I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty that I might be wise. I asked for power that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. I was given life that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed.
Many people make the mistake of trying to do more positive thinking......it\'s a good thought......but difficult to achieve. What really has to be done is train your mind to think positive about every situation. I can think positive about just about anything.....but if there is that part of me that doesn\'t believe it, my thinking is not going to help. Think of any situation.......now think of the negative possibilities that could happen in that situation. Easy to come up with quite a few possibilities. Now think of that same situation........now think of the positive that could come out of that situation. Much more difficult isn\'t it. It is training your mind to not think of the negative, let God worry about the negative and leave that to him to worry about. Too many people think that they can fix their problems by themselves without God. Let God deal with the bad that is what he is there for, and you can then focus on the positive and what he has done.
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I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty that I might be wise. I asked for power that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. I was given life that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed.
Many people make the mistake of trying to do more positive thinking......it\'s a good thought......but difficult to achieve. What really has to be done is train your mind to think positive about every situation. I can think positive about just about anything.....but if there is that part of me that doesn\'t believe it, my thinking is not going to help. Think of any situation.......now think of the negative possibilities that could happen in that situation. Easy to come up with quite a few possibilities. Now think of that same situation........now think of the positive that could come out of that situation. Much more difficult isn\'t it. It is training your mind to not think of the negative, let God worry about the negative and leave that to him to worry about. Too many people think that they can fix their problems by themselves without God. Let God deal with the bad that is what he is there for, and you can then focus on the positive and what he has done.