Laying a Foundation of Good Thinking (TMF:1111)

Monday, April 22, 2019
Peace to Live By: Laying a Foundation of Good Thinking (TMF:1111) - Daniel Litton
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       Today I want us to focus on looking at the bright side of things. I want us to consider how negativity can be very detrimental to having a right mind, and how we should be thinking positive thoughts throughout the day. One foundational verse to this concept is found in Proverbs chapter 15, in which we read in verse 15: ““All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast” (ESV). We want to be laying a foundation of good thinking, right thinking which leads us to a having a better mindset. The Apostle Paul at the end of 1 Corinthians chapter 13 talked about the three most important things we are to have. Recall, he said they are 1) faith, 2) hope, and 3) love. Operating with a ‘hopeful’ mindset, which is full of faith, is really important for the believer, yet many of us don't live in hope with faith. So, the breakthrough we are considering today is: God wants us to live with a hopeful mindset, and not with a negative, unbelieving, and faithless one.