A healthy vision of things

"Repent ..." Mark 1.15

I like the word repentance. Its profound meaning indicates a change of life, of mentality. It is as if God said : "Stop living like slaves, with an obscured mentality but grasp the light, the depth of the true life.

What is your view of you, others and God ?

I wish the others would change ! If I could, I would put a magic wand on my parents, my country, my spouse, my boss, and so on. Then my life would be so much more enjoyable. They prevent me from being happy, from becoming the person I dream of being.

Do you expect others to improve your environment ? This is pure utopia. Change must come from your inner being. You could go to the other side of the world, change work, director, church and find that your daily life does not evolve. Why ? Just because you have certainly changed your outside environment but deep inside you, nothing has changed and you are hanging on to your perception of things.

To change your way of life, you must first change the way you conceive life. Develop a good mentality, a sound vision of things. The Lord invites you to think differently. It all begins with your inner being. What is your view of you, others and God? Modify your way of seeing things in life. And so, instead of stagnating, you will go forward. Those you meet and God will no longer be brakes but stepping stones to grasp your destiny.

You must believe that the Lord is with you, that he gives you the strength to go forward, to succeed. You are not a painter but a child of God. The more you behave as a victim, the more you will be. Cease to be afraid, to blame others, and to seize life.

A prayer for today

Lord, help me to no longer stagnate in life but to change the way I perceive things, to develop a healthy vision and to move forward. Amen.

Patrice Martorano

Source (The Thought of the Day)