So yesterday a friend posted this question on her page . . . . One small positive thought in the morning can change your entire day. After remembering something I had just heard on the radio this was my response . . . . “Forgive- To cease to feel resentment against someone who has injured me, let me down or caused hurt. I placed their names in my imaginary leather bag, pull the draw strings to seal it tight and write Forgiven and then I move on. Regardless of what the names do . . .I move forward. Great visual for me personally.” Feeling a sense of accomplishment that I too had dealt once again with the hurts and battle scares of life I went about my day. This morning while getting ready for work I began thinking about the day’s activities and don’t you know I opened that leather bag and began having a conversation with myself about what I would have, could have, should have done and said! My “Self Talk” was not edifying but dragging me down a wrong path to start my day. I CAUGHT IT! I grabbed it and I brought those thoughts in to obedience and the captivity of Christ using the word of God as my filter! Philippians tell me to think on things that are good and virtuous and edifying, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells me to pray without ceasing! Now HOW DO I DO THAT!! It’s all about my attitude, my mind on God, not speaking to him every moment but in his presence always. Just like going fishing with Gary, were together, we may not talk the whole time but I am with him! Same with praying without ceasing, I am in the presence of God, and throughout my day I am chatting with him, talking through difficult situations, seeking advice and praising Him. So I changed my “Self Talk” to reflect God’s heart and I closed the bag with “Forgiven” written on it and once again learned if I don’t guard my words my enemy will try to come in and sow the seeds of discord in my mind. Thanks for yet another life lesson God! ~Ty~
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:00:54 +0000
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