Good Saturday morning dear prayer warriors and friends. I am praying your weekend is blessed abundantly and that you have a great day! A friend and I were talking last night at the basketball game about being positive. Do you have a positive or negative attitude, was the question. I said you know, I really try to stay positive but I do have moments that negativity comes shining its ugly head through. Gods Word says in Philippians 4:8-9, Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things. I know that each one of us have encountered bad thoughts and carried them through unto our mouths. We know from our own personal experience that our thoughts can run amok about others and their actions. If we have these negative thoughts, then we must learn to talk to ourselves about the thought inputs that plague us, this is called self-examination. We must learn to reject any thought of negativity from Satan, our flesh or our world through reading or talking. We must learn to identify our thoughts as separate from our conscience. When we say or think anything negative we must call it like it is a lie! If we want a quality of life, then we have to begin with Gods Word and behave like God wants us to and not as we like to do. All of our thoughts affect our souls, our health and our mind. Why would we want to put garbage into our hearts when we have the word of God there? Remember this, our lives follow our thinking. Remember we will never be depressed unless we first allow ourselves to think depressing thoughts. We can never be defeated unless we first allow the enemy to defeat us in our own mind. If we think thoughts of failure, we are destined to fail. If we think thoughts of mediocrity, we will live an average mediocre life. But if our thoughts are God’s thoughts and we align our thinking with God’s word that is what we will become. When we begin thinking that God said we are an Overcomer and a conqueror, we will overcome and conquer. I am praying that this devotional has helped someone today. I am praying for great health and positive and loving thoughts for each of you today. Cindy~
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 14:51:45 +0000