Successful Living is a DAILY Paradigm-shift !

Successful Living is a DAILY Paradigm-shift between viewing 'negative situations' rather as 'Challenges' in stead of 'Problems'... !

"Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do." Proverbs 4:23

Sometime ago a person I know was diagnosed with cancer. 

It was not an encouraging diagnosis. 

In the months ahead even when he was going through chemo therapy treatment and was very sick, she always had a positive outlook and often said, 

"I'm living with cancer, not dying of cancer."

Sad to say, in due course the cancer took the best of him. 

However, his positive outlook made his final days much brighter because of his upbeat attitude.

I have knowledge of a person who is bi-polar, which caused him many struggles in the past. 

He felt this was a problem that made life discouraging. 

My goal was to encourage him to change his thinking from, "I'm living with a problem" to "I'm living with a challenge."

If we change our attitude it can change our life. 

The reality is that we eventually become what we think about. 

If I keep thinking I have a problem that is holding me back, I will end up believing this and act accordingly.........

No wonder the Bible teaches us to guard our heart, which applies to our thinking, our feelings, and our actions. 

If my thoughts are constantly negative, my emotions will become negative, and my actions will be self-defeating. 

"Keep your heart with all diligence."
So … if you have a problem—one that you have to live with—think of it this way, 
"I'm living with a challenge … and with God's help I will overcome."  


Shalom