Have you ever noticed how so many different thoughts run through our minds every day? Some are good, some bad. Unfortunately, our natural temptation is to focus on the bad; so accepting them doesnt take any effort. The effort comes when were determined to cast down the negative thoughts, and take a firm grasp of the positive ones. The Battle for Your Thoughts. Positive minds full of faith and hope produce positive lives. The opposite is also true: negative minds full of fear and doubt produce negative lives, which can ultimately destroy your life. Some people have been hurt so many times that they dont think they can face the pain of another letdown. Therefore, they refuse to hope so they wont be disappointed. Battles are fought in our minds every day. When we begin to feel the battle is just too difficult and want to give up, we must choose to resist negative thoughts and be determined to rise above our problems. We must decide that were not going to quit. When were bombarded with doubts and fears, we must take a stand and say: Ill never give up! Gods on my side. He loves me, and Hes helping me! Im going to make it! Dont Give Up! No matter how bad the battle rages in your mind, dont give up! Step out and regain the territory thats been stolen from you. Even if its only an inch at a time, make sure youre leaning on Gods grace and not on your own ability. In Galatians 6:9 the apostle Paul simply encourages us to keep on keeping on! Dont be a quitter! Dont have that old give up spirit. Gods looking for people who will find the courage to rise above all the negative and pursue the positive. Whatever you may be facing or experiencing in your life right now, I want to encourage you to stay positive and refuse to give up! God is with you. Hell help you make spiritual progress—strengthening and encouraging you to keep on keeping on during rough times. Its easy to quit, but it takes faith to press on to victory. Reprogram Your Mind When the battle seems endless and you think youll never make it, remember that youre reprogramming a worldly mind to think as God thinks. In the same way that computers are programmed, our minds are also programmed. From the time were born, our minds are like computers that have had a lifetime of garbage programmed into them. But God—the best computer programmer around—is working on us every day to reprogram our minds as we cooperate with Him (see Romans 12:2). When Progress is Slow. This process of reprogramming or renewing our minds will take place little by little, so dont be discouraged if progress seems slow. Dont get down when you have setbacks or bad days. Just get back up, dust yourself off and start again. When a baby is learning to walk, he falls many, many times before he develops the ability to walk without falling; however, the baby is persistent. He may cry for a while after he falls down, but he always gets right back up and tries again. Learning to change our thinking works the same way. There will be days when we dont do everything right—days when our thinking is negative. But never stop trying. God is gradually bringing us around to His way of thinking. Just dont give up!
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:39:09 +0000
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