The Mind, and Believing

Today is October 21st, 2016.

And it's the only October 21st, 2016 we ever get the privilege to live.

How am I going to choose to live today-

in positivity and thankfulness

or in worry and fear?

As most of you know I'm really big on the unity of our beings (mind, body, and spirit).

Recently I've been thinking a lot about our minds, and the power we have in them. 

The power we have in thinking... believing. 

I read an article the other day about how scientist have proven that cancer cells grow from negativity.

So, our thoughts and words have the same power as puffing on a cigarette or drinking a freshly juiced glass of greens. Wow. 

This has really made me think a lot about where my focus on life is.

For example, when someone asks "how are you?", it's so natural to say "good, but..." and then go on the tell them the storm we are currently in at the moment. 

I'm not saying we should pretend these storms don't exist, but maybe our focus is too much on the worry of what could happen? I know mine sometimes is.

Me and Shanen are going through some visa stuff at the moment with lawyers, and I'll admit it's been a bit discouraging, but this exact thing has been what has spurred me to remain positive, hopefully, and finding exactly where my focus is. Is it on the negative possibility, or on the positive truth?

What is the positive truth?

God has been speaking to my heart the past two days of His promises to us in Psalm 91. 

Especially that last verse-

(I've changed the "he" to "she" bc that's how I hear it when I read it)

"Because she holds fast to me in love, I will deliver her.

I will protect her, because she knows my name. 

When she calls to me, I will answer her.

I will be with her in trouble;

I will rescue her and honor her.

With long life I will satisfy her and show her my salvation."

This is my truth.

This is where my mind needs to be at all times- and in every situation.

This is what I Believe.

I want to be thankful in every moment of my life, and in every day I have the privilege to live here on earth. Even in times of trouble (especially in times of trouble!) because my truth is that God is with me. I am not alone.

He says He will be with me, and He will rescue me with honor.

What I've learned about being rescued is we don't just sit and wait. If our rescuer is already with us, we continue to move forward with Him. We have those daily choices to make with Him- for our greatest benefit, to do His will that He has for our day. 

We must choose to go to our rescuer- and sometimes that means letting go of the very thing we need rescuing from. 

Sometimes that's just taking a small step towards a goal; or giving over a problem to God, then finding something we are grateful for in the moment.

Sometimes it's simply making that choice to step outside when all we see is dark rainy clouds- not holding onto the circumstances we see, but moving forward  by clinging to the One who made us and has promised us Hope and a Future. 

(Jeremiah 29:11)

So lets change our minds from cancer causing, to body healing thoughts by focusing on truth.

By choosing not to worry, but to live today by doing all we can to make it a glorious one.

It's the only October 21st 2016 we have to live. 

:)