Give It Time
December 11, 2008 by zgardener
People sometimes accept the idea that a change of thought, plus turning to God in prayer, will transform their lives into harmony and freedom. The logic of this principle appeals to them, and they set to work upon it in earnest. Then, after a few days, they say, “Nothing has happened after all,” and they drop back into their old negative thinking.
That is extremely foolish. The results of many years of general negative thinking are seldom corrected in a few days. No one who goes upon a new physical diet or medical regimen expects to reap the advantages in so short a time. You must keep up the new way of thinking and refuse to be discouraged by seeming failures at first.
The right20motive for adopting right thinking is that it is right, and that wrong thinking is wrong; and we should do right whether it seems to pay dividends or not. Of course, it does pay dividends – fabulous dividends – but it usually takes a little perseverance in the face of preliminary slowness.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13).
One often overlooked and undervalued benefit of right thinking and right doing is that it feels good immediately. How many things can we do that makes us feel good which are also good for us? Usually what we turn to is some sort of self-indulgence and that is usually not so good for us.
So, when we are not seeing immediate results from our righteousness, we should recognize that it has already begun to work by elevating our state of mind and our self respect. And when we do right and get taken advantage of in the short term, we should remember the tortoise and the hare. Right thinking and doing in the short term ensures that we will prevail in the end. In the meantime, it sure feels good. In this case, “if it feels good, do it”, is the right formula.
Feeling good,
Z gardener
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