* f you want to see change in your life, you have to change your thinking.
* Romans 12:2 - “…be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
* One way to renew your mind is by writing Declarations and Commitments.
* You declare who you are and commit to what you will do.
* This becomes a statement of truth - WRITE it, READ it, REPEAT it!
* Writing, Reading, and Repeating trains your subconscious mind what to think.
* In time, you’ll begin to act in alignment with your subconscious mind.
* David shows us what it looks like:
* vs 14 - “I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made…”
* He makes a commitment (I will) on the foundation of a declaration (I am).
* He commits to what he will do on the foundation of declaring who he is.
* If you want complete transformation, you need to DECLARE who you are and COMMIT to what you will do.
* Declaration is about IDENTITY.
* Commitment is about ACTION.
* Declaration gets you thinking right.
* Commitment converts your thinking into action.
* Declaration says “I AM”
* Commitment says “I WILL DO”
* I AM - name of God - whatever follows it has POWER!
* EX: Marriage:
* DECLARATION - I am thankful that God gave Tori to me. Her strengths and weaknesses compliment who I am.
* COMMITMENT - I will pursue Tori and respond to her like I did before we were married. I will be fueled by gratitude.