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Six Daily Affirmations

Posted on February 15, 2019 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment


I Recently came across a blog post from Frank Viola which listed these six affirmations that he reads every morning. I found them helpful and thought I would share them with you.

Six
  1. Let go of how life ought to be and find joy somewhere in whatever your life currently is.
  2. Ruthlessly eliminate all expectations of how your day should be.
  3. Receive everything that happens today as passing through God’s sovereign hands before it gets to you.
  4. All things that take place today – including the irritations and disappointments — will work together for your good. Romans 8:28 is still in the Bible.
  5. You can’t control what others do, but you can control what you do and how you react.
  6. Shift the responsibility on God to change the things you cannot. It’s His worry, not yours. 1 Peter 5:7 is still in the Bible.

Do you like them? If you would care to add to the list, please use the comment box below.


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