The “P” Path to Hope

Are you ready for the third pathway to hope? The “P” path challenges our minds to Ponder the Positive, not the Problem.

If we allow our thoughts to follow their natural inclination, they will drift to life’s disappointments.

Left unchecked, this default setting invites us to obsess over our problems. We examine them from every angle, turning them over and over again in our minds. We waste an untold number of words and far too much time rehearsing the details of our challenges… One of the quickest ways to devastate hope is to let this pattern go unchecked. If our mind dwells only on our problems, we are blinded to the enormity of God’s promises and the goodness of His nature…
As true as our troubles are, there is a greater Truth.     

Immersing ourselves in the Word is our lifeline. It will overrule our emotions with truth, assure us of God’s faithful presence, and promise us a future with hope. As we ponder the positive affirmations we find there, we will be made strong and become overcomers.

How could I ponder the positive when my daughter’s death had plunged me into the negative? I saw no light, only loss. My saving grace was my confidence in God’s character and respect for His sovereignty. Bit by bit, revelations of  His goodness formed thoughts of gratitude that became my testimony. Pondering those thoughts rescued me.

I invite you to reset your default setting. Don’t rehearse the details of your pain, but feed your faith in God by filling your mind with the truths in His Word.

Excerpted from I Was Broken, Too: Four Paths to Restore Hope, chapters seven and eight.
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I Was Broken, Too: Four Paths to Restore Hope
Finding Hope: 65 Meditations for a Broken Heart