Eliminating "Negativity"

Is it possible for you and I to open a door for "negativity" into our lives? The answer is, as you may already know, yes. There are in fact, many doors, for negativity to enter our lives if we will allow it to have a place. We are all receptacles--influenced by what we hear, what we see, the people around us, the environment we live in, and the circumstances we encounter. All these influences are doors into our lives, allowing either the positive or the negative to enter in. What are you opening the door to in your life today?

If we give way to negativity, before long it will begin to consume our thoughts, then flow into our words and eventually begin filling our lives. We will find that the things we don't want in our lives, we are drawing in. If we doubt, then that doubt will build on more doubt. If we fear, it will build on more fear. Worry, of course, builds on more worry. It is these type things that will pull more and more negative things into our minds, our speech, and our lives. We must commit to eliminating the negative influences in our lives.

I believe the first step begins with our mind, having the mind of Christ and thinking God's way not the way of the "world". We must be painfully aware of the influences of the "world's" way in our daily lives. How are you being influenced by the world today? The world is filled with negativity and it surrounds us everywhere we go. We must think in God's way to overcome it. Our speech will reveal the thoughts of our minds, and how we are thinking. We must speak God's way--not the way of the world. Our lives will come in line with our thoughts and our words, what type of life are you living today?

We should never, ever, allow the negative opinions, thoughts or influences of others to lead us away from living a "positive" lifestyle. When you hear someone tell you that you "can't"--you should rise up and know that you "can", that you were created as winner. There's no argument or debate, you "can". We are easily influenced (infected) by the negativity of other people. It is amazing how quickly negative thoughts can spread from one person to another. Hearing and receiving the "negative" is the easy way, in choosing to live for God and choosing a "positive" life, you have entered a battle. It will take effort, and we can not afford to let others influence (infect) us with the "negative". We must become either strong enough to live this godly life, filled with the positive, or shut the door on those that speak negativity into our lives.

If we allow the negative influence of others into our lives, then we open our lives up to defeat. I believe we should never leave a door open for defeat, only for victory. If David, when facing the gaint Goliath, had listen to those around him--David would have run in fear. David's own brother spoke negativity into David's life, and the door had to be shut on his brother's doubt filled words.
Everyone thought David to be just a child unable to fight the gaint. Yes, David in the natural (the world) appeared to be unbelievably outmatched. It seemed there was no way this teenage boy could defeat Goliath the giant. But, you know, isn't that the way our battles, struggles and trials should look? It's because they do look this way, that we have the opportunity to let the world see us exercise our faith and see God move as our faith takes hold. David was in covenant with God, and he knew that God would deliver him, no matter what the "world" said. You and I are in a covenant relationship with God, never allow the negativity to lead you to defeat.