Change How You Think

If anything is excellent or praise worthy - think about such things.
Philippians 4:8

You don't have more problems than other people - you just think about them more often! Stop: go back and reread that sentence.
Take a moment and consider what it means. It's what you think about that produces how you feel.
If you don't believe that, try getting angry without first having angry thoughts, or getting sad without first having sad thoughts.
You can't do it, can you?
To experience a feeling you must first have the thought that produces it. That's life-changing information; it's knowledge the devil doesn't want you to have.

If you change how you think you'll change how you feel!
Nothing can hold your negative feelings in place other than your own thinking. The truth is, it's your thinking that's negative not your life! Once you understand that you can get back on the path to happiness again.

But change takes time.
You didn't become negative overnight and you won't become positive over night.
But you can start.
How?
By doing 2 things:

First, by treating your negative thoughts in the same way you treat flies at a picnic - shoo them away and replace them with thoughts that are "excellent and praise worthy." You have that choice!

Second, by thinking about God's goodness. David did: "Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities; Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from destruction; Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies" ( Psalm 103:2-4).

So if you're serious about changing your life, start changing howy ou think!