Day 4: Little by little (Be Patient!) and Stay positive! (Meyer-Battlefield of the Mind)

     "The renewing of your mind will take place little by little, so don't be discouraged if progress seems slow."  states Joyce Meyer in Battlefield of the Mind.  I seem to forget this.  When I learn something I don't get it right away.  I even make the same mistake before it finally settles in.  Along the way, though, I get discouraged because I think I should have gotten it the first time.  Nate and I have a safe word, "Portugal" for when one of gets upset about the other one.  We talked about saying it for a few days but I kept forgetting.  Finally, after the fourth day I remembered!  Hallelujah because it worked!  Now that my stubborn mind knows it works, hopefully, it will stick. 
   Unfortunately, when we do get discouraged it brings down our hope.  Without hope we are not motivated to change.  This is the time to examine our thoughts.  Are they positive or negative?  If they are negative, turn them around.  Why?  Because you have the power to!  Joyce says that, "Positive minds produce positive lives.  Negative minds produce negative lives.  Positive thoughts are always full of faith and hope.  Negative thoughts are always full of fear and doubt."  Positive or negative?   You have been empowered to choose!  I vote for faith and hope and a positive mindset.  I have faith that God has my best interest in mind and hope that they will come true.
   I couldn't say it any better than Joyce on why we should be patient and stay positive, "The more positive you and I become, the more we will be in the flow of God.  God is certainly positive, and to flow with Him, we must also be positive."

I'm noticing some major similarities between Wayne Dyer's teaching and Joyce Meyer's; think positively, have hope, imagine what you want, ask, you are not alone.