It is a beautiful afternoon to be alive. Yes, it is overcast. But there is a fresh chill in the air signaling the end of the oppressive heat of summer and the onset of the glorious color and refreshing temperatures of fall. "But winter is right around the corner," you might be thinking. Yeah, it is.
So are cozy fires, mugs of steaming hot chocolate, holiday gifts exchanged with loved ones and the fun of snuggling into a warm bed after a full day of getting into and out of the car in the freezing cold. Every season has its joys. Today I renewed a decision I make every so often. Instead of focusing on the negative in dealing with life's many challenges, I'm going to focus on solutions. When a particular situation seems to have no solution, or there is nothing proactive I can do to help it along, I will hand it over to the Lord in prayer and turn my attention to the next thing that I can do to solve something else. Maybe, in that moment, after turning it over to the Lord, I'll just plain focus on something great, something He is doing in my life that only He can do. Maybe I'll just focus on Him.
He knew what He was doing when He gave us these instructions: "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things." (Philippians 4:8, NKJV) (THERE GOES THE EVENING NEWS!)
Have you ever noticed that when you get good news, it feels like you just got a B12 shot or maybe had a nagging virus exit your body? You feel invigorated physically! That's another scriptural principle. "As cold water to a weary soul, so is good news from a far country," (Psalm 25:25, NKJV) Open your Bible. There is plenty of good news for you there! And guess what? Though you may be in a season of challenges, know this: YOU WERE NOT CREATED FOR DEFEAT!!!! God has victory in store for you, right here on this earth. "'Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you,'" Jesus said to the demon-possessed man who had lived among the tombs until Jesus set him free. The book of Hebrews says that Jesus has never changed. What he did for that man, he will do for you, and more.
So are cozy fires, mugs of steaming hot chocolate, holiday gifts exchanged with loved ones and the fun of snuggling into a warm bed after a full day of getting into and out of the car in the freezing cold. Every season has its joys. Today I renewed a decision I make every so often. Instead of focusing on the negative in dealing with life's many challenges, I'm going to focus on solutions. When a particular situation seems to have no solution, or there is nothing proactive I can do to help it along, I will hand it over to the Lord in prayer and turn my attention to the next thing that I can do to solve something else. Maybe, in that moment, after turning it over to the Lord, I'll just plain focus on something great, something He is doing in my life that only He can do. Maybe I'll just focus on Him.
He knew what He was doing when He gave us these instructions: "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things." (Philippians 4:8, NKJV) (THERE GOES THE EVENING NEWS!)
Have you ever noticed that when you get good news, it feels like you just got a B12 shot or maybe had a nagging virus exit your body? You feel invigorated physically! That's another scriptural principle. "As cold water to a weary soul, so is good news from a far country," (Psalm 25:25, NKJV) Open your Bible. There is plenty of good news for you there! And guess what? Though you may be in a season of challenges, know this: YOU WERE NOT CREATED FOR DEFEAT!!!! God has victory in store for you, right here on this earth. "'Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you,'" Jesus said to the demon-possessed man who had lived among the tombs until Jesus set him free. The book of Hebrews says that Jesus has never changed. What he did for that man, he will do for you, and more.
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