The memory is an amazing resource. At times, random thoughts will just pass into your mind. Maybe it is a memory of some great event when you were a child or a difficult period of time in your recent past. A smell can bring back the event. A certain song floods your mind with activities, locations and people. Sometimes the thoughts come from "out of the blue" and we wonder where that memory came from.
Ones thinking will determine their attitude and their attitude will determine their decisions. To change ones life, they must change their thinking.
Determine if your thoughts are constructive or destructive. If your thinking leads to condemnation, of yourself or others, then you need to change your thinking. If your thoughts are edifying, then you should focus on these memories more. Someone once said that you cannot keep a bird from flying over your head but that you can keep the bird from building a nest in your hair. A thought may pass through your mind, but you do not have to dwell on it. Decide, today, to think differently.
If you want to change your life, change your thinking!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Created To Create!
You and I have incredible potential!
When God created the first couple, He made them in His image and likeness, therefore, we are like God. Since He is a creator, we must have the capacity to create too. Not in the same sense of bringing the world into existence from nothing, but by using the capacity to make some awesome things.
Mankind not only has the propensity to create, but we are created for the purpose of making things. I refer to this idea by using the phrase, "Making A Difference". We were all created to make a difference in the world. I feel better about myself when I am making a difference. Others feel good about themselves when they do the same.
You were created to create!
You were made to make a difference!
Spend some time today fulfilling your purpose. That's my plan!
When God created the first couple, He made them in His image and likeness, therefore, we are like God. Since He is a creator, we must have the capacity to create too. Not in the same sense of bringing the world into existence from nothing, but by using the capacity to make some awesome things.
Mankind not only has the propensity to create, but we are created for the purpose of making things. I refer to this idea by using the phrase, "Making A Difference". We were all created to make a difference in the world. I feel better about myself when I am making a difference. Others feel good about themselves when they do the same.
You were created to create!
You were made to make a difference!
Spend some time today fulfilling your purpose. That's my plan!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Jesus, Don’t You Care?
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? Mark 4:38
During the storms of life we tend to question God and His character. We may wonder if He is sleeping, or at least unaware of our trials. Our minds play tricks on us and we begin thinking incorrectly. At first we may not realize our wrong perspectives but ultimately the choice is ours.
The disciple’s first question dealt with Jesus’ care. The disciples second question dealt with His character Mark 4:41 states,
"And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
Who is this man? What type of person can actually control nature? The disciples redeemed themselves by asking the second question. At first they had no faith. Now they could grow their faith!
The next time that you face a serious trial, instead of questioning God, get to know Him personally. Draw close to Him. Spend time talking to Him and make sure you grow in your understanding of who Jesus really is!
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