Have you noticed that you rejoice less and get irritated more often? If you don’t make a decision to change and become a person full of optimism, no one in the world will be able to help you. Everything is in your hands. You yourself are the source of change.
Life works in such a way that we always reap what we sow. If you hurt others, people will begin to avoid you, and you’ll end up in loneliness. If you constantly criticize those around you, you’ll push them away and risk being left without support in difficult times.
But if you want to experience joy, bring joy to someone else. If you want to build a friendship with someone, show genuine interest in their life. If you want to be loved, then care for others and pay attention to them. Then you’ll see how your own life begins to change.
Jesus said, “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31). Whatever a person sows, that he will also reap. So sow seeds of joy, faith, and love. Soon you’ll notice that people begin to treat you in the same way you treat them. The blessings you give away will begin to return to you.
Reject a joyless life. Ask yourself: Why do I lack joy and overflow with irritation? A joyless life is life lived in the flesh. And Scripture says, “Those who are in the flesh cannot please God” (Romans 8:8). That means your inner being is not being nourished by the Holy Spirit, but is instead filled with resentment, irritation, fear, and complaints. That is a very dangerous state to be in.
Proverbs 4:23 says: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Everything you see in your life today began first in your heart. If you are living in defeat, it means your heart was defeated first. If you are successful, success was first born in your heart. The heart is the control center of your entire life.
That’s why the enemy always attacks the heart. If you don’t resist, the arrows of resentment, bitterness, and disappointment will pierce your heart. And if the devil wounds your heart, you will lose the joy of life and start living in the past instead of the future.
This is why the Bible tells us to “remove sorrow from your heart” (Ecclesiastes 11:10) and not to dwell on how unfairly someone treated us in the past. Fill yourself with God’s Word so you can experience His presence. Remember the dreams He placed in your heart and rekindle the passion that once gave you strength to overcome every trial.
Whatever you focus on will grow in your heart. If you dwell on pain, your heart will be filled with pain. But if you live according to God’s Word, your heart will be filled with faith, hope, and joy.
Is there a difference between a sad thought and a sad heart? Yes. A sad or negative thought is only a temporary guest. It can show up because of fatigue, pressure, or disappointment. But if you keep dwelling on it, that thought sinks into your heart, and in time it begins to shape your character. That’s why whenever you notice negative thoughts, you must deal with them immediately, before they take root in your inner life.
A depressing thought is like a computer virus. At first it loads into your temporary memory, but if you don’t stop it, it gets saved onto the “hard drive” of your heart. God’s Word is our antivirus. It examines every thought, memory, and action. And when it detects a threat, it tells you: “Delete the negative thoughts from your heart.”
Don’t keep repeating: “They hurt me. They betrayed me.” Instead, declare what God’s Word says about you: “God loves me. He has chosen me to fulfill His plans, and He will turn every evil into good.” That way you will utterly defeat any negative thought. You won’t just cope with the situation—you’ll transform your inner condition and strengthen your heart.
If we don’t remove negative thoughts in time, the “system begins to crash.” Joy disappears. Faith weakens. Relationships are poisoned by irritation. You begin to feel like you are losing the purpose and dream God gave you. That’s why you must daily renew yourself with God’s Word and come into His presence.
The Bible says: “Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold” (Ephesians 4:26–27). If you’ve quarreled, make peace before you go to sleep. Why? Because if you fall asleep with bitterness and disappointment, you’ll carry them into the next day. Those feelings will sink into your heart and take root. Instead of just one bad day, you’ll have a bad week, month—or even a ruined life.
Whatever you think about continually rules your heart. And whatever rules your heart controls your life. So declare with faith: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?” (Psalm 27:1). “The one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame” (Romans 10:11).
Any dark thought can be broken by God’s truth. Then evil will not be able to take root in your heart or shape your future. Remember, everything happening in your life today began in your heart long ago. So if you want to change your life, you must first change your heart.
You cannot change your circumstances without changing your inner state. Both success and defeat are first born in the heart—only later do they show up in words and actions.
Do you want to see change? Then begin with your heart. Fill it with God’s Word. It is in the heart that we invite Christ. It is in the heart that God’s Word transforms our thinking, values, and outlook on life.
Good and evil both begin in the heart. Every sin doesn’t start with action but with thought—our inner agreement with sin. If we don’t stop sin at the thought level, it eventually turns into action.
That’s why God does not merely call us to change our behavior. No—He wants to transform our hearts. Because when the heart is transformed, we will naturally desire to live differently.
Think about King David. He had many reasons for discouragement, yet he discovered the secret to victorious living. He didn’t cling to pain—he clung to God’s Word. In difficult moments, he chose faith over fear. Though betrayed and bereaved, he always came into God’s presence, where he drew his strength. “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God…” (Psalm 42:5).
You can change your situation today. Don’t just wait for change—become the change.
#FromHeartToHeart Stan & Lana
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