NEGATIVE THINKING

Are you negative? No one wants to admit, acknowledge or affirm that their way of thinking is negative. Who will testify to that? The thing about having an adverse mindset, it can be knowingly or unaware. Pessimistic type of pondering can stem from ignorance, or from people (family, friends, coworkers).  Negative thinking is a peace robber. How can peace dwell in your heart when negative thoughts swell in in your mind?

Ask yourself:

1. If surrounded in a positive environment, can you easily pull out the flaws and focus on them?
2. Do you always think doom and gloom? How things can go wrong and probably will go wrong?
3. Do you forgo attempting to do something new because you think of failure?
4. Is it difficult for you to compliment people?  But you can instantly highlight their imperfections?
5. If people perform a task that you would love to do, but your negatively stops you, making you look down on them, gossip about them or fill their minds with negative outcomes?
6. When you see people’s success or happiness, is it difficult for you to congratulate them?
7. Does a negative remark come out of your mouth before a positive one?
8. When people attempt to tell you of their good fortune, do you turn it around and make it all about you?
9. When people compliment you do you find it difficult to accept it and move on. Do you play the compliment down or immediately list your negative traits?

Don’t ask others if you are negative, if they are pessimistic ponderers they will think your thinking is okay. Go to God, He will show the error of your ways and will guide you to turn the negative into positive.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart. Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 New King James Version (NKJV).

A start to positive thinking is to take the things listed above and turn them around.

1. If you are in a positive environment focus on the positive. Blot out the bad. Or keep it to yourself.
2. Instead of doom and gloom. Think praise and raise. Praise God for all things and watch Him raise you to have a strong imagination and dream big.
3. Try new things as often as possible. Ask God for directions. You can never grow if you fear the concept of change.
4. If people do something you would love to do, ask them how you can do it. Encourage them in new ventures. Take notes and try them for yourself.
5. Compliment and congratulate people on their accomplishments.
6. Every time you want to say something negative, think before speaking. If you cannot say something good, keep your mouth shut.  

 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.  Proverbs 18:21King James Version (KJV).