Stay Positive

Have you ever allowed your mind to create a scenario based on someone’s actions only to discover that you were utterly wrong?  You thought they had slighted you, or intentionally insulted you, or ignored you in some way only to find out later that none of what you believed was true?

There is a danger in allowing your thoughts to run rampant and unchecked.  We must be vigilant in the guarding of our thoughts.  The book of 2 Corinthians 10:15 admonishes us to “capture” our thoughts.  When we allow our thoughts to travel into places that only breed ill content and grief, we are guilty of not bringing our thoughts subject to God’s word.  It clearly tells us to think about whatever is good, lovely, true, and admirable. 

Sometimes our past experiences influence the way we think and feel about situations.  This happens almost automatically without any effort on our part.  It takes only a moment to change a negative thought to a positive one! To forgive and apply grace.  Today whenever your thoughts start to drift towards the negative, bring them back to the good positive side of life!

Philippians 4:8-9 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.