If we need gasoline (fuel) for our automobiles and pull into a station only to find a sign that reads SORRY, OUT OF GAS, we are disappointed, but we go look for another gas station. I think the devil needs to find an OUT OF GAS sign on our minds when he comes to cause trouble in our lives. He can always find someone who will entertain his poisonous thoughts, but you can let him know that it is not going to be you.
Think about things that make you happy. I could sit here right now and upset myself if I wanted to. All I’d need to do is take about fifteen or twenty minutes and think about my childhood. Then I could think of all the people in my life who have hurt and disappointed me. I could think of all the things that didn’t work out the way I had hoped they would, then I could imagine that more bad things are probably on the way. If I did that, I can promise you I would start to feel emotionally down, then undoubtedly angry. Why would we choose to make ourselves miserable? Ask yourself why you would do that and then make a decision to never do it again.
The next time your emotions are sinking or flaring up, stop and ask yourself what you have been thinking or even talking about. If you do this, you will probably locate the root of your problem.
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