CHANGE YOUR THOUGHT PATTERNS.
That which holds our attention determines our actions. We are where we are and what we are because of the dominating thoughts that occupy our minds. William Fames said, "The greatest discovery of my generation in that people can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind ." Romans 12:1,2 says:
I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Two things must be stated to emphasize the power of our thought life, Major premise: We can control our thoughts. Minor premise: Our feelings come from thoughts. Conclusion? We can control our feelings by learning to change one thing the way we think. It is that simple. Our feelings come from our thoughts. Therefore, we con change them by changing our thought patterns,
Our thought life, not our circumstances, determing our happiness. Often i see people who are convinced that they will be happy when they attain a certain goal. When they reach the goal, many times they do not find the fulfillment they anticipated.
You often can see this phenomenon among mothers. First they say, "When Johnny gets out of elementary school, I'll be happy!" And they are, for a while. Next you hear them telling their friends, "When Johnny graduates from high school, I'll be so happy!" And they are, at least for the summer. Johnny's graduation from college bring the same result, and so does Johnny's marriage. So does the birth of Johnny's first child, when Mamma becomes an ecstatic grandmother, and the feeling may continue until she becomes a babysitter.
But if Mamma has not learned how to be happy between her special blessings, she will not have a steady, enjoyable life.
The secret to staying on an even keel? Fill your mind with "whatever is true, whatever is honorable... whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things" (Philippians 4:8). Paul understood. That which holds our attention determines our action.
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