Too often, we meet our trials with a heavy heart, human nature bidding us to retreat into fear and apprehension. Yet, if we can find within ourselves the ability to expand our awareness, we might see that each great test is another opportunity to move ourselves closer to God. And though it seems impossible, our greatest challenges are gifts, waiting to be transformed by faith into blessings.

An affirmation on its own is a powerful thing. However, flexing the muscle of an affirmation with the conscious expression of your own words, thoughts and experiences is a transformative thing. Use this affirmational journal to not only absorb the powerful messages in each affirmation, but to accentuate them tenfold by the expressions of your own creation.

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