Bible Verse Psalm 11

Psalm 11

Strengthening Our Foundation With God.

“In theLord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, ‘flee as a bird to your mountain?’ For look! The wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow on the strings, that they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalm 11:1-3

God is telling us that thought we want to “Flee as a bird…when the wicked bend their bow” (the enemy attacks us) God has a different plan

Through this Psalm we will learn how to “pass tests” from God that are intended to refine us and give us a stronger foundation of faith and trust in the Lord.

With every attack that comes against us, Satan hopes to destroy our faith in God. God uses these attacks to strengthen and increase our faith. By praying this Psalm we can be trained by the Holy Sprit through God’s refining process. (known as Sanctification).

“The Lord is in His Holy Temple; the Lord is on His heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; His eyes examines them. The Lord Examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence His soul hates. Psalm 11:4-5

God is clear… He hates ungodliness and will “test” (refine) His children to cleanse us from it. The refining process works to train us to “walk in righteousness .” In the place where God can bless and protect us from the enemies attacks.

“Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.” Psalm 11:6

God teaches us that “the wages of sin is death.” (Spiritual death). We have righteousness in our spirit through faith in Jesus and the cross, but it is in the process of “testing and trials” that righteousness is established in our soul and body,

When we have “tests and trials“ we need to pray and accept what God wants to do in each of us and in His body (the church). We are in the greatest season of refining (sanctification) in the history of the church and we time to be trained by it.

“For the Lord is righteous, He loves justice; upright men (and women) will see His face.” Psalm 11:7

The goal of the Lord’s testing/refining is righteousness in us… Spirit, soul, and body. The fruit (the growth) of this is a deeper relationship with God and walking continually in His blessing, provision, and protection.

Bible Verse Psalm 10

Psalm 10

This is a intercessory prayer for the oppressed.

“Why do you stand far off, Lord? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?“ Psalm 10:1

Gos knows at times we feel like this. We still need to send a prayer petition for He wants to give us. Asking Him to strengthen our faith according to His Word. Ask for God’s deliverance for ourselves and others.

We need specific prayer to pray against the attacks of the enemy. To stop the “plots devised” against us and cause them to backfire on the enemy.

“In His arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.” Psalm 10:2

Never forget God’s definition of “humble.” This is someone who admits God is their only hope, and respects God enough to obey Him. Pray for God’s help based on our humility, those who are praying to humble themselves before God.

“Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.” Psalm 10:12

This is our “faith declaration.” We learned that when we pray and worship God with the Words He give us, it is the expression of our faith and trust in God. When we pray with the words in the Psalms we should expect to receive the promises that is given.

“But you, God see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are thr helper of the fatherless.” Psalm 10:14

We should pray this intercessory prayer by declaring our faith in believing God has heard our prayers and given us victory over the enemy.

“O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.” Psalm 10:17-18

Note: When God, says “fatherless in His Word. He is speaking of vulnerable children whose fathers were dead or absent and whose mothers were limited in their ability to provide for the family because women didn’t traditionally work or own property.

Types Of Boundaries You May Need

We all need boundaries.

Boundaries keep us safe.

Boundaries differentiate me from you,

Boundaries help us focus on what’s important to us.

And boundaries improve relationships by creating clear expectations and responsibilities.

But it can be hard to figure out what boundaries you need to set.

What boundaries do you need?

One way to identify your boundaries is to think about the areas of your life where you’re experiencing problems. Do you constantly feel exhausted? Do you feel uncomfortable around someone in your life? Each of these problems is telling you that you’re lacking boundaries in this area of your life.

There are several common types of boundaries. Understanding each type can help you clarify the specific boundaries that you may need.

I have had some real issues setting boundaries in my life. Partly because I thought I would hurt people in my life. But, I ended up hurting myself instead.

  • Physical Boundaries

Physical boundaries protect your space and body, you have a right no to be touched, to have privacy, and to meet your physical needs such as resting or eating. They tell others how close they can get to you, what kind of physical touch (if any) is okay, how much privacy you need, and how to behave in your personal space. A physical boundary clearly defines that your body and personal space belongs to you.

Have you ever sat somewhere and someone sit uncomfortably close to you, and you move away, because you need more physical space? That’s an example of personal space.

  • Sexual Boundaries

Sexual boundaries protect your right to consent, to ask for what you like sexually, and to honesty about your sexual history. They define what kind of sexual touch and intimacy you want, how often, when, where, and with whom.

Maybe your personal policy is not having sex on the first date. Or saying in what way you want to be touched.

  • Emotional or Mental Boundaries

Emotional or mental boundaries protect your right to have your own feelings and thoughts, to not have your feeling criticized or invalidated, and not to have to take care of other people feelings. Emotional boundaries differentiate your feelings from other people’s, so your accountable for your own feelings, but no responsible for how others feel. Emotional boundaries also allow us to create emotional safety by respecting each other’s feelings m not oversharing personal information that’s inappropriate for the nature or level of closeness in a relationship.

Your free to say, “I don’t feel comfortable discussing this…

Or, “I feel embarrassed and powerless when you chastise me in front of other people. I’d like you to stop.”

  • Spiritual or Religious Boundaries

Spiritual boundaries protect your right to believe in what you want, worship as you wish, and practice your spiritual or religious beliefs.

Maybe saying, “I’m going to take a moment and say a silent prayer before we eat.” To let other people pray or thank anyone for the food, without pushing your beliefs on others.

Another example is:

I go to church alone because my spouse doesn’t share my beliefs. I don’t want other to have to break their boundaries because I believe in one way and they believe another.

  • Financial and Material Boundaries

Financial and material boundaries protect your financial resources and possessions, your right to spend your money as you choose, to not give or loan your money or possessions if you don’t want to, and your right to be paid by an employer as agreed.

Saying, “I’m on a budget, so I brought my lunch from home and won’t be ordering lunch today. Without being disrespected.

Or, “Please don’t borrow my car without asking.”

  • Time Boundaries

Time boundaries protect how you spend your time. They provide you from agreeing to do things you don’t want to do, having people waste your time, and being overworked.

Maybe, your boss asks if you will take some work home to do. You can say, “I reserve my evenings for family time, but I will get starting working first thing in the morning.

  • Non-Negotiable Boundaries

Non-negotiable boundaries are deal breakers, things that you absolutely must have in order to feel safe. They usually pertain to safety issues such as physical violence, emotional abuse, or drug and alcohol use, fidelity, and life threatening health issues.

Like saying “Mom, if you don’t install a fence around your pool, my children will not be able to come to your house.

Any type of abuse is a deal breaker for me and if someone abuses me, or my trust, they will not be part of my life anymore.

We all need some non-negotiable boundaries, but we also need to be careful that we don’t put too many of our boundaries into this category. If a non-negotiable boundary is going to have any meaning, you have to be willing to follow through on it.

It’s counter-productive to set non-negotiable boundaries that you don’t enforce them.

Crushed, Under Pressure, Pressed, In Darkness

Grapes must be crushed to make wine. Diamonds form under pressure. Olives are pressed to release oil. Seeds grow in darkness. Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed, or in darkness, you’re in a powerful place of transformation and transmutation. Trust the process. Trust God.

Bible Verse Psalm 9

Psalm 9

“ I will give thanks to You, Lord, with all my heart; I will tells of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9:1-2

Through this verse The Holy Spirit will teach and empower us to defeat the enemy through praise, and “our testimony.” We will learn to replace discouragement, worry, and doubt, with faith and the joy of the Lord. This is God’s way to fight a battle.

Let every prayer be praise from this song, and that God fill us with faith and His peace.

“For You have maintained my right and my cause; you sat on the throne, judging in righteousness. You have rebuke the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.”Psalm 9:4-5

Our reason to rejoice in God’s promise that He is watching over us to maintain our cause, and defend us from every enemy. We need to worship with this promise, and the praise that it builds for our faith.

“ The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.‘ Psalm 9:9

Every prayer in this Psalm is praising God for promises given. This is the “telling of His marvelous works” that brings joy and His peace into our lives.

“ The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble; Those who know your name, crossing you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you,” Psalm 9:9-10

God is teaching us to “put our trust in Him.” We say, “we trust Him,” but now is the time to do it His way. Your mouth declaring and praising Him with the Words He gives us to express that trust.

“ be gracious to me, Lord; consider my affliction at the hand of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death, so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation.” Psalm 9;13-14

God wants us “telling of His praise“ to god’s people around us. This keeps us in His joy, His peace, and in His protection. Keep praying and praising Him with His promises. As this becomes part of you, you will “rejoice in the salvation of God every day.”

Ways To Put God First In Your Life

7 Ways

What is the greatest deed we can do as believers in Christ? Our faith calls us to many actions: love, forgiveness, hope. But what action is the greatest?

The first commandment is “Love the Lord.” A lawyer asked Jesus, “Master which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus replied “love the Lord, your God with all your heart and will all your soul and with all your mind. This is first and the greatest commandment.” (Matthew 22:34-38).

Putting God first in our lives should be our foremost concern as believers. When we talk about people or things that we live or strongly enjoy, God should be at the top of the list. Only then are we fulfilling the first commandment.

Even though we know this, Jesus’s Words in the passage do not give us an automatic answer for living out this truth. The Bible tells us thee answers if we’re willing to search a bit further.

What does it mean to put God first?

“If you love me, keep my commands.” (John 14:15)

To put anything first in life we have to make it a priority. We can determine our priorities based on where we devote the most of our time and energy. Someone who prioritizes their job spends most of their day working or thinking about work. Someone who prioritizes family will frequently be engaged with family activities. In both examples, the priority is valued about other things whether it is people or activities.

The same is true when we put God first in our lives. Holding God as a priority means focusing on God throughout the day. The Scripture says, “if we put God first everything will follow.” So, how do we put God first in our daily life? Prayer, attending church, participating in a Bible study group, or simply reading the Bible.

Of course, our relationship with God operated differently from or work, or our family. But how much time do you spend on social media, or playing on your phone? All this time is devoted away from God. And we are not even physical with God as we are with anything else.

Since our connection with God differs from the areas, putting God fires means keeping Him in mind when we are engaging with other people or activities. We can prioritize God without always going to church. We can achieve this by seeking to glorify Him with all that we do.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31).

If everything we do in life as believers should honor God, the Scripture above mentions such mundane and daily activities like eating and drinking.

If God is kept in mind with every choice we make, then we are making Him a priority no matter what responsibility we fulfill.

“But seek first the kindness of God and His righteousness and all things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)

“In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:6)

7 Ways to put God first

1. Spend Time With God

We know that people and activities get most of our time and what we care about The most. By shifting our focus more to God, we will do better at acknowledging Him throughout every moment of every day. Much like we have a specified time for work or hanging out with friends, we can schedule time with God to ensure we spend time with Him everyday.

I get up a little earlier each day, to sit and drink my coffee and spend time with God.

If we choose to keep prayer reading scripture and listening to God, the end result will be a tighter bond with God.

2. Pray Daily

God wants to hear from usm and one way we can do that,nis to pray. We can pray by thinking, speaking out loud, or even writing out thoughts down. No matter what route you take it establishes communication with God.

While we are honest in our relationships with spouses or children, nothing compares to what we an have with God. He observes us in every moment of our lives. Knowing that He is all knowing. We never have to be afraid talk to Him or ask for help.

The Bible encourages us to pray so we can make our requests known to God, gain wisdom for following Him, and to give God our thanks.

3. Thank God Continually

Can we truly appreciate any activity or person without being grateful for their existence? The same question applies to God and the life He has given us. Scripture exhorts us to give thanksgiving (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Giving God thanks is a sign of humility and our dependence on Him. This may sound silly, but when I have to go to the city, I always pray and thank God for watching over my vehicle and keeping me safe.

4. Ask God How You Can Serve

Praying to God opens us to learning more about God’s will for our lives. Jesus identified the greatest commandments, but there are many others to follow. It can be focusing on the gifts God has laid in your life. If God calls you do something He will give you the power to do it. Ask God, “What do you want me to do for you?” Without praying to God we will remain unaware of His wishes for us. God will never call us to something we cannot handle.

5. Read Scripture Daily

In order to understand what being a believer means, we cannot solely rely on our feelings about what is right or wrong, or the guidance of other people. God’s Word is the best place to go when your trying to discern how God wants us to live (2 Timothy 3:16). Never take other people’s word (Even a Church leader). It’s called “Testing the Spirit. Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. (1 John 4:1-6). Scripture provides us with a great deal of wisdom on how to live and serve God and others,

6. Fast

You may think ‘Oh, No Really?’ I have always had a hard time fasting. I don’t like to go hungry, One day I asked my pastor about fasting. “What’s the trick to fasting?” I learned there a something called “The Daniel Fast.” Scripture indicates that we can only serve one master (Matthew 6:24). And fasting is a great way to test whether we value something over our relationship with God. To promote our connection to God. If God is to be our priority or first,I’ve, we have to be willing to make sacrifices to ensure this,

7. Obey Him Always

We may not always like what Gods does in our lives, or like what God did in the Bible. However, knowing scripture means realizing how God knows far beyond what we could ever know. God is smarter, wiser, and more powerful than any person can ever become. When God issues a commandment (even a personal one), or duty is to trust and follow Him I whatever’s direction He takes us. I tell you, I love to play bingo, a few years ago I used to go a couple times a week. Then God, to,d me not to go anymore. I had a very difficult time, doing that. But eventually I stopped, in the end I was not disappointed, every time we obey God, He will bless us. But, we have to put our trust in God and put Him first.

Shame And Guilt: What’s The Solution

No amount of guilt or shame can do what grace is able to do. You will never understand your struggle with that unless you grasp that, At the very root of it is a heart problem. It’s not a problem of bad behavior, although it seems to always go there. It’s not even a temptation problem, although it causes us to give in to temptations draw. It’s not a location or a situation although it expresses itself there.

It’s the sin of the heart that’s at the root of it all. If we look at the Bible it uses many terms for the inner, spiritual, desiring, motivational you, but all these terms are gathered together and summarized by one big collective term… heart. It’s one of the most often used terms in the Bible. We cannot begin to understand the transforming message of the Bible, unless you understand this term.

There’s something that I learned being a believer through the years. The heart is at the core of our personhood. It’s the seat of our thoughts, emotions, desires, and motivations. It is the worship center of yourself.

The heart is reason we do the things we do and say the things we do.we literally live out of our hearts. Sin lives in our hearts, and because it does, it corrupts our thoughts, desires, choices, and motivations. Our flesh (sin) always looks to be satisfied. God created us to do His will, but our flesh makes us lovers of self. We were made to worship God (not ourselves). We were designed to live for God’s glory (and when we do, He will bless us). And unless these things change in our hearts, or behavior won’t change at all, or if it does change, it won’t for very long.

No amount of commitment to self-reformation will change our heart. No amount of work we do will alter bad habits will change our heart. No amount of running from certain situations, locations, and relationships have the power to change your heart. We cannot run from our flesh (sin) because we can’t run from ourselves. The most outrageous acts of repentance in the world are powerless to do what needs to be done – radically change our heart.

So you and I are left with one final option. It is the only choice that makes any sense; everything else is insanity. And we need to do this again and again until we don’t need it anymore.

We need to run to the grace of Jesus. Run for forgiveness. Run for power. Run for transformation. Run for deliverance. Run, Run, Run. Don’t ever stop running to grace until Jesus has taken you home to a place where you don’t need to run anymore.

Life is impossible. We cannot do anything without the grace of Jesus. He died for us. For us to have grace.

Bible Verse Psalm 8

Believers operate in their God-Given authority

O Lord, our Lord how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above thr heavens Psalm 8:1

God Is our highest authority in the universe. Expect the Holy Spirit to lead you to new heights and depths in your respective with God. Expect “newness in everything” from God as you pray this Psalm.

Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. Psalm 8:2

The “babies” God is talking about are You And Me. We are children of God. Compared to Our Father in Heaven, we look like “infants.” God sees us as soldiers and ambassadors, and reveals His plan to use us to silence His enemies. And His enemies are our enemies.

When I consider Your heavens, the work of your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of Him, And the son of man that You visit Him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. Psalm 8:3-5

This is “an Authority Transfer.” God is talking about us…”just below the angels.” But given Honor and Authority from God to operate in the earth.

You made him to have dominion over the works if your hands; You have put all things under his feet. Psalm 8:6

Jesus is Lord, and ‘all things are under His feet.” Our faith makes us joint heirs with Him and partners in the Authority structure of God to defeat His (Our) enemies.

O Lord our Lord how excellent is your man in all the earth. Psalm 8:9

The Psalm ends where it began, and so should we. God is the Highest Authority in the universe. But had given us authority in the earth! If we accept this we will fulfill God’s purpose for our life. Praising God “for His excellence” will flow out of you because of your “new-found” joy in being useful to God for His purposes in the earth.

I completely believe that God’s (and our) enemies are trying to destroy the church and His people because if we found out how powerful we are. But we have to praise God and take authority over our enemies. Prayer is a powerful weapon.

Break Up Your Unplowed Ground

Every year in January according to the Jewish calendar. God tells us to plant a seed to be fruitful for the year.

The seed I planted at the beginning of the year has not seen much fruit. I’ve been asking the Lord, “why? What have a done wrong?” This is what God in laying on my heart.

Break up your unplowed ground. Jeremiah 4:3 says, “Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow your seeds among the thorns.” And Hosea 10:13 says, “Sow for yourselves righteousness, and reap the fruit of unfailing love, break up your unplowed ground.

These two verses have common phrases. “Break up your unplowed ground.” But what does that mean, and how do I do that? If I look at different translations of the Bible, (NIV, KJV, ESV) it reads “fallow ground.” Which is tillable,untilled ground. This is land that could be productive, but for some reason has not been broken up, tilled, or prepared for planting. So to answer the question above it means I have to break up my land spiritually.

Unplowed ground is unusable, nothing can grow there my seed won’t penetrate, germinate or grow to maturity if I don’t my roots can’t go deep enough to grow anything.

In other words, I sowed a seed, but because I didn’t bother to prepare my soil it had little or no effect.

When I apply this agricultural analogy to spiritual things. I learn what must be done to get ready for planting the seed I need to grow.

So, I automatically ask myself “What had been growing in my heart previously, whether it be hatred, bitterness, greed…whatever it is I need to get rid of it so something else can be planted. if something else is taking up space, a new seed can’t grow in the light.

The hardness must be broken up. I need to get rid of the hardness in my heart, in my case it’s the stubbornness of being not willing to let go of the old ways. I can’t plant something new, if there’s something old still growing.

Whether it’s laziness, or not believing I can make the change, I have to trust God to break up the unplowed ground. He can do it, I just have direct him toward the places in me that I know must be dealt with.

The hardness of me changing a few bad habits have to be faced squarely and broken up if I’m going to let something else grow. And all those ugly thorns have to be burned. I know now that parts of me have been covered with thorns and weeds.

Thorns make the fields of our hearts unproductive. Matthew 13:22 tells us that, The one who receives the seed that fell among the thorns is the one who hears but the worries of life choke out the seeds, making us unfruitful.

Looking toward the next 6 months I know I have to rededicate myself to sowing my seed, as clean out the thorns and weeds I have let take over my land (my heart).

I’m looking forward to becoming more self-disciplined as I finish off the year.

Bible Verse Psalm 7

The purpose of Psalm 7 is to bring repentance where sin if giving victory to the enemy. We will never have faith to win a ‘Big Fight’ (your health or the nation). If you are not allowing God to help you gain victory over sin in your own life.

O Lord God, I take refuge in You. Save me from all who pursue me, and deliver. Psalm 7:1

We all need God’s help when the world is coming against us.would you pray this prayer to get it?

O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands, if I have repaid my friend with evil, or plundered my enemy, without cause let my enemy pursue my soul and overtake it, and let him trample my life to the ground and lay my glory in the dust. Psalm 7:3-5

And am I asking for that same grace to save me from myself.

We must 1st deal with sin in our own life’s to operate on the level of faith needed for the battles that are before us.

Arise, Lord, in your anger rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice. Psalm 7:6

God gives us a prayer to ask “for His judgment against our enemies.” We must yield to the refining work of the Spirit to be certain our hearts are right with God when we pray this way.

The Lord shall judge the people; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. Psalm 7:8

God needs us to pray that He will stop evil in the world. We need God to stop evil in our nation.

Our prayer to stop sin in our own lives opens our hearts to God’s Grace to pray for our nation.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; For the righteous God, cash tests hearts and minds. My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart. God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day. Psalm 7:9-11

God test us to keep our hearts and minds pure before Him, So He can keep us in His blessing and protection.

We must not pray for deliverance alone. But consider the test and welcome the refining work of the Holy Spirit.

I will praise the Lord, according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high. Psalm 7:17

It is now time to praise God for the righteousness He has called us to walk in. We can expect the victory over the enemy attacks that have come against us, our families, our churches, and our nation.

Heal Your Body By Using Your Mind

A few simple changes to the way you think could make a big difference to your physical health.

There’s a clear connection between where your brain thinks and the way your body feels. Yes, I can use your body use your psychological distress, you can also use your mind and improve your body.

Simply changing the way you think and taking charge of what occupies your mind, can you improve your physical health and well-being.

Here are a few tips to use your mind to promote physical health.

1. Make the treatments your doctor gives you, by expecting them to work.

It works like the placebo effect. If you tell yourself “This treatment will never work!” It probably won’t because you put that thought into your mind. Expect the treatment to work, “I know this treatment is going to work!” Yes, I know it sounds crazy, right. But science says that the effectiveness of a treatment depends on your mind.

When I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctor told me I had about 1 Year to live. At first I was devastated, I had children at home. On the way home on a 2 hour drive from the city. I kept thinking this can be real. I was having a nightmare. I had a surgery scheduled in three days.

They weren’t sure if it had spread to my tissues. I had a grapefruit size tumor in my bladder. After the surgery I woke up in the worse pain of my life. I remember thinking I cannot do this.

After I returned home, I said to myself, “I have fought my entire life, lived through things where I should have died. I am no going to let that “Damn Devil Win!” I contacted some close friends of my church and asked them to start praying for me. A friend told me about a drink called “Immortality Tea.” She said she could make me some, and then give me the recipe. I told her “I’ll try anything.

A few weeks after my surgery it was found I still had cancer. I told the doctor “I will beat this” all he said was ‘I hope so.’ That day he ordered a treatment called BCG. It’s a treatment that injects the liquid drug directly into the bladder.

After about probably a month of drinking the “immortality Tea” my cancer was gone, no trace of it. The doctor was amazed. I am not sure what healed me, the tea or the prayers or the BCG, maybe a little of all three.

It’s been 10 years, since my Cancer Surgery. And still cancer free. “I beat it!” So, before you undergo any kind of treatment,think about all the reasons the treatment is likely to help. Don’t doubt a cure.

2. Sleep Better by writing a gratitude journal.

If your struggling with insomnia a gratitude journal could help. Studies have shown that gratitude can lead to better quality, longer lasting sleep.

Identify three things you’re grateful for and write them down before you go to bed. Conjuring up thankfulness right before you fall asleep might give you a good nights sleep. And praying doesn’t hurt.

3. Focus on your purpose in life

Feeling like you have a sense of purpose could actually increase the length of your life. Studies consistently show people who believe their lives are meaningful are more likely to live healthier longer lives.

( Make sure your doing something that matters. Whether it’s working or volunteering. Feeling like you have a reason to get out of bed every day might be the secret to longevity.

4. Being optimistic can boost your immunity

Several studies have shown that optimistic people are less likely to get sick. For decades, researchers thought the blues and unity stemmed from the fact that optimistic people were more likely to take care of their health.

But, or we can save her soon, and I hope for outlook on life is actually what influences immunity. It look like looking on the bright side of things make you less likely to get a cold or infection because optimism keeps your immune system performing at its peak.

Mediation can slow the aging process

Meditation provides a generous buffer against the harmful effects of stress can have on your body. A number of studies have shown meditation slows the rate of cellular aging.

No matter your age it’s never to late to begin meditating whether it’s physical or mental. Even the Bible says “ meditate on God’s word.”

6.Build muscle imagining

Yes, imagining, What if you could get buff by imagining yourself lifting weights? Well researchers have actually found the mental imagery can help gain muscle without lifting a finger. Yes, people who actually lifted weights saw better results, but research shows mental training can provide some serious changes to muscle mass.

7. Reduce heart disease by laughing

If you want a healthier heart, think about something funny. Research shows that laughter decreases stress hormone, and increases “good” cholesterol, and reduces artery inflammation.

Perhaps laughter is the best medicine. And the positive effects of laughter can last 24 hours.

The power of your mind can be your best asset or your worst enemy. It’s vital now more than ever to learn how to train your brain to help your body perform at its peak.

Everyone has the ability to build mental strength. With practice, mental exercise could be the key to living a longer, happier life.