November 2012 The Power of Positive Faith: Attitude of Gratitude By Dr.LaSharnda Beckwith © Nov 2012 I want to challenge you this month. It’s the month we celebrate Thanksgiving so I challenge you to think of one thing you are thankful for and write it down every day of this month. I want you to think of the “new things” God is doing for you and around you. I would like you to encourage yourself when things become a challenge for you and don’t think of past hurts this month. Most times we become discouraged because we look back over our lives with regret. We wonder why this didn’t happen or that didn’t happen; we wonder why something happened and why we did not make better decisions back then. We regret that we made wrong decisions and then we live with the agony of asking ourselves why. If we are not careful we will find ourselves always living in the past and having regrets. Living in the past does us no good. Seriously! Wake Up! God is doing something new and you are a part of it. Our greatest failure is to allow our minds to be used negatively. How do we do that? When things aren’t working out the way we would like, our thoughts about ourselves tend to automatically default to the negative. We blame ourselves, sometimes saying such things as “why did I ever do that” “I am so stupid” and I could go on and on. This month tell yourself that you are the apple of God’s eye; say it every single day if you have to. You see when we default to the negatives of our past, if we are not careful, we can get stuck there. The past can hold really great memories, but it’s still the past; be thankful for today. We cannot go back and relive our lives, we can only live today and try to move forward or we can allow ourselves to get stuck where we are. One scripture in the Bible that can help you live with new purpose and with positive anticipation is found in Isaiah 43:19 it says “Hey I am doing a new thing, as it springs forward, can you not see it?” © Nov 2012 The Wordsmith Journal Magazine
31 See, if you insist on holding onto the past, you might miss the new thing God is doing all around you. You might miss the part you should be playing in it. Holding on to a hurt or a disappointment that happened yesterday, last month or years ago is negative and it can affect your ability to be thankful and ultimately to succeed. It can create a dark spot in your heart. Things that we have held on to and have become grudges will pop us to affect us at times when we are trying to do something positive and productive. That dark spot is negativity. Be aware of triggers that may cause negativity to infiltrate your life. Old hurts and old disappointments may be those triggers. It’s time to let go of them. God is doing a new thing, can’t you see it? I bet you can if you are thankful and if you put on positive filters and watch for it. God is doing a new thing, watch it spring forth and be determined to be a part of it. Dr. LaSharnda Beckwith, PhD, MBAA, MA, BPS, is an Empowerment Advocate, personal life coach, motivational speaker & leadership expert. She is a retired executive of more than 26 years with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. She retired as Vice President of Eastern Operations. She is currently a Professor in the School of Management at Texas Woman’s University. She is an author and talk show host. “Living Happy Every Day with Dr. LaSharnda” can be heard on www.LATalkradio.com, channel 1.
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