Looking around on facebook and twitter I notice a lot of people having bad days or life circumstances right now. It happens...."life" gets in the way sometimes of what we want or what we would rather be doing or be with. But how we CHOOSE to deal with these circumstances makes all the difference!
We make choices every single day and those choices affect our lives in either a positive way or a negative way. Most of the time we don't take the time to think about it and THAT is what lands us in trouble. Or maybe we do think about it and we just choose the negative road....
Don't get me wrong, I have those days and those moments where I just want to choose to be in a bad mood or choose to not feel good or choose to let my circumstances weigh me down and get the best of me....of course I do! But on those days I have to evaluate my life and keep it all in perspective. On the days I'm tired or not feeling well....I'm still able to get up out of my own bed with a smile on my face and live my life.On the days where I don't like myself very much...I get to remind myself I'm a child of the most high God and He thinks I'm amazing. On the days where my finances don't seem to be enough....I still have a roof over my head and food in my refrigerator, God WILL take care of me!
Its all in our perspective! The way we think things are, is the way they will be. Let me repeat that: The way we think things are, is the way they will be. Sometimes ya just gotta call those things that aren't as though they were and get on with the day. When we dwell on the negative our whole life goes down into the pit. When we choose to see the positive, our life will be on the mountaintop no matter what!
Growing up and still to this day one of my Dads favorite phrases is "make it a great day!" Only now as I'm older do I see the wisdom in that simple phrase. Any day can be a GREAT one, if you choose to MAKE it one. You can be in the middle of a crisis and you can still choose the joy of the Lord which will make your day amazing...bad circumstances or not. Choose today to not live a circumstantial life. We are blessed children of the most high God....ANYTHING is possible for us!
Remember that people are watching you...your children, brothers/sisters, parents, friends, people you don't even know! They want to see how you live your life, how you deal with trials and struggles. You are setting an example...is it a good one? If you've been inviting people to church for the longest time and they just aren't interested....what are you showing them? Are you showing them a life that is more than a conqueror and lived thru the Power of the Holy Spirit or are you showing them a life that is defeated and just barely holding on?
So the next time you want to say a negative thing or write a negative status or tweet....remember to CHOOSE different and spread the positive to your world and all your friends. :)
We make choices every single day and those choices affect our lives in either a positive way or a negative way. Most of the time we don't take the time to think about it and THAT is what lands us in trouble. Or maybe we do think about it and we just choose the negative road....
Don't get me wrong, I have those days and those moments where I just want to choose to be in a bad mood or choose to not feel good or choose to let my circumstances weigh me down and get the best of me....of course I do! But on those days I have to evaluate my life and keep it all in perspective. On the days I'm tired or not feeling well....I'm still able to get up out of my own bed with a smile on my face and live my life.On the days where I don't like myself very much...I get to remind myself I'm a child of the most high God and He thinks I'm amazing. On the days where my finances don't seem to be enough....I still have a roof over my head and food in my refrigerator, God WILL take care of me!
Its all in our perspective! The way we think things are, is the way they will be. Let me repeat that: The way we think things are, is the way they will be. Sometimes ya just gotta call those things that aren't as though they were and get on with the day. When we dwell on the negative our whole life goes down into the pit. When we choose to see the positive, our life will be on the mountaintop no matter what!
Growing up and still to this day one of my Dads favorite phrases is "make it a great day!" Only now as I'm older do I see the wisdom in that simple phrase. Any day can be a GREAT one, if you choose to MAKE it one. You can be in the middle of a crisis and you can still choose the joy of the Lord which will make your day amazing...bad circumstances or not. Choose today to not live a circumstantial life. We are blessed children of the most high God....ANYTHING is possible for us!
Remember that people are watching you...your children, brothers/sisters, parents, friends, people you don't even know! They want to see how you live your life, how you deal with trials and struggles. You are setting an example...is it a good one? If you've been inviting people to church for the longest time and they just aren't interested....what are you showing them? Are you showing them a life that is more than a conqueror and lived thru the Power of the Holy Spirit or are you showing them a life that is defeated and just barely holding on?
So the next time you want to say a negative thing or write a negative status or tweet....remember to CHOOSE different and spread the positive to your world and all your friends. :)
