Turn the Knob~

God can grant you a merry heart!

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Are you your own biggest stumbling block?  I realize there has been a lot of "positive thinking" gobbledy gook going around.  I want to clarify something here for my blog.  I believe in positive thinking.  But , not in the sense that ,"All I need is the right attitude and thoughts , and all will be well. "  The positive thinking that the world uses is basically a New Age philosophy, of line the mind up and the body will follow.  This is not a Christian concept.  The Bible tells us that , "As a man thinketh in his heart so is he."  And "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones.  "  Also, "In everything give thanks. "  This is the kind of positive thinking I am trying to promote.  Not the ,"I can 'think' my way better."  That being said , the thoughts we think DO have a huge impact on our well-being.  I can be feeling physically well, and start having a bad day, and my brain gets stuck on the negative repeat button, and soon I won't be feeling physically well anymore.  I can also be feeling very physically ill, and if I can get my mind wrapped around something other than how I feel in my body, I will start to feel some better.  But this is a mechanism that God has built into our bodies, not something that our own minds can conjure. So the next time you find yourself having a physically, emotionally, or mentally painful day,  check your thoughts........if you're hung on negative repeat, find something funny, uplifting, or even silly, and ask God to help you change the channel in your brain!