I actually typed the below as part of a comment to somebody, but I have been participating in a 6 week (which we turned into 12 week - 2 weeks per session) Bible study that was truly a life-changer. (Soul Keeping, for anyone who is interested - John Ortberg.) One of the many paradigm shifts I’ve had is included in this comment snippet:
“I read something on Monday that REALLY stuck with me and I intend to live by it. They said imagine two people in exactly the same difficult circumstances - all things equal - going through something. Who suffers more, the person with the positive attitude or the person with the negative attitude? Reading that was like a slap in the face because I tend to wallow in my misery one way or another, whether it’s punishing myself with thoughts or sympathizing with myself. Either way, wallowing only makes me more miserable. I have long been one to look at things with much gratitude and that often saves me, but now I will redouble THAT attitude and top it off with trying to point out to myself all the things I HAVE done right and well and the good things about ME as well as ways I can proceed that WILL be right and strong.”
I’ve gotten so much out of this Bible study. Our last meeting is tonight but I feel I am losing some of the things I learned in the beginning so my husband has agreed to go through it with me. It seems like this is one of those things I’m going to have to do over and over and over again just to get it fixed in my head and heart.
Also, I started a book spawned from this called “Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God.” What a marvelous thinker he is!! Again, such an eye-opener / life changer.... all for the good. So much serenity, contentment and peace just lost when you can’t sort things out.
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