Several years ago I wrote about starting a “happiness diary”—not because I was feeling happy, but because I wasn’t. It’s something I need to do from time to time to keep my mind focused on my blessings.
We can find the bad in good things or the good in bad things. One will draw us away from the peace God offers, and the other will draw us into God’s comforting arms (Philippians 4:8-9).
This doesn't mean we pretend we don't face challenges. It means we remember God's love in the midst of those challenges. When our struggles overwhelm us, we can remember 1 John 3:1:
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”
Each morning we can remind ourselves of Lamentations 3:22-23:
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
When we face health problems or aging problems, we can remember 2 Corinthians 4:16-18:
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
Amen!
You might also want to ponder these other passages:
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