What if I told you that the source of most of your problems could be found within you—from the neck up? You'll find it in the thoughts that come from your mind and the words that come out of your mouth.
We
must realize and understand the power carried by our thoughts and words.
They're so powerful that they can bring either blessings or curses into our
lives, depending on their nature. Our thoughts and words are like the rudder of
a ship—they may seem small, but they affect the very direction of our
lives.
Getting Rid of Negative Thinking Isn't Enough
Many years ago my life was in a
state of chaos because of years of wrong thinking and speaking. I had
encountered so many disappointments because of all the devastating things that
had happened to me. I was afraid to believe that anything good might happen. In
fact, my philosophy of life was, "If you keep your expectations low,
you'll never be disappointed."
Over
the years I became very cynical and negative. I often said that if I had two
positive thoughts in a row, my mind would've gotten a cramp. My thoughts were
negative, which caused my words to be negative…which all reflected poorly on my
life. Finally, I decided to change my ways and stop talking so negatively.
After a while I realized that I needed to do more than just not talk
negatively. Cutting out the negative wasn't enough; I had to begin to think and
talk positively!
For
example, a person sneezes and says, "Oh, I'm probably getting the
flu." Or someone hears a rumor that the company he works for is going to
lay off some employees, so he thinks,That's the story of my life. Every time
things start to go well, something always happens. Then he says, "I'll
probably lose my job." These types of negative statements seem to come so
naturally to all of us. We need to discipline ourselves to be more
positive—it's not so easy!
When
we react negatively, we allow fear to take over our thinking. We begin to dwell
on things that haven't even happened and may not happen. Our negative thoughts
cause us to speak the words that'll shape our future.
Choose Better Thoughts, Reap a Better Life
We're constantly tempted to think
wrong thoughts, but we don't have to accept them! We have a choice! We need to
purposely choose right thinking and speaking. In the Bible, Proverbs 18:21 says, Death
and life are in the power of the tongue…. We must choose life generating
thoughts. When we do, positive, powerful, life-giving words will naturally
follow. I think some people try to control their mouths but do nothing about
their thoughts. That's like pulling off the top of a weed—unless the root is
dug up, the weed always comes back. You'll never control your mouth unless you
first learn to control your mind.
Believing
is the first important step to switching our thinking from being negative to
positive. Remember, what's in our hearts and minds will come out of our mouths.
If our soul (mind, will and emotions) is full of negative things, we'll find
those things coming our way. On the other hand, when we hear, read, think and
talk about God, the Truth and more positive things, we'll find that those good
things will come our way. The choice is ours!
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