"Leave Me A Message" #366

"Leave Me A Message" #366

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When you spend more time beating yourself up than remembering what’s good, then you’re believing negative lies that keep you from achieving your goals, living your best life, and making the impact you were created to make. This spiral affects the way you view yourself, God, and how others view you.

Conversely, when we feel good about ourselves, we believe there’s nothing we can’t do. Relationships are vibrant, self-discipline is strong, and our outlook on life is great. Don’t you wish that you could stay in this mindset? You can. Here are five ways to embrace a “voicemail” mindset that uplifts your spirit, builds others up, and changes your life.

One way to change the message you tell yourself is by taking a “voicemail” approach. Start by treating your negative thoughts like a random number that calls you and ignore them. You do it in real life, so shouldn’t it be just as easy to ignore a random negative thought that pops up? Those negative thoughts may be loud and persistent, but you can free yourself from their bondage by not allowing them to keep calling. (2 Corinthians 10:5)

A second thing you can do to quiet the negative thought is to record a voice message to yourself that is the opposite of that negative feeling. For example, the next time you think that you’re not good enough or don’t have the skills necessary, then pull out your phone and record, “I’ve overcome hard things before, and I can do this.” By hearing your own voice speak life into you, you can change your limiting belief to a no-limits conviction. (Philippians 4:8)

The third way this “voicemail” mindset works is with your friends. When God puts someone on your heart for no reason, simply record a voice text of how much that person means to you and send it to them. Trust me, this works. It happened to me last week. I received to a positive voice message from a friend, and my mood changed instantly from doubt to inspiration. I’ll never forget it. There is more power in your words than you know, and someone needs to hear them. (Ephesians 4:29)

A fourth benefit of the “voicemail” technique is that it removes the barrier of speaking directly to someone. But you can break that wall and tell a family member how you feel about them before it’s too late, in a voice message. They’ll feel the love in your voice over and over, for they will never delete your message. (1 Corinthians 13)

The final benefit of adopting the “voicemail” mindset, and the most important is to understand that God is trying to leave you a voicemail message right now. He wants to remind you that you are His child and He has loved you before you were born and will continue to love you through eternity. He desperately wants a relationship with you and is willing to keep calling. (Revelation 3:20)

In conclusion, your legacy is like a voicemail. Do you want it to be saved by those who matter most? If so, then it’s time for you to take control of the voicemail that you listen to and the one you’re giving. So, live your legacy in a way that leaves a voicemail worth remembering.

Let’s record the voicemail of your legacy together. Visit lighthouselegacies.com and listen to the Living Your Legacy Podcast.