Lance Wallnau

What If We Could PRE-play The Future?

3 Habits To Insulate Your Thought Life from Negative Thinking

I have an idea that I think will really stimulate your thinking.  What if we could pre-play the future that God wants to manifest rather than replaying the moments when things didn’t work out?  

One of the defining pieces of armor in the Christian arsenal is the “helmet of salvation.” “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” (Ephesians 6:17)  This helmet has a few key characteristics. Its primary purpose is to protect your mind—your thought life. Satan has a mind and so do the minions of malicious spirits that do his bidding. Their task is to penetrate your thought life. The helmet is referred to as a helmet of “hope” in 1 Thessalonians 5:1. This could be described as the supernatural ability to keep a tightly insulated thought life against all intruding toxic thoughts and faith-robbing negativity.  
Individuals who keep their helmets firm have trained themselves to avoid self-sabotaging self-talk as they partner with God in His plans and promises for their present and future.
What are some ways you can prevent self-sabotage?

  1. Record. You would be surprised at how many sacred moments occur in a 24-hour period. You will discover the significance of these experiences by making it a habit to review them at the end of the day. I have a journal that I carry everywhere.  I encourage you to get a journal and take time to record these daily miracles as reference experiences for when you’re encountering a new challenge.   Too frequently, we miss those God-moments that, whether they seem large or small, are truly sensational.
  2. Rehearse. Remind yourself of who God is. Look upon the whole of your life and one word about God will stand out—His faithfulness! Replay every victory you’ve ever had before you make a critical decision. Do this on purpose because if you’re not careful, without a helmet to intercept them, you’ll start replaying the tape of what has gone wrong in the past.  If you yield to negative thinking you’ll focus on what went wrong. This will sabotage the results you want to see.  
  3. Pre-play. The brain is a fascinating thing.  Under the helmet of hope, you actually can protect your thoughts from self-sabotaging by pre-playing what God wants to do in the future.  This is possible by loading up your thought life with times when things went brilliantly.  Your imagination is a tool given by God. Use it to rehearse what you believe God wants to do. Mental rehearsal is the discipline of Olympic champions and miracle workers alike. Keep a visual image of what you’re aiming for—the outcome the Bible promises.  Do this and watch what happens.

Question: I’m always looking to discover new tools. What are some daily habits you employ to stay positive and focused in your life?  Comment below
As One!
Lance

55 thoughts on “What If We Could PRE-play The Future?”

  1. Thank you Dr. Lance for this message. Something learnt from Dr. Mike Murdock comes to mind about 3 things to start the day which I try to practice as often as possible. 1. Spending the first moments of your day in the Secret place. 2. Prophesying to your day. Call the Day what you want it to be – A day of favour, A day of Open Doors or Divine Appointments and 3. Making a list of what you want to accomplish that day

  2. Sylvia Corbett

    Lance, Loved this post. I inspired to write to some of my friends.
    Sylvia
    I love this guy. (See attached)
    I’ve been practicing many of the principles Lance is teaching in the attached message. I felt compelled to share it with each of you. I as write, I’m feeling bolder and bolder. The message below dropped into my spirit and I cannot contain it, it “burns in my bones”. This is what the Lord would say to you this morning.
    When you’re not sure what the next move is, write it down and seek the Lord. God gives us miracles of various sizes all the time so it’s important to write them down. It’s encouraging and It enforces faith for the impossible.
    “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” “He is the author and finisher of my faith.” “If God be for me, who can stand against me?”
    Choose the way of the Lord over the ways of the world. Become a scribe and witness to the miracles and grace that the Lord lavishly grants to anyone who will ask.
    My prayer for you:
    Forgive me Lord for any offense I may have committed knowingly or unknowingly. I will to be in Your will. Help us to journal DAILY and seek Your face so our faith will be firmly established and never waver. I know You are interested in everything we do. Guide our thoughts, give us Your mind, Your perspective in all things. Bring us to the cleft in the rock so we are secure, and make us the people You intended us to be.
    “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.” “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” “He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.”
    Make us mighty warriors for the Kingdom of Heaven. Cause us to flourish in health, safety and prosperity that we may serve You more effectively without stumbling. Make us bolder in speaking Your word to others, and bring forth the power of the Spirit of Might. We will fulfill that which we were born to accomplish. I pray healing and strength to myself, my friends and family. Birth a desire for kingdom wisdom, knowledge and understanding. These are gifts You promised to those who believe. Let them be as jewels adorning the neck of your servants.
    I take authority over the lives of those in my sphere of influence for it is my right as a child of God. Protect and guide them into all wisdom and grace. Make the “measure of faith” You give to all those who believe, grow into a unwavering river of power that will defeat the enemy in every area.
    “Signs and wonders shall follow those who believe.” “The promises of God are yes, and amen.” “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”
    “For whoever finds me (Jesus) finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord…”
    Make the Scriptures come alive for each one of us for they bring life and hope. Help us to feed upon the Word who was made flesh and dwelt among us. We are to live in the Light of Christ while we are yet still in the flesh on earth. For Your own sake, bring forth Your power, my Lord and strengthen Your people. Amen
    “Sing and rejoice O daughters of Zion, for I will come and dwell in the midst of you says the Lord.”
    Zachariah 2:10
    In case Lance’s email didn’t come through, here is a link:
    https://lancewallnau.com/2016/05/what-if-we-could-pre-play-the-future/?inf_contact_key=997beb385c9acabc862c4860d3624f83bee88e364bb377c93219b9bb1c6e96f6

  3. Diane (Di) Nolan

    Its interesting Lance. The Roman Soldiers helmets had insulation in the forefront and the ears for the blows to the head. The enemy tries to knock us out with headaches, tension in our eyes, cause deafness , our ears are stimulated by sounds and ear buds linking to social sites or music. The helmet of hope is so important as we re think and take captive thoughts. How many times do we speak and agree with the symptoms when God is training us to SEE and be LED by the SPIRIT. Training our minds to take captive what we allow to enter our ear and eye gate..then in conjunction to the breastplate of righteousness OUT OF THE MOUTH THE HEART SPEAKS. It can so quickly make its way down to belief….(OH I HAVE ….)So as important to the rethinking and taking captive thoughts we make decisions and choices to the atmosphere that determines doing whats right in the eyes of GOD. BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
    Daily I have been taking the situations that come at me to deter me from my destiny(There are so many ..GREATER IS HE IN ME) and DECLARE..Lord, the word spoken over me is….and keep going until it runs out from memory. Then another area is I hardly ever have music (unless Christian music – radio mainly) or movies on in car and have trained myself to just BE and talk with JESUS. Sometimes I am singing to HIM. I usually have a song in my heart. Thirdly what I do daily is for every negative thought or word or opposition that comes at me, either I write it or speak it out the way I heard it or saw it (like I am finished and defeated as an example) and then ask one question? IS IT TRUE? – If the answer is NO then I write or speak out the TRUTH IS I AM MORE THAN A CONQUEROR… You see there are always eyes looking at you as you go through stuff..How we are in situations allows us for our character to be revealed…DO WE SEE JESUS? DO OTHERS SEE JESUS in our ACTIONS?—where the mind goes the man follows?…Make me more like you JESUS…HELMET OF HOPE

  4. Love this Lance!
    One of the best tools in my toolbox is being trained up to recognize his love signs…a wood chip, a stone, a leaf in the shape of a heart placed on my path.
    A ladybug (personal significance the Lord knows) a cool breeze, a sunset that glistens onto a green pasture. Nature that screams “stunning creator!”
    I dunno… its a constant awareness of an eternal linkage, a state of transcendence, an unbreakable union.
    Fav scriptures for any attack
    When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Lord raises up a standard against him.
    Greater are those that be for us than those that be against us.
    And so many more….
    Prayer
    Father take my thoughts captive, I bring them before my Lords obedience. (Paraphrase)
    Thank you for power, love and a sound mind in Jesus name, amen.
    Lord thank you that you take what the enemy means for harm and you turn it around for my good. Replevin Abba, bring back into my treasury what the enemy has stolen in every area of my life.
    When all else fails, cry out and pray in the spirit and stand still amen
    Sylvia Corbett thank you for sharing! Thank you all for sharing!
    Faithful God!
    Blessings

  5. Richard Harting

    Hello Lance,
    The following concerns a mindset not so much of negative thinking but of self centered thinking (I believe the 2 are twins 🙂
    So here I have a nice subject for next time: how to prevent disappointment without losing faith, hope or dreams.
    What helps me when on a Mission is to keep in mind the goals clearly and also to be very honest about my own hidden agenda or hidden hopes. Together when expectations work out only on the first level it has been good for me to give no space to disappointment because the ‘hidden agenda’ did not work out. Most of the ‘outreach’ or projects that I have are not about me.
    so: Letting go of expectations and disappointments that are more about me than about the people I’m trying to serve.

  6. Richard Harting

    Another lesson I needed to learn was from a non believing collegue on the subject of burn out:
    Take note of 5 new things to be thankful for every day. This will become a habit after a fwe weeks.
    The problem is: we do overlook the good things God has done in a day. It’s because we’re not focusing or taking time for reflection when we overlook the good moments in a day.

  7. I listen to praise and worship music every morning and often while exercising. I usually find the Holy Spirit will seem to land on one or two songs in particular and I will listen to them on repeat sometimes for days until He moves on. I intentionally worship JESUS for who he “really” is, not what my circumstances try to tell me or even my feelings which usually end up being changed as a result. I also have certain scriptures I confess, decree and declare over myself depending on what is happening on any given day. Last but not least, I write all the time. I write prayers like letters sometimes, I write thoughts or impressions about scripture that comes to me. I write anything that I sense God is speaking to me about.

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