Ok, so you are on the road to positivity, yet all you seem to think about are negative things.

EX:

7am: Today is going to be a great day! …..Ugh I don’t want to go to work

11am: Yay it’s almost lunch time!……..Ugh Now i have to eat a salad when i really want a Coke and Fries

2pm: Time for my afternoon Colada (yummy!)……….Ugh is it 5 O’clock yet!!

5pm: Quittin time!! I get to go home and relax with the family……….Ugh I have laundry

How many of you can relate to this?

(I KNOW I CAN!!!!)

Now, what happens if for every negative thought, we replace it with a positive one?Instead of replacing every positive one with a negative?

How about when we think of the dreaded laundry we give Thanks for having clothes. When we don’t want to be at work, we give Thanks for the ability to work. When we complain about eating healthy we give thanks for being healthy enough to make the change and work through the process.

Growing up as a Pastor’s Kid I’ve met so many people that have KILLED their outcome before they even get started. It’s almost as if they have a premeditated plan to sabotage their own success. I have met and seen people go to counseling and sit in the office with my parents  (whom are phenomenal pastors and parents BTW #IOAM) and the very next conversation I hear them having is of all of the obstacles they are facing rather then all of the possibilities to be successful. How about we look at Obstacles as Possibilities, as Opportunities, as a way to Prove how awesome you are and how strong you can be.  There is a true power in positive thinking and replacing negative thoughts with positive ones. Those Positive thoughts will eventually turn into positive actions. When you cast down those negative imaginations and thoughts and replace them with positivity, an encouraging word or even a scripture  your outlook begins to shift and your “I don’t think I can” turns into “Why not!”

It is NOT always that easy. I understand we struggle and have doubt. I understand that you’ve been negative for a large part of your life or adulthood. I know that changing overnight is not always possible. However, I also know that changing over time is VERY possible.

So, I challenge you to replace one negative thought with a positive one. Find a positive way to look at a difficult situation. Tomorrow replace 1 negative thought with a positive one. The next day do it 2 times and so on and so forth. Practice, Practice, Practice. Just like bad habits are developed over time so are good ones.Retrain your brain! ….Believe that It is possible because you are fearfully and wonderfully made and because you can do all things through Christ that gives you strength!

In His Love,

Mrs. Noso xoxo