I Choose Life, I Choose Blessings

This choose life or death scripture has been very important to me.

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you
life and death,
blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life,
that both thou and thy seed may live:”
(Deuteronomy 30:19, KJV Bible Verse)

I was in a life threatening situation. I was rarely sure that someone would turn up to feed me. In terms of both my physical ability to sit up, chew and swallow and with limited help available, it was hard to get enough food in my body to stay alive.

Often I found myself thinking I might die. I aimed to replaced the thought with,
“I choose life. I choose blessings.”

Often I found myself desperately trying to work out how to stay alive.
Whatever step I chose to take to do so, I also tried to remember to say:
“I choose life. I choose blessings.”

Sometimes death felt like a tempting option - a chance for rest. I aimed to replace the thought with,

“I choose life. I choose blessings.”

I repeated this scripture about choosing life again and again and again.

Gradually, my world started to change.
Carers started to turn up.
They then started to turn up on time.
Then I got carers who adapted in a way that allowed me to talk, so that I had a better chance of asking for what I needed.

My survival was becoming less precarious, but I was still in a life-threatening situation. I persisted in choosing life.
Although my circumstances said this wasn’t my choice... I chose to believe that as I changed the thoughts in my mind, I was giving God access to change my world.

I kept choosing life over death using this, other healing bible scriptures and other healing methods, and today I am happy to say that I have a life that is far safer and full of many blessings.

I could still do with it being easier :-) and so I continue to say....

"I choose life. I choose blessings."

If you find yourself thinking thoughts of death, be very gentle on yourself.
Accept these thoughts and then practice a new thought. "I choose life".

The most important life is not the life of the body

Life has definitely been hard for me at times.

But within the hard circumstances I have had powerful experiences of the Life of God flowing through me.
The most important LIFE is not the life of the body.

Even if your body seems to be failing, keep choosing life not death.
Keep choosing blessing not cursing.

You may see changes that allow you to experience a richer LIFE within the life you have.

You may see changes that allow you to live a longer physical life.

As you align your thoughts with God's in this way, you are also helping to bring life and blessings to everyone.

Scripture for overcoming suicidal thoughts

if you have suicidal thoughts, here are some more powerful bible verses.

Elijah feels like he has had enough and wants to die.

There may be times when you need to say to yourself "Get up and eat".

Or if you are bedbound with ME/CFS or another illness ;-) , maybe just "Eat".

Sometimes doing the next thing you can to stay alive is a massive achievement.

Be proud of yourself for all you do to look after yourself... even if there are times when you don't always feel like doing it.

But we don't just need earthly food.
We also need regular spiritual food through our commitment to a spiritual practice.

"He ate and drank and then lay down again."

We may want an immediate answer.
But sometimes we need spiritual nourishment,
then REST.

Then more spiritual food.

The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said,
“Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”

Only then do we gain the insight and breakthrough to move forwards.

He got up and ate and drank.
Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

And finally, you can also choose life with this Bible verse - this time one from the New Testament:

"And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you,
he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
because of his Spirit who lives in you."
(Romans 6:10-11, NIV Bible verse for overcoming suicidal thoughts)

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Whether your spiritual practice is to read spiritual quotes, to practice forgiveness, or to pray, choose life by making sure that you feed yourself spiritually each day.

If you found this spiritual article because things are especially tough for you right now, I am sorry to hear that. Thank you for having kept going.
Please continue to keep going.

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Articles relevant to Choose Life

• Consciously choosing life and blessings is one of many  spiritual and psychological self help approaches I took to live with severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I continue to apply these approaches today, living with illness at a less severe level.
• The previous page of Scripture on Healing
• Move to the next page - I Am Blessed and A Blessing

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If you have suicidal thoughts, you might also want to read this wonderful article by Cindy Teevans. Sadly, her Dad committed suicide.