Jesus Calling - Feb 21

TRUST and THANKFULNESS. "Trust protects you from worrying and obsessing. Thankfulness keeps you from criticizing and complaining." Well isn't that the truth? Thankfulness is so effective, and I find that when my attitude is such, it has a great impact on others around me. I'm just pleasant to be around. :) "(Trust) is a free choice that you must make thousands of times daily. The more you choose to trust Me, the easier it becomes. Thought patterns of trust become etched into your brain." Wow. "THOUSANDS of times daily." No wonder the Bible warns and cautions us to be on our guard. If we are not it's just too easy for worry and control to take over. I am reading a book right now by Caroline Leaf called "Who Switched Off My Brain". It addresses this very issues of thought patterns, and specifically 'toxic' thoughts creating pathways in our brain. And the other side of the coin is that patterns of trusting God can create healthy pathways. And what happens in our thought life, our brain, affects every other part of our body, right? And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7 (NLT)