The moment you catch yourself thinking a negative thought, you should reject it instantly. Do not stop to say “good bye” to the error but immediately switch your attention to the presence of God. Indeed, we may say that when error presents itself to consciousness, the first five seconds are golden.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains;
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house;
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes(Matthew 24:15-18).
Jesus teaches this lesson in his own graphic way. The holy place is your consciousness, and the abomination of desolation is any negative thought, because a negative thought means belief in the absence of God at the point concerned.
It is impossible to forget this illustration once we have taken it in.
This bears repeating. “A negative thought means belief in the absence of God at the point concerned”. When we allow any negative thought to dwell in our consciousness, we are engaging in an act of disbelief in God. We, believers and non-believers are actively denying the existence of God when we allow negative thoughts to remain in us.
We all have negative thoughts, but we all have the ability to discharge them and refuse them a place to take root. That is why we must call on God and invoke God’s presence when they occur. That simple act reaffirms our belief in God and simultaneously denies the negativity that assails us.
When we do this, God will overcome the negativity and return us to harmony and balance. regardless of the impacts caused by the negative influence on us and our lives. Then, we can once again tread in our gardens wrapped in the peace, joy and hope.
Fleeing desolation,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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