Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes we just can't help but feel a little down, even though we try to stay positive and happy,. Things don't always go as planned. Disappointments, rejections, hurts, worries, illnesses, jealousy, annoyance—all of these things can occur to make us feel very uncomfortable and anguished.
We know it's not good to feel this way but somehow it's hard to stop thinking about it. We internalize our thought about a certain thing that annoys us or hurts us because it gives us comfort. However, by internalizing that thought in our head, thinking about it over and over, we reinforce the negative feeling we have and fill ourselves up with negative energy.
We can take a cue from Habakkuk and say: “Even though the fig trees are all destroyed, and there is neither blossom left nor fruit; though the olive crops all fail, and the fields lie barren; even if the flocks die in the fields and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be happy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength; he will give me the speed of a deer and bring me safely over the mountains (Hab. 3:17-19, TLB).
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