The Tribune

By KEVIN EWING

THANK you Jesus, this is such a wonderful morning. This morning I have decided in my mind that come what may, today is a day that is indeed wonderful.

Friends, we must grab hold of the understanding that if we are depending on our feelings to determine that are days should be wonderful, then that tells me that a day can be filled with awesome opportunities and joy but depending on our feelings it can dictate otherwise.

I encourage you to ask God this morning to assist you in abandoning all negative feelings that are contrary to this marvelous day that he has blessed us with. Ask him to assist you in lining up your thoughts to appreciate and embrace this day in spite of what may be going on in your life that you dislike.

The truth is, there will always be things going on in your life. So, say to those negative thoughts that are attempting to dictate your day for the negative, not today. Do something different today; take a walk on the beach this morning, and begin to pray silently as you walk and just thank God for helping you renew your mind and even maintaining the soundness of your mind.

Don't tell him about the problems you have; he is fully aware of them. Say to God, please grant me stability in my mind to focus on your glory, and then remind him of his word, which says, "Thou will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed upon thee".

Maybe you are not near to a beach, then jump in your car and drive somewhere you never drove before and while driving, begin to pray for the different people and homes that your eyes come into contact with. Consider those things you are going through and ask God to provide a solution in the lives of those folks that you have decided to pray.

Maybe you are on your job, then take a few minutes and walk outside or go to the rest room and just begin to silently pray. Again do not focus on your problems but focus on what you have been missing due to focusing on your problems and that is life screaming at you saying, live, laugh, do something different; make a decision that you will be different today.

If you are going through a marital or financial problem, then ask God to heal someone else's marriage or finances. Maybe you are unemployed, I strongly encourage you this morning to talk to God and pour your heart out to him with a concentrated effort of praying for someone else who's in the same position as you.

I cannot stress it enough, you must determine to be different in order to see different. What you make happen for others, God will certainly make happen for you. Remember, what you sow you will most certainly reap.

Lastly, while getting dressed for work or wherever you have decided to go this morning, make up in your mind that you expect an encounter with God, and even if where you are going, if the folks there chose to remain the same and do things as usual, you must determine you will be different, beginning with they way you think.

Repeat the following statements with the mind set to be different on this day: I am different; I am a winner; the solutions to my problems are quickly approaching me; I have more than enough; my situation is not as big as it seems; not only will I overcome, but in my overcoming I will learn how to instruct others how to overcome. In Jesus' mighty name.

Have a blessed day. Thank you father for those that have decided to receive your inspired words of encouragement this morning. I pray, that in this day, the spirits of selfishness, pride, arrogance and every other spirit that is causing these readers to place you on the back burner, to be removed permanently in Jesus' name.

Finally, I pray for a renewed mind, with positive thoughts that will equal a positive outlook on life in spite of the negativity that is around them. Your word says to give thanks in all things, therefore I give you thanks for that restored marriage, restored financial situation and every other challenge that you might resolve.

Most of all I give you thanks for every reader of this article that has decided to be different in this day in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Amen.

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