I am so concerned about people who live from one day to the
next in more pain and misery than they did the day before. Things never go
right for them and they are always focusing on the negative aspects in their
life. I know that some people are genuinely ill; but I have seen others, in the
same position, with a smile on their face and a jaunt in their step.
If we do all we can to prevent the pain or circumstances in
our life, then we can look to God to deliver us from them. He may surprise us
by taking us home to heaven, or allowing some major decision to be made that
will affect our life drastically. However, we can continue to live a positive
life by focusing on the pure, lovely aspects, which He constantly supplies for
us (Philippians 4:8).
Expectations ruin our life and our health. We expect deep
relationships, abundant finances, stellar health and increasing spiritual
growth each day of our life. When this does not happen, we are devastated. Then
depression settles in, coloring every other aspect of our life. Our spiritual,
emotional, physical and mental health are all affected by our negative
attitude.
We also get too involved in too many aspects of life; and
this tires us out, pressures our schedule and makes us feel used and abused. We
end up getting tension headaches, stress-related illnesses and our soul gets
disheartened and miserable. We get grouchy, irritable and too sick to do
anything. The answer is to live each moment in gratitude and praise, led by God's
Spirit in every aspect of our life.
Prayer:
Father God, remind us to cast our cares on Your shoulders.
You promise to take care of them and us (1 Peter 5:7). That
means that we can thank You for the answers before we ever get them. If we
focus on our troubles, we live in a negative spiral that can only get worse.
This causes tension, fear, unhappiness and despair. However, if we live with
our faith in You, we maintain a positive attitude. Then we will reap many more
positive results in our life with Your love filling our soul with joy.
Thought for the Day:
Prayers of gratitude keep our focus on God's Presence in
our life rather than on our circumstances. - Matthew 6:25-33; Luke 12:22-31
