RETRAIN YOUR MIND

Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind... Romans 12:2 (AMP) Many people today don’t realize that the reason they are not happy, the reason they are not enjoying life is simply because they have tuned their minds towards the wrong direction. They have trained their minds to worry, to complain or to see only the negative side of life. A mind that is not renewed will always attract the negative, rather than the positive side of life. But just as you can form these negative mindsets, you can retrain your mind according to the Word of God and form godly mindsets. Looking through life, I have come to believe that one of the main ways to retrain your mind and develop a positive attitude is by learning to stay grateful. When you are grateful, you focus on what is right rather than what is wrong. The seed of the Word takes root in the good ground of your heart. This doesn’t happen automatically, you have to discipline yourself. You have to make a conscious effort every single day until a good mindset is formed. Remember, when you live with an attitude of praise and thanksgiving, you are shielding yourself from the attacks of the enemy. The seeds of discouragement cannot take root in a grateful heart. Neither can bitterness, envy or strife. Today, retrain your mind and be empowered with His strength to overcome in every area of your life! Prayer Father in heaven, today I surrender my thoughts and mind to You. Help me retrain my thoughts so that they fall in line with Your Word. I choose to have an attitude of faith and expectancy. I thank You for empowering me to live the life You have for me in Jesus’ name. Amen. Reference: Ephesians 5:10, 17; Colossians 1:21-22; 1 Thessalonians 4:3