On September 27, 1965, Air Force Colonel George Hall was flying a reconnaissance mission near Hanoi in North Vietnam when his jet was hit by anti-aircraft fire. His plane burst into flames and he ejected and parachuted to the ground where he was captured by communist forces.

Colonel Hall was placed in solitary confinement in a cell measuring seven feet by seven feet. He spent seven years, four months and eighteen days in isolated captivity.

Hall was a scratch golfer and captain of the golf team at the United States Naval Academy. So, to manage his imprisonment, he played eighteen holes of golf EVERY DAY.

He imagined specific courses he had played and walked around his tiny cell playing new games. He imagined being with friends and even had conversations with them. He carefully kept score and mentally executed each shot. He taught himself to mentally believe he was actually playing. He did this for 64,800 hours. He later said that, as he played, he started actually smelling the fresh grass on the course.

One month after Colonel Hall was released and returned to the United States, he played in the New Orleans Open and shot seventy-six, one of the best scores in the tournament.

Colonel Hall’s mental belief created his reality.

I heard Joel Osteen say once that 47% of people fill their minds daily with negative thoughts, fear, worry and doubt. What could happen in your life if you filled your mind instead with positive belief? What power could be released if you dwelt on God’s promises in the Bible?

Let mental belief transform your life.

The Bible says in Romans 15:13, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing…” ESV

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