The Bible says, "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he!"(Prov. 23:7)
That's why it's so important that we fix our mind on Christ, that we develop faith, that we continually look upward and seek to count the roses, and not the thorns of life. But we can't develop the heart/and mind that we need in our own will-power... we have to continually be pleading and asking the Lord to give us HIS mind. "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus."
I remember my mom always telling me when I was a kid, "Life is what you make it and you will find what you are looking for. If you are looking for the negative, it will always be there. But if you look for the positive, you will find it." I thought she came up with that profound wisdom, then one day I discovered the same thought in Spirit of Prophecy.
Inspiration tells us, "Do not allow the perplexities and worries of everyday life to fret your mind and cloud your brow. If you do, you will always have something to vex and annoy. Life is what we make it, and we shall find what we look for. If we look for sadness and trouble, if we are in a frame of mind to magnify little difficulties, we shall find plenty of them to engross our thoughts and our conversation. But if we look on the bright side of things, we shall find enough to make us cheerful and happy. If we give smiles, they will be returned to us; if we speak pleasant, cheerful words, they will be spoken to us again." (Adventist Home, p. 430)
So this is my nugget of encouragement today for all those reading this blog! Let's keep our eyes upward, let's develop hearts of gratitude for the good things God has done. Let's look for the best in every situation!
Tomorrow's Reading: Prov. 25-26 and 1 Thes. 4
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