The Characteristics of Supernatural Thinking

We were able to secure a few copies of Dr. Bright’s book, The Joy of Supernatural Thinking, and have made them available at the bookstore. Unfortunately, this book has gone out of print and is difficult to locate. But keep checking in with our blog and I’ll share Dr. Bight’s quotes with you.

“Supernatural thinking is God thinking through a yielded human mind.”—Bill Bright.

Great things happen when you are yielded to the Holy Spirit. Here’s some characteristics of supernatural thinking from pages 23ff:

1. Supernatural thinking requires total dependence on the God of the Bible.

“It is impossible to please God without faith. . . ” (Hebrews 11:6 NLT).

2. Supernatural thinking exalts the Lord Jesus Christ.

“Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”

(Philippians 2:9-11 NLT).

3. Supernatural thinking furthers the sharing of the good news.

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8 NLT).

4. Supernatural thinking requires the working of the Holy Spirit in ways and times beyond our imagining.

“It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven's Armies”

(Zechariah 4:6 NLT).

5. Supernatural thinking is opposed by the faithless.

“But all these things [acts of hatred] they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me” (John 15:21 NKJV)

6. Supernatural thinking is accomplished by passion and devotion.

“No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us” (Philippians 3:13-14 NLT).

7. Supernatural thinking arises from a lifestyle of prayer, fasting, and meditation.

“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do” (Joshua 1:8 NLT).

The Supernatural Life

I picked up a wonderful book on my way out of the house to read on the plane. I had perused it previously, but I thought the cross-country trip would allow me to really dig in. It is Dr. Bill Bright’s book, The Joy of Supernatural Thinking.

You may know of Dr. Bright as the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ International. He attributes his success in the ministry to decades of supernatural thinking. He encourages all to live the supernatural life by thinking supernaturally, praying supernaturally, planning supernaturally, loving supernaturally, living supernaturally in the power of the Holy Spirit, and expecting supernatural results.

I just love this book. In fact, I encourage all to get a copy. Debbie has given several copies away at Shoes on the Move meetings. I hope we can stock them at the WTM bookstore soon. If you can’t wait, you can find it at http://www.amazon.com/.

Dr. Bright says:

“For many years, I have been interested in the frontiers that lie beyond mere human

accomplishment. I have thought deeply about a mind-set focused not on what is naturally

 plausible but on what is supernaturally possible. This is how I began to use the term

supernatural thinking.”

Today, I am asking myself what lies beyond my human accomplishments today? I’m going to forget the naturally plausible and seize the supernaturally possible.

How about you? The realm of the supernatural is calling!