It’s no huge revelation to discover that the chaos in our lives contain one denominator, me.  It’s like dating the same person over and over again except with a different face.  We stand there wondering “how could I have possibly picked the same kind of people each and every time?”  We do it to ourselves.

We’ve all experienced times of craziness where we wanted to blame people or  circumstances around us.  Yet, these things are never the root of the problem.  I believe it’s our thoughts that are at the core of our life’s experiences.  For instance, if you’re not feeling good about yourself, maybe some insecurity or a lack of confidence, and you walk into a situation that demands your leadership, you’ll make decisions out of fear or desperation.  Those decisions will most likely be the wrong ones.

Maybe you’re single and would really like to have a significant other.  If you approach the situation out of need, loneliness or desperation, you’ll attract someone just like you; two needy people miserable and co-dependent.  You’re motives, from your thoughts, will lead down the wrong paths. 

Proverbs 23:7 says, “As a man thinks, so is he.”

How we think is ultimately everything, for thinking creates beliefs and beliefs create behaviors.  Let me say that again, beliefs create behavior.  Like this guy:

So here’s a nugget to remember:  What you hear about, you think about.  What you think about you’ll talk about.  What you talk about, you’ll bring about.

Hear about - think about - talk about - bring about

God gave us a way to develop ourselves in light of this, just as in nature: sun shines, grass grows, and seasons come and go.  I call it God’s “Organic Nature”.  We can naturally and effortlessly experience transformation of our self-worth, habits and behaviors simply by following His methods of thought process.  Not “positive thinking”, but “purposeful thinking”.

I dare you to listen to this teaching and implement it into your lifestyle routine.  Just as John 10:10 says, you CAN experience “…life, and life more than abundant”.  It’s all about RENEWING your mind.