I strive to be a positive person, and try to live my life in a way that please God. I fail miserably at times, and freely admit that. However, I serve a mighty Lord who forgives me each time I blow it, and He mercifully gives me another chance to get it right. Amazing! How can one not be in an eternal state of awe and thankfulness knowing that incredible fact?
By completely changing my outlook, refocusing on God's promises, and spending more quality time with Him, I've enabled myself to climb out of a funk that was hanging around me for a while. You know how the daily little things eat away at you until you just feel like you're empty? Each day you go through the motions, thinking you blew it yet again, getting sucked right into the enemies trap of lies and false emotions. Sometimes I could actually see the armor of God being torn right off of me after I've just put it on, trying to strengthen myself with it.
For me, surrounding myself with positive people is so important. I cannot allow the stinkin' thinkin' of others bring me down or discourage me. Even though I don't always get it right, I try my best. If that's good enough for my Lord, than it's got to be good enough! He equips me and leads me, and I am not in this alone! Neither are you! His promises are for everyone. All we need to do is ask Him to show us what He wants us to do, and then faithfully take that first step...
I look forward to this weekend for some relaxing, enjoyable family time. I hope you are able to find joy too, and I'd like to suggest starting with some quiet time to really reflect on your blessings and gifts from God that are all around you. Thinking on such things will enable you to refocus your energy and spirit toward being grateful and positive. Guaranteed!
Love, peace and blessings....
