Negativity

 Negativity in a Christians walk has no place, God made it very clear and when we live in the negative, we are not walking according to God's plan for our life. If we cannot walk seeing the way He planned for us, because all we see is the way we did not go, we see what the devil wants us to see. It holds us back from the true meaning from which God has planned. We need to break free from the bonds of the negative, we need to do the work that God has for us. I truly believe that it takes work and pray to break the bonds of the negative, but today people do not want to do the work it takes to break the bonds, because it is too hard and it costs. Yes it costs, it doesn't cost money, nope it is free from all financial loss, it will not set anyone back a cent, but it will cost the freedom of being able to give into the power of the flesh, which will cost you the freedom of self, it will no longer be about "I". 

I think that is the bottom line, people want to be selfish, they want it all about self, not about bottom line. The bottom line, is that Christ lives in me, that He is the ruler of me, that He is the King of my life and that He is the reason I am here today. If I look at everything as negative, what am I gaining Him? What am I showing others about Him? That is really the crux of this whole thing, it is time to break free from that, it is time to let go of the negative and move to the positive. Yes we live in a fallen world, but it isn't going to get better, but we have the opportunity to change who we are based on the God we serve. We have to rise up, just as He did. We have a chance to stand and be known, but we have to be willing to die to self to live for Him and that means being willing to die to the "I" and live for Him. Be willing to die to the negative to live in the thankfulness in all things. Be willing to say, yes we are in a bad situation, but God is in control, He knows and He has a plan. 

We do that by simple things. By changing our negative thoughts, by stating things like. He gave me a brand new day, it may be raining out, but He made the rain to make the grass grow. It may have snowed, but we need the water. It may be warm and the sun may be out, but we need the vitamin D. We need to be willing to think outside the box and be thankful in it all. Our car may break down, we need to thank Him in it all. I lost my Mother, Father and stepfather, hard all in 8 weeks, hard to be thankful, but God had a reason for it all. Thank you Lord, your plans are bigger than mine, your ways are greater than my ways, I don't know your reasons, but I thank you for taking them home before this world turns on itself they got to see You sooner.

We have to stop looking at everything as the worst things and start seeking God in it all. Stop giving into the Devil and start standing for God, be thankful in it all.