The 4:8 Principle Questions

By donna - Posted on 16 June 2009

Today could revolutionize your life!

One of my favorite quotes from the book "the 4:8 Principle" is this "when you bring your thinking into  the domain of your conscious, creative control, you will rapidly discover what an enormous advantage you have in sculpting the conditions of your life"  How cool is that?!  We can actually "learn" to "sculpt the conditions of our lives, but taking charge of our thought life!!!  Your life will begin to resemble the "MASTERPIECE" it was designed to look like by "thinking 4:8!

According to the book, one of the most effective ways for doing this, is getting into the habit of asking, re-asking and then answering 4:8 questions.  Here are 5 examples to help you get the idea:

  • What are 5 things I am thankful for right now?
  • What are 5 of my strengths and positive traits?
  • What are 5 of my best achievements so far?
  • Who are the 5 people who love me the most? 
  • What five things am I looking forward to in the next 7 days?
  • (btw - I know your grateful for Jesus, but you have to put something else besides Him for all your answers! - no cheating!)

Go ahead and answer the questions, I have to tell you it's not as easy as it looks!  If I had asked you the opposite of these (like what are 5 thigns that make my life stink right now, or what are my top recent mistakes or blunders?) you'd have no problem answering, because we been "programmed" to think like that.  It is so common to minimize what is working well, and exagerate what is not working.  Each 4:8 question demands a positive answer- which means it's a jump start to dwelling on the positive.  The fleeting negative thought that enters your mind does not do the damage, it is the one that sets up shop in your mind that does.  The 4:8 quesitons, immediately change what your focusing on.  Go ahead and put a copy where you can see them often, (like the bathroom mirror, on the ceiling above the bed, the fridge, or you could make a screen saver with these questions!) 

Keep em on the front burner all week...see what God begins to do in your life!

Go ahead -I triple dog dare you!!!!

Commited to seeing YOU do life WELL!!!

Lots of love,

xoxoxoxo

 

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