MIND SHIFT
Today's reading: Deuteronomy 4:15-5:22, Luke 6:36-49, Psalm 63:6-11

"I like awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. I think how much you have helped me; I sing for joy in the shadow of your protecting wings." Psalm 63:6-7 NLT

I think I can speak for the majority of us...

The nights we lie awake thinking, unable to sleep, rest eluding us, it's not usually because we are pondering all God has done for us...but quite the opposite.

We're worrying about what's left on our prayer request list.

We're stewing over unpaid bills and unmet expectations.

We're fretting over hurt feelings, harsh words and highly exaggerated fears.

Don't you think it's time for a mind shift?

What if the very moment those thoughts come to mind, we immediately re-direct our mind to praise God?

What if we began listing His attributes--always there for us, constantly loving us, provider of our Savior...

What if we started recounting all the ways He has rescued us before?

What if we thought about a single account in the Bible where His power amazed?

What if we thanked Him for this trial--and for how He will be glorified through it?

It surely requires a mind shift. It's possible. It's going to take some effort and some practice. It's doable.