Ten 'Can'-mandments

i am sharing a beautiful post from Purpose Driven Life author, Rick Warren.

its true, how pessimistic we are most of the times. but isn't it, we must try to see the good in everything and practice positivity and faith?

to all those struggling in this area (including me), here's how to do it. we just gotta have faith, faith, faith!

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1. Instead of thinking, “It will never fly,” think, “Through God’s strength, it’s worth the try!”

2. Replace the thought, “It won’t work,” with faith that, with God’s strength, it will work!

3. When someone says, “It’s never been done before,” respond by saying, “That means God’s giving us the opportunity to be the first.”

4. “What if we fail?” What if we fail to try, knowing God says we can do everything through Him who gives us strength?

5. “We don’t have the money.” Where God guides, He provides so that we can do everything He has called us to do.

6. “We don’t have the time!” Perhaps God is telling us to re-evaluate our priorities as we rely upon His direction and strength.

7. “We don’t have the expertise.” Maybe not, but we can learn as God directs our path.

8. “It’s been tried before.” But we’re wiser now because we know we can do everything when we rely on God’s strength instead of our own.

9. If someone says, “There are so many problems with it,” respond by saying, “Yet, there are so many possibilities when we’re trusting God instead of ourselves.”

10. Instead of saying, “It’s not working out,” say instead, “Let’s try it one more time, but this time focused on God and the truth that we can do this through Him who gives us strength.”

“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse (Philippians 4:8 MSG).