I was weary this morning and began to feel down-in-the-dumps.
Bills piling up with no money to pay, lawns to mow, but they’re too wet and I didn’t feel like doing them anyway. I just felt like I wanted to be pampered for a change and it got me down.
The enemy knew how to get me. He knew I was tired and he knew what buttons to push. There are few people I talk to and the one I wanted to talk with today was unavailable. I felt isolated and very much alone.
Then I remembered a dream I had a few days ago. I had told my friend about it and they had given me some great advice.
“Positive thoughts need to fill the times that old thoughts used to rule. It's like exercise... like pumping iron. It's about choosing the right thing, thinking the right way and seeing others and circumstances through the eyes of Christ.”
My friend had said more, but that was what stood out to me today. So, I did as my friend had suggested. I decided not to dwell on the things that got me down. I resisted those down-in-the-dump feelings and set my mind on good things. I refused to let my old thinking patterns take hold.
Wow, it really worked. In very little time, I felt so much better, so much more positive than I had earlier. Praise God. I have a smile on my face.
Rulan,
hi, positive thought that the key!
a smile is just a prayer away :)