I was talking to God one morning, trying to deal with something discouraging, and saw this flowchart in my head. In my heart I heard, “I’ve made a way for you to leave negativity at any time.”
Thanking God turns my mind away from what I don’t have and who I’m not, and fills me with heaven’s perspective on all I do have and who I really am. Thankfulness for everyone in my life stops me from blaming and judging others, and makes the enemy lose his grip on my thinking. From God’s peace, I can see the situation as he does—as a potential for blessing, rather than for what it’s trying to take away. I can deal with it well, instead of getting overwhelmed by it.
If you’re willing to take a walk with him through forgiveness, thankfulness, and renewing your mind, God would love turning a negative that’s been draining you into an ever–increasing blessing.
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