How powerful is our mind?  Ever wonder that?  I think it’s very powerful.  I think it affects every single thing we do in life.  Actually, I believe that your mouth and brain work together and have a way of shaping your future.  Of course not in enormous ways, but I think our attitude on things in life is extremely important.  I think pessimistic attitudes hinder us, and optimistic attitudes move us forward.  I really believe that optimistic people are more successful in life.  I heard a saying once that said, “Borrow money from a pessimist, he won’t expect to get it back.”  So much in a little statement, if you think about it.  But back to the point, I think our mind has the power to destroy and heal.  Maybe that’s how miracles are performed?  Of course they are still through God, but maybe God put the ability to heal ourselves inside our body, and we have yet to discover that power? 

You hear so many different theories on how much of our brain we use.  Some say 2% to 3%, and others say up to 10%.  Can you imagine if we were able to use our entire brain?  I don’t know much about this topic, but I can only imagine.  I’m sure we would see things a lot more clearly.  It’s hard to accept the fact that we only use such a small percentage of our brain.  I mean lets face it, men are arrogant.  They find it hard to believe that.  I mean honestly, to stray off topic a bit, that’s the issue with believing in God.  Men have a hard time comprehending that there is a power out there that they can’t understand, and can’t comprehend.  I don’t think we were meant to understand God though.  Have you ever sat down and tried to comprehend living for eternity?  What happens?  It’s almost like you short circuit, and you can’t think for a second. It’s because we can’t imagine that.  It’s just a hard thing to believe.  Maybe our faith is directly tied to how much brain power we use?  Maybe it’s always the mind healing the body when miraculous things happen?  Now that I think about it, I’ve never seen a pessimist healed from anything, or heard stories of it for that matter.  The mind is a very powerful thing.  Some people have trouble controlling it.  Actually I used to have major problems controlling my thoughts, and stuff would run wild, but you have to gain control over that.  I also used to have trouble sleeping, but I remember I would tell myself, “I am going to sleep good tonight” and every time I would say it, I would begin to get tired, no lie.  Now my question is, when you have a dream that foretells the future, or perhaps the next day, is that because your mind was preparing for what it assumed was going to happen, or was it some type of divine intervention?  There’s no way to know, but it’s definitely interesting stuff.