Joyce Meyer once said, “Where the mind goes, the man follows. If you don’t like your life today, it’s because of what you thought yesterday. If you want to like tomorrow, you’re going to have to change your thinking today.
This is a very powerful and profound statement because a lot of the challenges that lead to stress experienced by people is a result of their stinkin’ thinkin’. Worriers particularly have this problem. The way you think will eventually determine the way you speak and the way you speak will determine your behavior and the way you act will eventually lead you into the habits you now find yourself doing.
Let’s say for example, you worry all the time about getting fired from your job. This constant negative thinking will lead you to talk about it all the time, thereby creating a stronghold of that fear that gives birth to the reality of your being fired. You will be so consumed with worry that you will eventually start talking so negatively that it’s no wonder the company will not want you around. All that negativity is affecting everyone on the job!
So if you don’t like what’s going on in your world today, step back and evaluate what you have been feeding your mind and the words you have been speaking. Do you meditate on negative things ? Do you watch tv shows, movies, or the news that fills your mind with all sorts of negativity? Then stop it. Stop feeding trash to your mind and fill it with positive things such as God’s Word. You will one day recognize that life aint’ so bad after all.
