SPEAK POSITIVELY

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

…realize that much of your unhappiness in life is often because you are listening to yourself…” – adapted from Lloyd-Jones

Is that you?

Did you awaken today still befuddled or dragged down by the events of past days?  

Before that first cup of JOE, already complaining?  

Maybe the mere “effort” to wake up and face the mirror caused you to moan and groan before you uttered another syllable.

Is that the tone this morning?

Are you carrying the spoiling elements of past failures, past sin, and past disappointments into the freshness that is today?  

Or are you up and ready for what GOD has for today, prepared to embrace the freshness of His new mercy and grace, approaching the day zeal and possibility? 

What ARE YOU saying to yourself today?

This?

This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. 

Psalm 118:24 (TLB)

Or this…?

…I am standing here depressed and gloomy Psalm 42:6 (LB)

The truth is, what we speak over and to ourselves each day is a crucial element as to how we will handle and experience the day.  We CAN choose to continue to broadcast the complaints of the past or the lies of the enemy (we are not good enough, we failed, we will never live up to the expectations, we can’t…) or we can begin to speak truth from our mouths and into our ears!

Truth like this:

1 Peter 2:9 (MSG)

...you have been chosen by God himself—you are priests of the King, you are holy and pure, you are God’s very own—all this so that you may show to others how God called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

Joyce Meyer makes this point…

"Sometimes you may feel discouraged, miserable, and depressed. In those times, you need to take a close look at what’s been going on in your mind. 

Isaiah 26:3 tells you when you keep your mind on the Lord you will have “perfect and constant peace.”

By focusing on the goodness of God and waiting, hoping, and expecting Him to encourage you and fill you with His peace and joy, you can overcome negative thoughts that drag you down. 

Think and SPEAK POSITIVELY. 

Begin believing right now that you are about to see God’s goodness in your life. 

Wait, hope, and expect His blessings to be abundant in your life.”

You have that choice today my friends.

Lord knows today at least 50% of us will be vehemently complaining before the day ends.  But we can’t control that outcome. 

And I know that days can be hideously unfair and worthy of complaint and stew. 

Yesterday in particular was a deluge of disappointment and the enemy would want nothing more than to have that bleed into today.

But I am going to work diligently to not allow the discouragement of November 7^th to taint the possibilities of the 8^th even though lurking over the immediate horizon are some potential disappointments.

  

No today, I am doing by best to rejoice in the day.

How about you?

GOD woke us up.  

He HAS pulled us from the darkness into HIS light one more day!  We are chosen!

He has something for us to do and it can’t be done well if we spend time and energy lamenting past mistakes or perceived inadequacies!

Let’s both remember that…

Let’s not let history interfere with today’s present!

Instead let’s speak POSITIVELY!

I love you all...

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