18 SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

Self-fulfilling prophecy---self-fulfilling prophecy;
Are we in an upward spiral? Or is that spiral going down?
Well, the answer’s got a lot to do
with your perspective and your point of view.
Your words and deeds help your predictions come true;
like hangin’ in for one more try, or givin’ up and lettin’ it slide---
‘Cause, whether you think you can or think you can’t--- you’re right;
Oh yes, it’s true, whether you think you can or think you can’t---you’re right!

And the mighty hand of God can smash the “im” out of “impossible”
when we let the Lord participate fully in our lives.
Don’t try to put limits on what God can do;
the Lord’s always ready to see us through,
and help us do more that we thought we could do.
So reach up and grasp the Lord’s hand;
hold on...hold on, and you’ll feel the strength of the Lord fill you anew.

(On cassette, entire song is repeated.)
Related CONCEPTS (not currently recorded; 6-99)
Once, two teachers with classes of the usual mixture were deceived by lies they believed.
One teacher was told her class was full of potential and gifts, and by hanging in for one more try, they shone. The other teacher was told “Don’t expect much, Dear!”so she didn’t. What would be the use of one more try? By the end of the year the difference was clear, where there had been no difference at all.
People tend to turn into reality the image they have of themselves
yes, we tend to turn into reality the image we have of ourselves.

When senior citizens in comparable health were all asked to rate their state of health,
some looked on the bright side and gave a positive review,
others focussed on the negative and stated that as their truth.
Well, the positive thinkers’ descriptions played out as true---and the negative thinkers’ descriptions did, too.
People tend to turn into reality the image they have of themselves
yes, we tend to turn into reality the image we have of ourselves.


Quote by Henry Ford;
Other words & and all Music © 1997 by Linda K. Williams
With thanks to Phyllis who described a drawing she’d received from Madge Carlisle,
showing the fist of God smashing down on the “im” in the word “impossible.”

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