Hello Ladies! I hope you've been challenged and inspired with a "Don't give up!" and a "Little by little" attitude. Let's move on to Chapter 5 to learn more about being Positive. May you be blessed!
-L.Faith
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Current Book Study Beginning Friday 16 September 2011
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
About Me
- Linda Faith
- I am a proud Air Force wife with an amazing supportive husband, Jarod. I am a stay at home mom of 3 wonderful boys. (Aiden 10, Micah 5 1/2, Jordan 1) I am currently pregnant with our 4th (and final...NO REALLY!) baby. I hope this blog helps family and friends follow our journey through the ups and downs of pregnancy especially since we live far away from all of them.
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I have always been a pretty positive person. Of course, there is some degree of negativism in all of us. I try to keep my thoughts on Christ, but satan can sneek in, ever so gently, without me even realizing it. When that happens, I can feel anger and resentment creep in. That's when I have to get back in praise and worship. If I keep my mind on God, I start to feel better about myself and others. I must persevere!
In John 16:7,8 I understand that had Jesus NOT left, today He could only be in one place at a time. By His leaving, we can be sure He is with ALL of us, ALL the time. Praise God!
As I read about conviction, it made me think about how the Holy Spirit does work on and in us. I used to watch Court t.v. every night. One night, I started to feel His conviction. "Oh, sure, you can watch all these programs on how and who murdered who, until you are too tired to read My Word. You don't have time for Me?"
I can no longer watch those programs without feeling the guilt. Thank you, Jesus for helping me to grow in Your word!
Love in Christ to all, Roxy
It seems "hope" is the thread running through this chapter for me. Avoidance of hope (because of being disappointed repeatedly) is a type of protection against being hurt. I thought of a verse, Proverbs 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. This encourages me to keep on hoping when the answer to my prayers seem to be taking more time than I thought.
What I love about this chapter is how Joyce explains that life isn't always perfect even when you have a positive attitude. There are always 2 ways to look at a situation. So when something comes up consider it an "opportunity" to practice being positive.
She also points out that a negative person is no fun to be with. I remember about 4 years ago when some close friends sat me down and told me that they didn't enjoy being around me anymore. There was always drama in my life and I was becoming a burden to my friends. At the time I appreciated their honesty but I also felt like there was nothing I could do about the drama. Bad things always happened to me and I thought I couldn't control it. It was a "victim" mentality. When I learned to change my thoughts and my words I was much more positive. My life suddenly didn't seem so bad and my friends enjoyed being around me. Joyce says "The hardest part of being set free from negativism is facing the truth and saying, "I'm a negative person, and I want to change."" This is so true.
I'm moving to a new state in a couple weeks and I am choosing to see this as a positive adventure not a stressful one that is taking me out of my comfort zone. I choose to be thankful and happy everyday.
I hope you all choose to be encouraged from this book.
Be blessed!
-L.Faith
There is a childs song that goes... Be careful little eyes what you see...for the Father up above is looking down with love so be careful little eyes what you see and be careful little ears what you hear, be careful little ears what you hear...for the Father up above is looking down with love so be careful little ears what you hear. The Bible tells us to guard our hearts. Chapter 5 has a lot of great nuggets of truth to process and practice for inner influence of fear (lack of hope) or faith (trust) and peace.
Shortly after I was born again in 1978 I learned a hard lesson. I was walking on a heaven cloud after receiving the revelation of what Jesus had done for me/us. I was set free from the burden of my sin into a life of worshiping and trusting Him.
As days went by I had a fun, joyful and lighthearted walk with the Lord until I read a (Christian) book that was bad timing for me and brought fear. Fear equals a lack of trust. My trust level was rocked! I was so hungry at the time to read everything without asking the Lord for His "peaceful" direction so I would guard my eyes, ears and heart. It's so easy to expose ourselves to harmful info without realizing it.
As I "age to perfection" I'm gaining more understanding of the importance of the "Washing of the Word" of God. The more I read the Word the more I GET IT! God is looking for people that will receive His love and goodness.
ME! ME LORD! OVER HERE! Dar
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