Hi, my friends. Today, day 14, we are talking about how to cultivate a positive mindset.
And it's so critical that when we're pursuing our dreams that our mind and thoughts are
positive versus negative. Philippians 4.8 says, Finally, brothers, whatever is true,
whatever is honorable, whatever is just, pure, lovely, commendable, if there is any excellence,
if there's anything worthy of praise, think about these things. You know, it's said that
our thoughts create our reality. What we focus on, we empower. And so I want to ask you,
are your thoughts positive or negative? You see, are we thinking about what's the best
that can happen? What if this works out? What if, you know, God answers my prayers? Or are
we tending towards a negative of what if I fail? We talked about that yesterday, you
know, fear of failure, what if it doesn't work out? And we have to be catch our thoughts,
take them captive, and then focus on the positive. We empower ourselves to take action when we're
focused on things going well, working out and taking, you know, positive steps forward.
Now, that doesn't mean that we just, you know, ignore the chance that things might not happen
well. But it's inviting and partnering with God to focus and have gratitude on the things
that he is bringing into our life, even the difficulties. Now, today, we're reflecting
on our mindset and considering how we might need to shift our thoughts to be more positive
and encouraging. And our activations for today, we're talking about, you know, writing down
three positive thoughts or affirmations that we can repeat daily. For me, again, I think
I mentioned this before, but I write down that I can do all things through Christ who
strengthens me, I can do hard things. I have another sign that I have on my wall that says,
what is the best that can happen? And then when my mind starts to go negative, I stop
it, I catch it. You know, is it my internal judge? Is it my is it fear? You know, where
is this thought coming from? And I identify that negative thought. And then I flip it
into something positive. And we talked yesterday about fear of failure and flipping things
into feed. But how can you also flip your negative thought into positive one? And so
often, even when something is challenging or difficult, oh, God just embeds a hidden
gem in there or something positive that we can find a hidden gift or a hidden gem, even
in the difficulties and challenges of life. And so again, our activation for today is
how can you shift your mindset to be more positive and encouraging? Well, let me pray
for you today. So God, thank you. Thank you that all things work out for our good and
for your glory. Thank you that we can trust you. Thank you that you call us to have positive
thoughts, to think about the things that are true and good, honorable, and help us to remember
to flip negative thoughts into positive ones, to embrace gratitude and to trust that even
in the difficult moments, even in the times of trials, that we can find something good
in them. God, empower us with these positive thoughts to take action. In Jesus name. Amen.
Okay, my friends, see you tomorrow. Have a good day.