![]() Lately I’ve been having a “if it ain’t one thing it’s another” vibe. When I get motivated at work to be joyful and serve, some practical atrocity occurs at home. For instance, my husband and I bout a new house in April 2020 and the contractors messed up our door which caused water to leak into our house. Thus, damaging our floor and wall. That gets fixed, work is super busy, and I’m struggling to help people who want to have an attitude about something they could have prevented if they had acted sooner. I am finally calm about the house issues and work and then I notice something my husband did or didn’t do and now I am having an adult tantrum. Then a few days later we find out that a shipment for my husband’s business was sent to the wrong place. So many opportunities to be upset and even angry. One of my favorite bible verses is Philippians 4:4-8 (NASB20) 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all people. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Love this passage but my main highlight for this post is verse 8. The exhortation is to dwell on positive things. My struggle with consistently thinking positive is focusing on negativity, criticalness, or simply what I don’t like about the situation. Photo by Ivan Bertolazzi from Pexels There is a certain amount of brain power one must devote to fixing a problem but I can at times dwell too much on things that do nothing but tempt me into anger, worry, or fear. What we choose to dwell on effects our emotions, mood, and how we interact with others. But what if I decided that I will not dwell on negativity and what I don’t like? What If I decided to dwell on things that will build me up? When I choose to have self-control in my thoughts, I can think clearer and respond more appropriately to others. I can even rejoice because through the issue, I know there is something I can be thankful for. If I’m thankful I’m calmer and make decisions from a more sober midframe than if I was filled with negativity and anger. If I can master this art of self-control and positive thinking in my mind, people will see that, and I can help others to be positive. In summary, protect your mind and dwell on things that will build you up or affirm you. We all will have problems until we die, but who wants to live in negativity until that time comes? Sound like a miserable life. I hope this encourages those who are reading this to seek to dwell on positive things. All your problems may not be resolved the way you want but at least you can have peace as you move forward. A-Leigh Ann Copyright © 2021 A-Leigh Ann
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