I'm Not a Servant to Crisis

It's true that if you can't actively see something other than your present circumstance all you'll ever get is what you see. Some people say, "Well, I have to think about my circumstances. I have to think my way out of them!" And I would say yes, you have a point there. We have to be strategic when we're thinking about the problems of life. However, when that thought process gives way to worry then you've just stepped over into thinking about something you can't do anything about. There's a fine balance.

When I start playing the servant to worry in any form I've just become a workhorse. Thoughts are options, they're not mandates. I don't have to think on everything that comes through my mind. In fact, I make it a job to stand like a soldier and actively choose the positive. Why? Because I don't work for circumstances. Circumstances work for me. They're there to purify me, clarify my walk, and teach me a thing or two about who I am. Not who I think I am, who I truly am. Circumstances are only an opportunity to grow or give up. What's it gonna be?

Our responses to crisis and worry define us in a way that is integral to our making headway in this life. And if there's one thing I know about life, it doesn't often stay exactly the same. There's always something new to tackle. Always something new to learn. And, if I can encourage you to do one thing today I'll say, don't think about things that make you feel insecure. It takes the praise right out of you and there's just no need for that. I love you! Tune into TOP for our live services and get this Word first-hand!

Is It All About You?

Have you ever noticed that when you internalize you become very self-centered? How can you help it? You're the only one you're listening to! I know how that feels. It's the result of only looking at where you're at. That simple habit and an unwillingness to break it, can be devastating to a life.

Over the last few days I've been so encouraged by the people who have signed on to my Facebook Fan Page and posted their thoughts. They're telling me about what they're looking at and how far they can see. It reminds me that the human spirit is amazingly resilient. We can track and survive like a stealth animal. But we have a weakness we need to be aware of. If we have enough rope on a bad day, a bad month, a bad year filled with some discouragement, some hopelessness, we can lose our way. How much time have we lost? We have to look up, and look out. Because when you get down to it, it's really our only choice. Why? Because my question to a person that's stuck in a circular mindset is always gonna be, "Why get upset behind something you can't change." Look up. Look out. And change your perspective. That's the first step.