So, this will be short, because I am supposed to be writing a paper and taking a test, but it has just been on my heart to share some things.
The first thing being that our attitude changes everything. Our church did a baptism on Father's Day for the whole congregation. The understanding is usually that baptism is for new believers or never-baptized believers. Our pastor shared that God told him we all needed to come to the waters of baptism, so he made it happen. It was amazing! My husband and I were baptized together, but we seriously prayed about and discussed it for a few days before. We went to the water with the anticipation for change, in our bodies, our attitudes, and especially our spirits. We prayed that our old selves and mindsets would be left in the water, and we would come up more like Christ. I'm going to be honest: the Devil doesn't much appreciate these types of declarations. This led to an attack that afternoon on our marriage, and a very discouraging meeting for him at work the next morning. We have noticed, though, that even though things are coming against us, we are allowing God to inhabit our thoughts instead of letting these situations bring us down. It's not always easy, but life is BETTER when He is in control of our thought life.
The next thing I would like to share is that I am so excited to be married to a man who allows our home to run in this way. He is great about keeping me in check when I start saying things I shouldn't, but he is also very adamant about telling me to keep him in check. Because we're opposites, this works out fantastically, because we see everything different, and there is always one of us that is able to maintain perspective. I am very excited about what this means for our marriage, and our future together. We are giving things to God instead of trying to control them ourselves, getting pregnant for example. We are taking this month to gain perspective on what God has for us, and remembering to enjoy our marriage before we have children to change the dynamic.
So, I say all that to encourage those of you who need more. Let Him be in charge of your thought life, it takes alot of self-control to consciously give Him control, but life is so much better when you're positive about it. We are reading the book Who Switched Off My Brain? by Dr. Caroline Leaf and it is an excellent tool in learning how our thought processes affect every aspect of our life, down to our physical health. I recommend this to anyone, optimist, pessimist, or in between. :)
So much for being short... hehe
