It’s all how you look at it!

I remember at 7 years old, I worked at the bowling alley with my two brothers washing bowling pins. We went on a Saturday to a matinee of a brand-new movie starring the Beatles! “A Hard Day’s Night!” After, my friends wanted me to go to the playground with them, but I told them I had to work. They teased me and told me I was going to miss out. I was bummed, but had committed to be a part of the Leigh brothers work team when we got the job.

Mark, Alan, and I had a blast washing and drying the pins while singing Beatle songs. Later that week my friends were bummed as they saw me enjoy the Brötchen (Delicious German role…Hard and crusty on the outside, soft and warm on the inside) and the German sweets I bought from the Bakery right off base with the money I earned from working.

So much of our life is impacted by how we process (think about) what is happening.  

Scripture states that: 

Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.

Proverbs 23:7 As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.

We should meditate on these Scriptures as we begin our new year. 

God reinforced this to me the other day. I was not in a good mood. I could not find my cane and my RA was in a flare, making it more difficult to walk.

When I found it, I was in a “Bah Humbug” frame of mind. I went into my office, closed my eyes, and complained in my spirit, “Why do I have to have this cane?!” I opened my eyes and I was in the dark...I had not turned the light in my office on. Now I would have to get up out of my chair and go turn on the light! Woah is me! {This is called a pity party.} :) 

Then I realized, if I rolled in my chair to the end of my office mat, I could use my cane to switch the light on! Now I was thankful for my cane!

Oh, the fickleness of my heart! Who can free me from it? My Creator! IF I open my heart to Him, He will give me the proper perspective for whatever circumstances I am in. He is willing to do the same for you.

The So What: How are you viewing the year to come? Are you going to allow your circumstances to control you, or ask God to control you and your circumstances? The best way to experience a new year is if you are a New You!