Choose What You Think About

There are many things in life over which you have no choice. But you can choose what you think about! For that reason the wise man urges,

“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life” Proverbs 4:23 (NCV).

Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today. Count blessings. Memorize Bible verses. Pray. Sing hymns. Spend time encouraging people. Do you want to guarantee tomorrow’s misery? Then wallow in a mental mud pit of self-pity or guilt or anxiety today. Assume the worst. Beat yourself up. Rehearse your regrets. Complain to complainers.

Thoughts have consequences. Healing from anxiety requires healthy thinking. Your challenge is not your challenge. Your challenge is the way you think about your challenge! Satan wants to leave us in a swarm of anxious, negative thoughts. But you have a power he cannot defeat. You have God on your side!

By Max Lucado
From: Anxious for Nothing
Used by permission

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