The Power of thought in designing your future

“Truly thoughts are things and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence and a burning desire for their translation into riches or other material objects”…….. “Some people foolishly believe that only money can make money
. This is not true! Desire, transmuted into its monetary equivalent, through the power of thought. Money of itself is nothing, but inert matter. It cannot move, think, or talk, but it can “hear” when a man who desires it calls it to come” - Napoleon Hill. Thoughts are mental picture or object of the mind that has the ability in itself to manifest into physical equivalent. Thoughts are things. A man becomes what he thinks most of the time. Thoughts are the raw materials that proceed out of imagination. It could be negative which is harmful or positive which is beneficial. Our thought forms our words, our words form our action and our actions determine our destiny. Where you are today was as result of your thoughts. A man’s thought forms his habit. It’s what you think you act. Thoughts are visitors to the mind but if it remains unchecked, it becomes a permanent resident. If you want to know what a man thinks or what are his thoughts like, look at what the man has become. Who the man is, will tell you what the man thinks. A man that is poor on the outside is already poor on the inside. The poverty you saw on the outside was just a physical manifestation of his long time thoughts on the inside. Thought are so powerful that it can deliver to you what you least expected. Every successful man on earth makes positive use of his thought. James Allen in his book “As a man thinketh” gave a clear exposition of a man and his thought. The height you want to achieve in life depends on your thought. The direction of your thought is the direction of your life. A man’s thought is like a two-edged sword. It operates on both sides. It all depends on you on which direction you want it to go. Every great accomplishment or success has its origin or source from a very good thought. Productive thought is clothed with sly opportunity. That’s opportunity that disguises itself in the form of failure, misfortune or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity. The mindset you have as a result of your thought should be able to make you identify any opportunity. You can “thought” yourself into anything you want-partnership, fortune, productivity and perhaps greatness. In “Think and Grow Rich” of Napoleon Hill, Edwin C. Barnes literally thought himself into partnership with Thomas Edison. He thought himself into fortune. He had nothing to start with except the capacity to know what he wanted and the determination to stand by that desire until he realized it. Everyman is in control of his thought. This means, you are the one to determine what you think. But the irony of life is that, a lot of people are controlled by their thoughts. As a result we have more failures than successes. Naturally, no good thought is expected to come to a man. Every thought that comes to a man is a bad one. The environment and the man’s mind have made it so. The Bible made us to understand that, a man’s heart is desperately evil. Man naturally cannot think positive. Beside, the environment we live in is corrupt and it’s beclouded with all kinds of evil. In this situation, it will be extremely difficult for a man to naturally think positive. Base on this, it’s expected that man should have dominance over his thought. The question is; is it possible? Absolutely yes! One good character of a man is the ability to influence his environment. This great quality is one of our rights in Christ. After God’s creation in Genesis, God gave man complete charge and dominance over all he created both living and non living things. This means, man is in total control. The truth is, man is not exercising his authority concerning what he wants and what he don’t want. He has allowed the forces of nature to dictate the direction his life should go. Our thoughts are indispensable tool that can help us achieve whatever we want to achieve. It has been designed in such a way it’s a messenger to us, and we are lord over it. Our effective use of it, will determine the extent it can work for us. The greatest man on earth is a man that has complete control of his thought. To that man anything is possible. A man’s thought is the armory of his life. It can make or mar a man. We are living in a 21st century that is beclouded with a lot of technological innovations and advancement, an era where businesses are done on a speed of thought. A lot of businesses have gone virtual. The import of this is that, man should think faster than trend of technology. This is the only way we can effectively predict what the future will be. Every man’s thought should be how to outdo his past, improve on the present, maximize his tomorrow and achieve success. Thoughts are very powerful. Men where able to build the Tower of Babylon because of their thought. The Wright Brothers , Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Andrew Carniege, Bill Gate and others were able to invent all they could invent because of their thought. There is no limit you can achieve with your thought except you’ve not decided to put it to work. Always think on paper. All you desire to achieve in life, write them down on paper, think about them and imagine yourself accomplishing them. Be focus, don’t be distracted, and believe you can make it. Condition your thought to respond to positives stimuli. Make it your slave and it will forever follow you. Thought is what gives your ideas life. Remember, all achievement, all earned riches have their beginning in an idea. So the level of emotion you will attach to your thought will guarantee you what your ideas can accomplish for you. Whatever the mind can think and believe, it can achieve. Activate your subconscious mind through your thought. Your mind (conscious and subconscious) should not go to sleep. Put your mind to work. Stretch your mind. Your mind is very elastic waiting to be stretched. The extent it can stretch will amaze you. The mind is never tired of conceiving and delivery new ideas. Don’t make it look like one by your thinking. Stop limiting yourself, get out of your comfort zone, and don’t be complacent with what you’ve achieved. There are more grounds to cover. Put your mind to work you never can tell the extent you can achieve. Every great discovery has its origin from thought. What is that thing that you’ve desired to do? Just go ahead and do it. Don’t be discouraged with some temporary defeats or failures you may encounter, they are part of the story line. Your success stories will be incomplete without them. Just continue doing what you are doing, those defeats or misfortunes will definitely work out for your good. Success is your birth right, go out and win.