One night as I was coming home from work. I somehow, got caught in the notorious traffic that Texas is known for. I had worked 12 hours, and was so exhausted. In that exhaustion, my thoughts began to play tricks on me. I kept thinking of how aggravated I was to be caught in or stuck in traffic at almost 9pm at night. I had worked a shift of 8am-8pm that day, so I was extremely ready to go home. I had been in such a thankful mood though that day, before getting caught in traffic. When I finally arrived home, I was still so upset that I was in traffic, that I just did the normal nightly duties, and went to bed. The next morning, I still carried those negative feelings, and really didn't even want to go to work, to work another 12 hours shift, out of dread that I may be caught in traffic again. I even had thoughts of whether or not I needed my position bad enough to get up to go again-from 8am-8pm! But, while I entertained these thoughts, I also heard God speak to me. He said, "Carmen, everyday you wake up, you have a choice to decide what thoughts you will entertain in that day."
Once I heard Him say this, it was a revelation to me! It made me realize that each day that we wake up, we can determine whether or not we will entertain negative thoughts, or turn such thoughts into positive ones. Once, I grabbed on to that revelation, my entire mood changed! My thoughts changed! My attitude changed! In writing this, I am reminded of just how quickly our thoughts can turn from positive to negative, shifting us completely, if we allow them too. So, I encourage anyone today, to always fight for and pursue positive thoughts- even when your energy is low, even when you don't feel it it, or even when you feel like it doesn't even matter. I can tell you first-hand, it does matter! It is our thoughts and our minds that shift us from one season to the next, from greater to greater, and from glory to glory-all with the help of God! Our thoughts are so powerful, and have the power to dictate our behavior and our attitudes! Let us take the time to understand the power that our thoughts have, and hold! Let us take the time to realize just how powerful our thoughts are!
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