As You Have Believed

In Matthew 8:13 Jesus told the centurion that the healing he requested would be done as he believed. The centurion had a positive, believing attitude and Jesus did what he asked him to do.

Do you know that positive minds produce positive lives? Negative minds produce negative lives. Positive thoughts are always full of faith and hope. Negative thoughts are always full of fear and doubt.

Some people are afraid to hope because they have been hurt so much in their lives. They experience so many disappointments that they do not think they can face the pain of another one. Therefore, they refuse to hope so they will not be disappointed in case things do not work out as they hoped.

Disappointment hurts! But this type of behavior sets up a negative lifestyle. Everything becomes negative because the thoughts are negative. Remember, Proverbs 23:7 says, "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he...."

Many years ago, I was extremely negative. I always say that if I thought two positive thoughts in a row my mind would cramp. My whole philosophy was this: "If you do not expect anything good to happen, then you will not be disappointed when it does not."

I thought that my avoidance of hope would protect me from being hurt. I had encountered so many disappointments in life- so many devastating things had happened to me-that I was afraid to believe that anything good might happen. I had a terribly negative outlook on everything. Since my thoughts were all negative, so were my words and therefore, so was my life.

When I really began to study God's Word and to trust him to restore me, one of the first things I realized was that the negativism had to go. I began to ssee the truth of Matthew 8:13- That it will be done for me as I have believed.
I do not mean to imply that you and I can get anything we want by just thinking about it. God has a perfect plan for each of us, and we cannot control Him with our thoughts and words. But we must think and speak in agreement with His will and plan for us.

If you do not have any idea what God's will is for you at this point, at least begin by thinking, "I may not know God's plan for me, but I know He loves me. Whatever He does will be good, and I will be blessed."

Begin to think positively about your life: Practice being positive in each situation that arises. Even if whatever is taking place in your life at the moment is not so good, expect God to bring good out of it, as he has promised in His Word.

written by Joyce Meyer's The Everyday Bible

I wish everyone a Safe and happy holiday. Be blessed
Patricia