Every day we make choices. We see, hear or perceive someone or something around us and we look at it and make a judgment in our minds.
I noticed this in myself the other day.
I started to think thoughts about someone that were not positive, good thoughts. Then, I chose instead to change those thoughts to a blessing and a prayer instead. The result was that I ended up putting it into my heart in a good way instead of a negative.
By doing that I chose love instead.
Since then, I have realized that I do this all the time.
I was amazed at how many times my first thought about someone was not a good thought.
Because of this, I have had many opportunities to practice changing a negative thought or attitude about someone to a positive thought and prayer for them.
I have realized that I can turn every thought, judgment and criticism into an opportunity for loving others. Whether the other person ever knows about it or not they are being blessed by me!
It is also a chance to do the same for myself. Will I think thoughts of judgments and criticisms toward myself, or will I choose to say no to negative thoughts and change them to something positive and uplifting about myself?
Instead of negative thoughts about myself, I put myself into the Lord’s hands and don't allow thoughts to control me.
Choices! Will I think judgments and criticisms of myself and others, or will I choose to notice and make the decision to pray and bless instead.
When I look with eyes of love instead of judgment or criticism I can recognize the pain someone else might be experiencing. I can chose to feel and pray instead of think and judge!
I will also be able to recognize if there is pain inside of me that needs to be dealt with, healed and surrendered to God.
I can only do this one thought at a time. No condemning or kicking myself for not being perfect or not doing it right!
If I look at the big picture and trying to control how I am going to do this for the rest of my life, or look at the big picture and think this will be too hard to try and do this for the rest of my life I will get discouraged. Knowing I can do this one at a time makes it much more manageable.
I want to make the most of each moment that I live. I want to live with blessing and not cursing. If I mess up this minute then I have a choice to make the next minute better. It is my choice!
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