People have been terrified by a deep moaning in their house only to find out later it was air in the water pipes. Your boss tells you he needs to see you in his office after your break. You know it's bad news, you can't even finish your donut. It turns out he wants you to head up a new project.
Let's take this a little farther. Suppose traffic is stopped ahead of you and now, while you were behind, you are really running late. You feel your irritation level beginning to rise and perhaps some anxiety. You can't believe there's another accident on this road. But, what if you instead looked at this with grateful instead of grumpy eyes? What if you perceived that God had gracefully delayed you to begin with so you weren't the one hit in that accident? Where is your irritation and anxiety now?
We can focus on the income taxes we have to pay or be grateful for the income we are paid. You finally get some extra savings put away and an emergency comes up to take it away. Or you could look at it as an emergency was coming and you were blessed to have put away the money to cover it.
There is always light and dark in every situation. You are the one that decides which will rule your day or even your life. Jesus tells us, "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. [23] But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" (Matt 6:22-23).
What you focus on, the good or the bad, is your choice. You can choose a healthy outlook or an unhealthy one. You can fill your spirit with light or darkness. What do you choose? Jus' Askn.
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