Monday I said I was going to try to be positive and try not to tear people down, this was the results…
For the most part once I started getting this in my head it was easier.
I slipped up a couple of times and found myself having to do something I don't really do.
Think before I talk. Sounds weird but I had to do this. It made me think about how I just kind of say stuff without any point to it other than a quick laugh. I realize I have a ton more sarcasm then I ever thought I had.
I feel like I did a decent/good job at this, but it was some work. I had to reprogram my thoughts to doing this.
The hardest time to try to be uplifting was with our kids fighting for the 1,000th time on Monday. It was fine at first but harder to be an encouragement as the day went on. Overall I am proud of it and I realize I need to do a better job at this.
Did anyone else try this? What was your results or how's it going?
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I like to dream.
Every year I think about my favorite pro sports teams.
Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, Clippers and Pistons.
I cheer for them and call out at the beginning of the year they are going to win it all.
I know it could happen it might not be likely but it could.
We live our live off of it could happen so much.
It could happen that my favorite teams are going to win the championship.
It happens in life too…
- I could get into a top school
- I could go back to school and get me degree
- I could model my faith today
- I could try to talk to someone about Christ
- I could forgive someone that I couldn't forgive before.
- What are some more I coulds?
There are so many I could's it life.
Or it could.
We could win the lotto, but it doesn't mean it's going to happen.
For Jesus ministry the theme came up that the Temple would be split in two.
Now that he was on the cross for our sins and mistakes, they mocked him.
They made fun of him and said how are you going to do this now?
This is the final thing that happen with Jesus last breath and what happen immediately afterwards in Mark 15:37-39…
"With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"
I wondered what the face of those who made fun of Jesus looked like?
I would imagine it would have been a priceless facial expression.
Life with Jesus was completely different.
There was no it could.
There was only it will.
This will happen.
Jesus will die on the cross.
The Temple will be split.
And as we find out, Jesus will comeback.
There is a big difference between it could and it will.
With Jesus it did happen and they did move forward.
Jesus was a real as they come.
Faith in him is faith in application.
He didn't say he had faith, he showed it.
Jesus was a it will happen.
Sometimes this is what we need to do.
Instead of having an it could happen, we need to have a it will happen.
I will go back to school and get the degree.
I will work hard to do well on my test.
I will prove that I am a valuable asset to my business.
I will be the best spouse and parent I can be.
It's not easy.
In fact, it's downright hard sometimes.
This is what separates the so called men from the boys.
It will or it could.
It's not easy for us to do..
We have to remember that it wasn't easy for Jesus to follow through with his "Wills" it ended with a extremely painful death and being mocked till he died.
Yet it was worth it.
The only reason I can truly live the life I have today is because of Christ going through with it.
How can you change from I could to I will?
Have a great day.
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