Stan & Lana Putalov – Founders & Senior Leaders of Jesus Unltd & GodIsGoodTV Satellite Television Network
Dear Friends and Partners,
Why do some people succeed while others seem to experience failure again and again? What makes the difference? Is it their circumstances? Their character? Or does everything simply depend on their talents and abilities?
The Bible says: “I will bring disaster on this people, the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to My words and have rejected My law” (Jeremiah 6:19). What does “disaster” mean here? In modern language, we could describe it as a tragic destiny. So we could express this verse this way: “I will bring a tragic destiny upon this people—the result of their own thoughts—because they did not listen to My words and rejected My law.”
Did you notice that? A tragic destiny begins with a person’s thoughts. Could it be that the real problem is not our circumstances, but the way we think? People often look for someone to blame for what is happening in their lives. They may blame other people or even God, while the root of their failures may actually lie in their own thinking. When we look at someone’s destiny, we see the fruit—the results of their life. But if we ask why their life turned out the way it did, we can see that it all began with the thoughts they continually allowed to run through their mind.
The Bible says: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21). The Easy Bible expresses it this way: “Words have power. They can bring both life and death. And what a person loves talking about will happen in his life.”
We often apply this Scripture only to the words we speak out loud. But we also have an inner dialogue. We are constantly thinking and talking to ourselves. So what is the difference between words and thoughts? Other people can hear our words, but only we and God know our thoughts. Thoughts are silent words that we continually repeat to ourselves. And just like spoken words, our thoughts have power. They can become a source of destruction or a source of blessing.
Sin begins in our thoughts. Every right action also begins in the mind. Yet we usually focus only on our actions and pay little attention to what is happening in our minds. If we want to receive the destiny God has for us, we need to bring our thoughts into alignment with Him.
But perhaps you think, “I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m only thinking about it.” Yet if a person constantly thinks about something that is wrong, their whole life can begin moving in the wrong direction. So pay attention to your inner dialogue. What do you continually think about? What is your mind focused on?
Usually, we ask God to forgive us when we do something wrong. And that is right. But sin begins in our thoughts, so we should also ask God to cleanse our minds. Do you want to do what is right? Then pay even closer attention to your thoughts than to your actions.
#FromHeartToHeart Stan & Lana
Founders & Senior Leaders of Jesus Unltd
& GodIsGoodTV Satellite Television Network
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