"Change" is the word of the week. We are moving my mother-in-law closer to us into a place where there's assistance for daily living. I've watched this fiercely independent woman get ready for this change in her life. Along the way, she stepped into all of it with enthusiasm, getting ready by making lists, checking off her completed tasks, putting her energy into the goal to move.
The thing is . . . positive change begins with a mindset . . . intentionally breaking through the power of the negative side of it, focused on the bigger picture, seeing there is something more to come.
Consider.
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (Colossians 3:2, NIV).
There's a list of reasons we manage change in a certain way. But. When you get down to it, successful people choose where their mind, and for that matter their heart, is each day. We need to be more focused on His presence than the stuff of life, seeking and trusting His thoughts and ways.
So.
The list to manage change is simple: Seek God first, think and act on His thoughts and ways.
The list to manage change is simple: Seek God first, think and act on His thoughts and ways.
Changing the way we think, changes us as well as the outcome of our life, preparing us for the changes of life which come our way. Make a daily goal to think more about Christ's presence and power . . . more about His thoughts and actions . . . more about Him.
Learning to Kickstart the day changing my thinking,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)