07/09/08

Something Good is Going to Happen

It had not been a good morning and I hadn’t even made it out of the bed yet. My mind was telling me things that were not so good so I realized I had to control my mind before my mind controlled how the rest of my day was going to go. So while lying in bed, I said out loud, ‘something good is going to happen to me today.’ I have several biblically based, progressive affirmations that I read most mornings, so I got out of bed, walked up and down as I read them out loud. My heavy spirit became lighter and lighter as I spoke my affirmations out loud. ‘Ahh! That’s better,’ I thought.

I went to the bathroom then proceeded to wash my hands. The Spirit nudged me to look to my right. I then turned and looked towards the toilet and saw that after being flushed instead of the water going down, the toilet was filling up. (Stay with me there is a point here!) I saw the problem with just enough time to fix it. I smiled and thought, ‘yes, something good did happen to me today.’ Why? Because if I didn’t look at the toilet when I did, it would have overflowed onto the floor, then I would have had a big mess on the floor. Instead, I was moved to look up when I did. That was a good thing! So what lessons do I want you to glean from this?

Lesson #1: Don’t let your mind dictate what type of day you are going to have.
When most people wake up miserable, they automatically believe that they have to be miserable and that the day is going to be miserable. You can change the direction of your day by simply making a decision that you are going to have a good day no matter what. Let me be clear. Speaking positive things may not change negative circumstances to positive, but it can change your response to those negative situations. I probably would have been upset and complaining about the toilet if I had not changed the direction of my thinking that morning. Because I changed my thinking, I changed my response to my situation. Please get this. The situation didn’t change. My response changed! I had a better day because I had a better response.

Lesson #2: Things aren’t always what they seem.
In life there are times when we get into certain situations that we think are going well then for some reason we look again and see things going not so good or in the opposite direction. (I call that a nudge from God) When we take a second look, we are often able to correct things before they become a big mess.

Lesson #3: Sometimes the good thing is something small and simple.
We often look for big things or major positive changes to qualify as something good. Sometimes the good thing is simply that today my heart is still pumping and I woke up this morning. Or today I was able to stop the toilet from overflowing.

Get into the habit of looking for the good things in your life. We tend to focus on the negative. Depending on your personality, it may take a while to develop the habit of acknowledging the good things that are happening--especially the small things. So start today and say, ‘something good is going to happen to me today’. Now pay attention thoughout the day to see what small blessings you notice that you normally would have overlooked.

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