Mind Might
” ” Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you? ”“ Judges 6:14 NKJV When Norman Vincent Peale’s ‘The Power of Positive Thinking ’ gave 10 rules for “ overcoming inadequacy attitudes and learning to practice faith ”, he must have been inspired by the Lord’s admonition to Gideon “ Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you? ”. Peale’s 10 rules appeared to play a significant role among the strategies adopted by Gideon in his conquest against the Midianites, including (1) Picture yourself succeeding; (2) Think a positive thought to drown out a negative thought; (3) Minimize obstacles; (4) Do not attempt to copy others; (5) Repeat “ If God be for us, who can be against us? ” ten times every day; (6) Work with a counselor; (7) Repeat “ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me ” ten times every ...