Week 2.....A Less than Positive Attitude

`Well, this week was really a eye opener!! We talked about being POSITIVE instead of NEGATIVE... The word positive just sounds better when you say it:). The verse this week was Proverbs 16:24 and it says "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.. If it is that easy then why are we so negative? I can honestly say I have never had one day where nothing but POSITIVE thoughts, words are actions took place.. how sad is that? and I am afraid that if it did I would not know how to react.. I would be like whats wrong? that is so bad!! Gods word says pleasant words are a honeycomb... sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.. come on.. how easy is that to please him!! just pleasant words.. try it and tell me how your life flows for just 24 hours try it!! see how people respond.. will they look at you like you are crazy or will it be a domino effect?On day 1 we read the story in Genesis about God asking Abraham to be obedient and move and he did with a positive attitude.. If we are obedient and follow Gods direction he will bless us!Be a faithful servant and watch him work. Day 2 was a good teaching tool the title is You become what you think.. what a good lesson for all of us even to teach our kids!This came out of Philippians 4: 4-9 verse 9 says The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Practice these things and the PEACE of GOD will be with you.On page 26 different titles were listed and we talked about how we could be more positive in these areas of our lives. one was wife and a few of us said that we needed to be more encouraging and more supporting vocally with our husbands, the next was kids and some said they needed to be more positive and uplifting when their children were right , to co workers be more christian like to negative coworkers..I think in this conversation things were shared with one another and it was a time of feeling like yeah! I am not alone in these feelings~~ In different situations in our everyday life routine, we need to dwell on the POSITIVE instead of the NEGATIVE and replace the NEGATIVE with a POSITIVE!!Remember if you dwell on negative things, you will spout negative words and have negative facial expressions and body gestures.You can not think negatively and expect to act positively!!!Remember to become the POSITIVE person that GOD wants YOU to be YOU must first examine your negative thinking!to end Day 2 remember to REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, REJOICE!!! Philippians 4:4....On Day 3 we talked about The POWER of GOD and how when we focus on GODS power in our lives he will help us grow a positive attitude~ You need to remember that GODS power is available to you at all times!Even the strongest of believers tend to forget that the power of Jesus Christ living within us enables us to be more CHRISTLIKE..Ephesians 1:20 tell us that He demonstrated this power in the Messiah by raising HIM from the dead and seating Him at HIS right hand in the heavens.. Think about that if he can do something like that, making you more positive is nothing:)Try to stay focused this week on HIS mighty power and remember it is already yours as you are his precious daughter!!Day 4 is the The Gift of his POWER .. Think about when you are having one of those days where nothing seems to go the right way and you get stressed and overwhelmed and frustrated and everyone you come in contact with gets on your last nerve.. Did you know that Satan is beind that every thought, word, look, action? pretty scary huh? Well the reason for that is because he loves to distract us and these distractions keep us from experiencing the peace of GOD which leads to a positive attitude and glorifying our Father.. Ephesians also states that because of GODS great love for us, we have been made alive in Christ and this new life of ours is a gift from GOD`..` Remember to give all your worries daily and he will take care of it.. Because believe me WORRY is nothing but Satan and giving it over to GOD that has all the power above all else it will be out of your hands and you will fall into his!! and now to Day 5 Being Positive in Negative circumstances.. wow! this is a hard one!! It is so hard to be positive when you are in a situation where everything is negative...God understands our inability and even our resistance to being positive when everything inside us feels negative. He knows that in our weakness we are not able to overlook all of life's negatives ad immediately jump into a positive lifestyle. He does not want us to ignore the facts if the negative situation but, he does want us to rely on HIS power to get us through one step at a time!!There are times when God may ask you to be POSITIVE and hopeful about a situation simply because he is GOD and HE is in charge of your life..God wants us to believe him first and without knowing the outcome of our situation!! WALK BY FAITH NOT BY SIGHT!! Our part is to believe and sometimes GOD wants us to mentally, emotionally and physically back off from a situation allowing HIM to reveal his glory!!`I pray that each one of you will have a more POSITIVE attitude and rely on GODS POWER.. I pray that when a NEGATIVE thought word or action comes your way that you will think twice before instantly responding or reacting! Think about this last statement HOW WOULD GOD RESPOND?? Good luck to all of you , I definitely know it will be a challenge for me!:) if you ever hear me say I am gonna snap.... run!!!!!!!! I am praying for all of you and can not wait to meet with yall again next Thursday.. Love you all!!