Negativity: "Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." (Ephesians 4:29-32)
Fasting: “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day” (2 Corinthians 4:16)
Social Network Sites: "I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways." (Psalm 119:15)
With a thousand of things racing through my head every day, I've found myself allowing my worries, surrounding negativity, and distractions affecting my spiritual health.
After spent time in prayer & reflection, I felt a strong conviction by the Holy Spirit to take a time out from the world.
For the next 2 days (Saturday & Sunday), I have decided to work on the following:
Fasting: “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day” (2 Corinthians 4:16)
Social Network Sites: "I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways." (Psalm 119:15)
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With a thousand of things racing through my head every day, I've found myself allowing my worries, surrounding negativity, and distractions affecting my spiritual health.
After spent time in prayer & reflection, I felt a strong conviction by the Holy Spirit to take a time out from the world.
For the next 2 days (Saturday & Sunday), I have decided to work on the following:
- Refocusing any and all current negative feelings, thoughts & energy towards everything God's love and all he has given me. To stop complaining and judging others.
"What if we as Christians started praying for others rather than putting them down or speaking evil about them to others? When we bless others, we in turn we will be blessed. It’s the law of sowing and reaping. “For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” (Galatians 6:7) What seed are you sowing out of your mouth, blessings or curses? What then will you harvest? As the body of Christ we should be blessing others with our mouths and not cursing or speaking badly about others. Even when it seems they deserve it, if we cannot speak blessings we should just close our mouth and pray for them." - To not allow the negativity of others influence what I know about what is asked of me from my Lord.
"We must also be careful of the company we keep. You may not have a problem with speaking against others. Yet, if you hang around long enough with others who have this trait, who speak and complain about others behind their backs, this same evil spirit will start affecting you. Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals" (I Corinthians 15:33). - To fast from food from 12:00am on 6/13 through 11:59pm on 6/14 - and use that time to regain a deeper fellowship with God.
"By taking our eyes off the things of this world, we can turn our attention to Christ. Fasting is not a way to get God to do what we want. Fasting changes us, not God. Fasting is not a way to appear more spiritual than others. Fasting is to be done in a spirit of humility and a joyful attitude." - To refrain from looking or using social networking websites from 6/13 at 12:00am through 6/14 at 11:59 to spend more time in prayer, study the word of God & spend more time appreciating and enjoying the world and company around me.
