Future Misery

On June 15 I posted about how we can make ourselves miserable by choosing to practice Stinking Thinking. This means that we have develop ed the very bad habit of Ruminating on disaster, problems, powerlessness and pain. Why would anyone do that?

Well, the way our brains develop causes it to default into negative thinking, miserable beliefs and a lack of faith in God. We are saved by grace through faith in God not by our own works! And, we are kept sanely peaceful by grace through faith in God not our works. But it does take some work to remind ourselves that God loves and cares for us.

On June 15 I wrote about Ruminating on the past with "If Only Self Talk". This is an easy thing to do and causes us untold misery. It looks at the past through the eyes of disbelief in God's goodness. The next one, "What If____" looks at the future through the eyes of disbelief in God's goodness. It brings misery from the future into the present.

Do you fill your mind with thoughts of a disastrous future? Do you ask, "What it my child dies" or "What if I cannot work" or "What if I fail"? This is future Rumination on disaster instead of futre meditation on god's goodness.

Being positive will not make us rich, handsome or live forever but it will enrich our lives and help defend us against colds, the flu and heart disease. It does help us stay healthy and live longer and happier lives.