What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has
happened to me. – Job 3:25
Dungy says today, “Your
perspective today has a lot to do with what happens tomorrow. What you believe and what you expect have a
tendency to come about. This is why it’s
so important to be careful how you speak to yourself, think of yourself,
conduct yourself, and develop yourself.
The landscape of the future is in large part determined by what you
think it will be and by how you see yourself in it. … For better or worse, what
you envision often begins to take shape.
Be intentional and choose to envision a life of significance,
possibility, and impact.”
I would be a fool to not believe that our way of thinking
doesn’t have an effect on our success. I
am reminded of what we constantly tell our children, “Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right!” It makes a big
difference in whether we believe we can do what we dream about, set goals to
accomplish, or change our situation.
There are simply too many real life stories and examples to believe that
this isn’t true. The book, The Power
of Positive Thinking, is based on this effect of our thinking.
Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever
is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” The Bible is telling us to be intentional and
to choose what we think about. Don’t
focus on our fears or on negatives, concentrate on what God can do with us and
on those characteristics of God we can have and grow and share to the benefit
of all around us.
This doesn’t mean we’re gonna have a perfect life with ease
and comfort. But even in hard
circumstances we can choose to have an attitude that enhances life. There are many stories of prisoners of war
who not only survived, but enhanced everyone’s life around them with their
positive attitude. Consider that you,
Christian, are in prison here in a world where Satan roams freely seeking whom
he can devour. One day you’ll be
free. What kind of prisoner are you
going to be?
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