Hello All! I am sooo excited to actually be able to "blog" now. Remember...this was not possible last week, but look at what God CAN do!!!! I am thoroughly educated and WELL ABLE, by the Grace of God, to figure out most things!
Today I want to talk about changing our perspective. I am living minute by minute versus day by day, but working on my perspective along the way!
The late Dr. Benjamin Mays (civil rights crusader, community leader, educator, former President of Morehouse College, and advisor to Presidents Johnson and Carter) once said, “I have only one minute, only sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me, can’t refuse it. Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it, but it’s up to me to use it. I must suffer if I lose it; give account if I abuse it. Just a tiny little minute, but an eternity is in it.”
Wow…an eternity being in a minute is hard to believe, but really when you think about it….that’s true. We really need to spend time thinking about how we spend our minutes. Will we select to use them wisely or foolishly? Will I cry about my dysfunctional family or thank God for having a family to love? (And I DO love my family!) :0) Will I worry about an ex-spouse who doesn’t understand the importance of parenting and how to communicate or even think on his own? Or…will I thank God for giving me the ability to parent for two and show my daughter what true parenting looks like, lovingly firm? Should I worry about business plans that don’t turn out the way I expected or thank God in advance for the prosperous blessings that are to come?
I choose the latter of EVERY option! In all things we are instructed to give God thanks! No…don’t thank him for causing your mean co-worker to grow an elephant sized zit on their nose, or for causing your ex-spouse to break their foot, but thank him for any and every experience that you have the faith he will bring you through! Too often we stress ourselves out over things we cannot control. This stress impacts us physically, mentally, and spiritually. God wants you to live in peace and harmony, but stress causes our bodies to be disharmonious with our higher power. We have to change our perspective!
Give yourself permission to stop allowing stress into your life! Change your outlook of the situation. What is it about the situation that makes you feel “less than enough”? Whatever it is…deal with that. Then remind yourself…you ARE enough! God made it that way! Change your perspective…you are the child of the King! God before you is greater than ANY man who tries to come against you!
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