Have you ever been working on a project, reading a book, writing, etc and then all of sudden mess up something? It is in that moment you’ve lost your focus…you became distracted. Either social media, phone calls, or thoughts, something has pulled your focus away and while you may still be doing what you were distracted from, your mind isn’t focused on it…therefore a mistake may occur.
While on this journey of #LivingLifeGratefully, you must focus on all the positive things in your daily life. Bad things will happen, people will say awful things to you or make you feel bad…sometimes that person that makes you feel bad is you. Those negative thoughts that have been planted may raise its ugly head reminding you of some mistake or imperfection. It is during those times we suggest you do the following:
1) Have a scripture that feeds your spirit positively. ex: Psalms 139:14 – I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well or 1 John 4:4b because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
2) Create and keep near post it notes with positive feedback or quotes. We call them #gratefulnotes
3) Call upon those positive friends/family members that never fail to give you an encouraging word.
4) Focus on all of the great things that are in your life and in every situation.
5) Pray and spend time with God.
For some of us it is easy to focus on the aforementioned items and/or any positive things in our lives. But for others it is a fight. We want to encourage you to fight on. We are right along side you…fighting with you! This journey of #LivingLifeGratefully isn’t easy, but it is so worth it. God wants us to have a life filled with His Peace and His Joy. He told us in His Word that this wouldn’t be easy, but that His yoke is easy and His burdens are light. We are to trust Him to deal with the negative things in our lives. But we must also be actively focusing on the positive things in our lives to achieve the goal of #LivingLifeGratefully! You deserve a life filled with unspeakable joy and it is our hope that you believe that you deserve it!
There are so many more items we could have shared, but we want to hear from our Team Grateful community! What are some of the things you do to focus on the positive? Or, let us know if you need prayer and/or help in this area. We will pray with and for you. We are believing God for His very best for you and know that you have the tools to handle it…for you are Fearfully and Wonderfully made by God!
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