Negativity is a dark place my brain occasionally visits.  I am normally positive and look for God’s blessings around me.  I have tasted how good God is and notice He is not present when I focus on the negative. When I look only at what is wrong, I start to fret and complain.  I eventually feel hopeless and no longer feel good things He blesses me with.

Dwelling on negative thoughts also drives me to overeat.  When I once lived in negativity,  gloom and doom felt normal.  Since God has changed me, negativity no longer feels right.  The cure for negative thinking is to focus back on Him.  James 3:17 is, “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.”  (Holy Bible, New International Version, 2011).  I need God’s wisdom over my own because my thinking gets me in trouble. His wisdom is pure and true.  I read between the lines and make assumptions based on my feelings. Since most of these assumptions are wrong, I must submit my thinking to God.

When my focus is on Him, negative thoughts vanish before they have a chance to take root.  I have learned all I have to do is focus on Him and pessimistic thoughts disappear.  Turning my thoughts to God is an easy fix that frees me from negative thinking.