“For you know that when your faith is tested, it stirs up POWER WITHIN you to endure all things. And then as your endurance grows even stronger it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking.” James 1:3,4 (TPT)
Think about how much joy, happiness, even excitement we feel when all is going well in our lives; bills are paid, careers are successful, sun is shining bright with no storms in the forecast, had the best ride ever on your horse… Our thoughts remain positive and upbeat. Positive thoughts = Health. But, what happens when we get the call of test results that aren’t good, divorce tears the family apart, the horse dies, crisis occurs, or the company where you’ve worked for 20 years lays you off? Our thoughts tend to instantly turn to the negative “what if’s”, “why me”, “what will I do”. As panic takes over and fear sets in, the confusion of these life events end up causing a killer headache or some other medical issue for the day. Impulsive words are said and decisions made are unclear. God is a God of Order not chaos. Satan uses these types of life events to create chaos in our minds. However, if we immediately and without pause go straight to the Holy Spirit within with our thoughts, we capture the truth of the situation at hand and our mood, nervous, and immune systems remain stabilized, balanced, and ORDERLY. We can then deal calmly with whatever is thrown our way today! Because we all know life is very rarely a positive ride every day all day long. Turn the switch, change the station, re-order your thoughts toward the Spirit within and change your life.
What are You Thinking?