This is the Beattitudes. He said God is blessing him to learn this, and that his life is being changed, and our lives will be changed as well. I have to realize that by saying out loud what God says about me,what my cir****tances are by God's Word then will my life change. As my counselor said today... the soulman hears what you speak out loud and it begins to believe it. I am wanting to have gastric by-pass surgery done. But as my counselor said today... if I do not find out what the root problem is to the overeating,eating badly etc the surgery will only help me for a short while as I will go back to bad habits and get heavy again. I sure do not want that to happen. I want God to reveal to me my insecurities,negativism, wrong thinking. Guess I will close. Patricia

Hey Patricia! Welcome to the board. Sending up prayers for you to learn the Beatitudes, follow the desire to study the Word more, and for you to have gastric by-pass! God is a faithful God and He will answer our prayers. Randall

KEEPING FAITH IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED. I'VE LEARNED TO LET GO AND LET GOD. IF GOD BRINGS US TO IT, HE WILL BRING US THROUGH IT. I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT. I TOO AM NEW HERE AND AT TIMES, I LET WHAT OTHERS SAY GET TO ME. BUT AS A CHRISTIAN, I HAVE LEARNED TO GO TO GOD WITH ALL OF MY PROBLEMS AND AS ALWAYS, HE HAS A COMFORTING THOUGHT FOR ME. SO I AM NOT AFRAID. I CAN GO IN ON AUG. 24TH AND COME OUT SEEING, BEING, AND FEELING LIKE A NEW ME. GIVING ALL THANKS AND GLORY TO GOD. AMEN!