The Winning Mentality
I can do all things through Christ which
strengtheneth me (Philippians 4:13).
Those who grew up in homes where their
confession was at variance with the thoughts
in the opening text may have had it difficult to cultivate
the kind of mentality Paul exhibited. They might have
grown up listening to their parents say, “I can’t do this,”
or “I can’t do that”; “there’s no money,” or “we don’t
have enough.” But you see, this is the Spirit’s desire
for you: to cultivate the “I can do” mentality.
That’s the way I think. Whatever God has laid for
me to do, I can do it. I can do anything; I can have
anything; I can! In Paul’s epistle to the Philippians,
we read of his beautiful, Spirit-inspired testimony of
himself. He had come to terms with the truth that the
ability to do the impossible was at work in him, and
that he was solely responsible for the extent to which
that power in him worked.
Notice that he didn’t say, “We can do all things...”;
rather, he personalized it; this was his very own
testimony. He made a confession that the ability of the
Spirit had been granted him to achieve supernatural
exploits in life. This same Apostle, in Ephesians 3:20-21,
writes, “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or think, according
to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in
the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world
without end. Amen.”
Practise this. You might even make a lot of
mistakes, but don’t be discouraged; that doesn’t
mean anything, because you’re still learning; soon
enough you’ll perfect it. Someone might say “I don’t
have sufficient time to achieve the things i want to
do,” no! When you practise making the “I can do”
confession, such things will be totally eradicated from
your vocabulary, and therefore, your system.
Rather than saying you don’t have time for this or
that, keep your composure, knowing that the God who
lives in you is the owner of time. In Joel 2:25 (MSG), He
said, “I’ll make up for the years of the locust, the great
locust devastation—Locusts savage, locusts deadly,
fierce locusts, locusts of doom….” If He can restore
wasted years, He can restore wasted months, wasted
weeks, wasted days, wasted hours, wasted minutes,
wasted seconds, and wasted moments. Hallelujah!
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for your power that works in me mightily.
I declare that I can do all things through your Spirit that’s at work
in me. Nothing is impossible unto me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Colossians 1:29; 2 Corinthians 3:5 AMPC
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Revelation 13:1-10
Nahum 1-3
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 2:14-24
2 Chronicles 35