Yes, I believe in God and yes I believe that what we think about, talk about, focus on, don't focus on and how we perceive ourselves is everything! Recently, I have been realizing more about myself and who God says I am. I never realized that I was perceiving myself in the wrong way. I was seeing my faults, instead of my gifts, I was seeing my past and not focusing on my future. I truly believe that what you focus on in your life is what will come about. Now I am not saying that if you think positively everything will go positively and perfect in your life or that as soon as you start thinking negatively, your life is a mess (you get the idea). We all have our bad days and that is not just because of your mindset at times.
Also if you think about it people who grow up in a poor family and grow up in a drug filled, abusive home do not have the best circumstances to have the best life, it takes a lot of strength and prayer to get through that kind of an upbringing. Who am I to judge someone and say, "they can turn their life around," when I have not known their life. God says in 1 Samual 16:7 "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." Some people that live on the streets have the kindest, most tender hearts and some drug addicts have the sweetest soul, who am I to judge them for what they are doing? Pain can do a lot to someone and I have no right to be the judge of others pain- that is Gods job, he knows the heart of man, I do not.
I know that for me personally, I have struggled and I have faIllen short which in, Romans 3:23 says, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." This means nobody has it all figured out and nobody will never, "not' fall short. We ALL fall short, so to judge anyone for that isn't right before God. Going through hard times truly does make you a stronger person and now that I know this, I am determined to live a life true to God, true to who he made me to be and filled with TRUTH. In John 8:32 it says, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Freedom does not mean religion, freedom does not mean you should feel stuck, freedom is not fault finding, freedom simply means; the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint and the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. This means you are no longer stuck in the past failures or hindered by fear. Freedom over rules all fear and I want to live in that state of mind.
I want to build a harvest inside of my heart. I want to be content and at peace, not affected by the cruel words of those around me, but affected by the love of God. Sowing what you reap means to plant, seed and dig, digging into the truth and Gods truths instead of the vulgar and dark talk that is so prevalent in our world today. I know it wont always be easy, but it will always be worth it. Galations, 6:7-9 says it, "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sow, that shall he also reap. For he that sow to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sow to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
After reading this verse I sure know,
I do not want to sow my life into, wrong doing or selfish deeds, I want to sow into the good stuff, the God stuff.