I read a report about children who had been bullied in school. It talked about how, years later, those negative words from bullies were still having an effect on many of them. The researchers interviewed one man who was in his forties. He looked to be a bright, intelligent man, but he had not been able to hold down a good job, he struggled in his relationships, and he just couldn't seem to get his life on course. He told how as a child he was chubby, and some of the other children made fun of him and called him names such as "loser" and "failure". He made the mistake of letting those words take root in his thinking, and it had a dramatic impact on his life. It was keeping him in mediocrity.
When somebody calls you something, either good or bad, that seed is planted in your soil. Now you get to determine whether or not that seed takes rot and grows. When you dwell on what was said, you are watering the seed. You're giving it a right to become a reality. That's why it's so important that we're disciplined in our thought life. It's great when people tell you, "You're Blessed. You're talented. You're going to do great things." Water those seeds. Meditate on those throughout the day. That's what you want to become a reality.
But Too often we make the mistake of watering the wrong seeds. If you allow negative things that other people say about you to take root, it's not their fault They can't make a seed take root in you. All they can do is sow the seed. You have complete control over what seeds are going to grow in your own soil. A lot of times we blame others. "They were talking about me. They tried to make me look bad. They were criticizing me." Let them talk all they want. You control your own soil. don't dwell on the negative. Don't replay what they said over and over. Guard your Mind. Those are viruses trying to infiltrate your software.
This is what the Lord told Joshua after Moses had died and he was to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land: "If you will meditate on what God says about you day and night, you will have good success and prosper in everything you do." When your mind is filled with thoughts of faith, thoughts of hope, and thoughts of victory, that's what will become a reality.
Do you know why that man who was in his forties was still struggling? He let those derogatory comments play over and over in his mind. Every time he thought about it, He was watering that seed year after year. It's sad to say, but it became a reality. How different would his life be if he had just learned to hit the delete button? Instead of constantly playing the negative, he should have gone around thinking, I'm a masterpieces. I'm one of a kind. I'm talented. I've got seeds of greatness. It would have been a whole different story.
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