6/10/19 @ 11:30 a.m.
It all starts in your mind. What you think is what you say, what you say is how you act, how you act becomes your character, your character becomes your morals, your morals become how you perceive the world. (This is not an original quote, I heard it some where).What are you thinking about? Are your thoughts negative? Are you saying to your self,”I am not good enough.” “They don’t really like me.”
The past couple of days I have immersed myself in my own thoughts. Taking note of the thoughts I am having from the time I wake up till the time I go to sleep. Are these thoughts I am having positive thoughts, or are they negative thoughts. What do my thoughts pertain to? Am I taking control of my thoughts or letting them run wild?”
It is said that 98% of people stay on auto pilot the majority of there day. They let there thoughts run where ever there thoughts will please. People wake up go threw their morning routine, which can include dreading the day. They begin there day with negative thoughts. They get in their car drive to work, (have you ever wondered when you got some where,”I don’t remember driving here.” You just arrive?) You go through your day at work on auto pilot. Doing the same thing, seeing the same people, saying the same thing you did the day before. You get off work and do the same thing you did the day before. Prepare for the next day, eat dinner, maybe work out, take a shower, put on your favorite TV series and then go to sleep to wake up the next morning and do the same thing. This is how most people live their lives.
This whole day your thoughts are running wild. You don’t take any of them captive . Next thing you know, your down a rabbit trail in your own mind. And now you are irritated at a person for something they did five years ago, or even irritated at your self for something you said two days ago. You think to your self,”How stupid are they.””How stupid am I?” I will be the first to admit I am guilty of doing this very thing. Thinking about things that I no longer have any control over. How did this thought even begin? Where did it start? “I have a list of things I need to get done, when am I going to have the time?””How am I going to pay for this bill?” The list goes on and on for days.
So what can you do about it? How do you change it? How can I move my thoughts from auto pilot, to intentionally thinking about my thoughts? The first step to fix any problem, is to realize there is one to begin with. Acknowledge your thoughts. Write them down, I did this for a day. I was shocked at some of the thoughts I was having. As you are writing correct any negative thoughts you have with positive ones. I realized most of my day was spent on auto pilot thinking about things that I had no control over. What a waste of time.
There are 1440 minutes in a day, every minute of this is spent thinking or dreaming. If you say you don’t dream you are wrong. You just don’t remember your dreams. Are your thoughts helping you, or harming you? I have decided to continue taking my thoughts captive. I will wake up and start my day with these thoughts. “I am fearfully and wonderfully made””I have purpose””This is going to be the best day ever!” Through out my day I will do my best to not allow myself go into auto pilot. I will begin the journey of renewing, or re-programming my brain for success. Intentional thought! I want to see what the difference will be between today and the end of the week? This is not just something I randomly came up with. I have done research for days on this intentional thinking. Also it speaks about this in the bible over and over again. What is it that God is trying to tell me? What is it that I will be able to gain from this experience?
Biblical References:
1: (Isaiah 26:3) You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all who’s thoughts are fixed on you.
2: (2 Corinthians 10:5) We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
3: (Romans 12;2) Do not be conformed to this world,but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
6/10/19 @ 6:p.m.
After writing this I had what I would call a productive day. Me and Ryan went to the mall and I picked up some workout supplements to help me run longer. While on this run after returning from the mall, I tripped and fell pretty hard. My phone went flying, right down into the abyss of a gutter. A gutter in which my cell phone will never return. As I sat on the cement contemplating what I should do next, I looked into the gutter to see how far down it went, the gutter was about 6 inches in diameter and I could not see the bottom. A whole in one. What are the chances of this happening today? The same day I begin my journey trying to change how I think, trying to take each of my thoughts captive. With in hours this gutter took my phone captive. I sat there for a minute, and decided to keep running. There was nothing to be done for my loyal cell phone I had to abandon it there where it dove into hell. Now despite all of this I am proud of my self. I did not freak out. I controlled my thoughts and stayed positive. Now I am laughing about it. It sucks, but what is out of my control, is out of my control. So for now I will be using my laptop to update you guys. I will figure out the phone situation some time in the near future.
Stay Positive My Friends!! Its all about your perspective!
