![]() ![]() ![]() Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. "And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Learn to change the channel and keep your mind focused on the good things God has in store for you! Just because the memory comes up doesn't mean you have to watch it. But what he doesnt want is for you to advance. He cant do anything about the ground that youve already gained. The enemy doesnt want you to go any further. The good news is that you have the remote control. One of the battles we all have to fight in life is the battle of containment. We've all been through disappointments, setbacks and bad breaks. ![]() Remember, if you want to move forward into the new things God has in store for you, stop replaying the negative things from your past. Instead of staying on that negative channel, you've got to switch over to your victory channel. It's not your defeats, your failures, your disappointments it's a channel filled with your accomplishments, your victories, the things you've done right, the times you were promoted, when you met the right person, your blessings. When the negative memories come back to the movie screen of your mind, don't pull up a chair, get some popcorn and watch them all over again! No, that's not the only channel in your brain. That one negative comment would play over and over. It didn't make sense to me." In the old days, that's all I'd think about. I really enjoyed it." But then, one person can say, "I didn't get anything out of it. I could have a hundred people tell me after a service, "Joel, that was a good message today. It has a greater impact than the positive. The example they used is that a person will remember losing $50 more than they will remember gaining $50. Because of this, we will remember the negative more easily than the positive. A study showed how positive and negative memories are handled by different parts of the brain. It's interesting that our mind will naturally gravitate toward the negative. What made you happy? Dwelling on happy memories. What made you sad? Dwelling on the sad memories. Before long, you'll be down and discouraged. If you will empty out the negative, there's no limit to what God can do in your life.Your best days are still ahead, and together we. On the other hand, you can be enjoying your day, but then start to remember a sad event when you weren't treated right, somebody did you wrong, or you went through a loss. We may not be able to stop thoughts of worry or guilt, but we can keep them from stealing our joy. You start to feel those same emotions, joy and warmth, just like it was happening all over again. But when you remember it, it brings a smile to your face. Maybe it was a sweet time with your child or loved one. You can be driving in your car when all of the sudden, you remember a tender moment. ![]()
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