I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. -Psalm 118:13-14 NIV
While I wish I could take credit for this statement,
instead, I heard it said at church last week from our Pastor. “Don't let your
thoughts push you around. Instead, push them around.” When I heard those words,
I knew exactly how important it was to follow that instruction. There is a
reason that when we put on God's armor, we include the helmet of salvation. It
is to protect our minds. We are told that we become what we think. So it all
unfolds. If we let sickness, fear and worry fill our minds, we soon will be
caught up in it and have plenty of sickness, and plenty to fear and much to
worry over. It is like we become a magnet for what we think. That is reason
enough to control our thoughts
Taking a road trip this week, I went in and out of little
towns and my radio station had to be changed frequently as I searched for a new
signal. That is how it is with us. When we get flooded with thoughts that we
know are not good like all those “what if” thoughts, we just simply have to change the channel. We
should search for a new signal. By pushing negative thoughts out of our minds,
we can consciously allow only the good ones in. Romans 4:17 says we can call
those things that don't exist into being. The times in my life when I was sick,
I would see myself well. When I was tired, I would think myself being
refreshed. When there was lack, I would think prosperity and abundance. By starting off our day on the “right channel” we are embarking on a
new beginning to live positively in hope. Our new thoughts will be an
encouragement to us and to those around us.
May God bless you and yours!
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