God, Affirmations, and Mental Images

"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear" (Hebrews 11:3 KJV).

After reading this Bible verse, I came to realize the power of words. God literally spoke the universe into existence. And since we are created in God's image, we also have this power to some extent.

Affirmations are commands we make to reality. Affirmations can change reality, if they are made strongly and with emotion. But more importantly, affirmations must produce mental images to have real power.

What determines the power of affirmations is the extent affirmations produce mental images. Conversely, what determines the power of mental images is the extent mental images produce affirmations.

You may ask, "Which is stronger, affirmations or mental images?" The answer is mental images are extensions of effective affirmations, and affirmations are extensions of effective mental images. They are both almost one and the same.

So when God spoke the universe into existence, God had mental images of the universe before it came into existence.