Although I consider myself to be an optimist that doesn't get bogged down in gloomy scenarios, the other day I realized that I had been hopelessly looking at financial stresses, relational issues, and other tedious things. It was in this moment of self-evaluation that I made a conscious choice to change my thoughts. Right there, I began to pray- but not out of desperation where I listed everything that was collapsing- I began to list God's attributes. I told God, and myself that He was my provider. That He had promised to never leave me or forsake me. I declared that I was wrapped in His loving arms. That he was the only God who could do the impossible. For ten minutes, I went on voicing things that I knew about God. And, when I was done, my attitude was different. I was no longer driven by a defeatist mentality, I was consumed with awe for God and the realization that the God of the universe was on my side.
The same is true for you. The God of all Creation longs to rush to your side. The real question is "will you let Him?" Will you get your eyes off of everything that is wrong and spend some time looking at the one thing that is always right?
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