I have been having some thoughts lately--thoughts about myself, my life, and my marriage. The thoughts have not been positive.
As I was sitting in church on Sunday, the clear impression came to me that these thoughts were a device of Satan to make me feel frustrated, discouraged, unhappy, and unsatisfied. For a few minutes, I saw things clearly! I saw that Satan's plan was to put these thoughts into my head and that I was taking the bait and listening to him! Well, I am talking back now and I have some positive statements to counter his negative ones.
I am of worth. My worth is not defined by my worldly accomplishments. I am a daughter of God and I am striving to live a good life and keep the commandments. My Heavenly Father loves me and the Savior atoned for my sins. (Satan--don't try to tell me that I am a nothing and that I have not accomplished enough. I will follow the Lord's plan for me.)
I do not have everything that I want in life--meaning worldly possessions, but I have enough and I certainly have what I need. When I focus on all the blessings that I do have instead of the few items that I do not, I feel much happier. (Satan--don't sow seeds of discontent by bringing up the fact that I drive an old van and that the main bathroom has not been updated since the 80's. In the grand scheme of things, these items don't matter. I don't want my focus to be on material things.)
I married an imperfect person, but a wonderful person who has many, many fine qualities. He is patient with me as I am more imperfect than he! We have a solid marriage and we are going to continue to be close and committed! (Satan--don't point out people's faults. I want to think of the positive and dwell on the good.)
Of course, when Satan plants a thought, I have the choice to reject it or to dwell on it, so I must be on guard and throw out the negative thoughts.
I want to be upright. I want ot have good, positive thoughts. I want to make sure that Satan knows where I stand and that is with the Savour!
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