“Thoughts create emotions!”

A though by David Stoop in his book, You Are What You Think ( (Kindle Location 279). Kindle Edition.

One of the ways David proves this is by asking people to relax and then for them to close their eyes then take a minute and make themselves sad. Then he says now take a minute and make yourself happy. He then asks them, “how did you do it?” and it comes back that they think sad thoughts and then happy thoughts.

That is why some people are sad at this time of the year even when things are going well for them and other people are happy even when things aren’t going so well. It is the power of self-talk. What you say to yourself, your self-talk determines how you feel. Try it and see if it is true. I definitely have found this to be true in my life.

He shows that your belief system in your thought process determines your response to the circumstances of your life. If you believe that everything is against you then you are always going to view life from a negative standpoint, the “life isn’t fair” belief system or a small God concept. Or the positive/faith belief standpoint, the “everything works together for my good” or a large God concept. Both of those are choices that we make in how we respond to life.

Some feed the negative by what they read or watch on TV and the same is true of those who feed their faith.

Yesterday afternoon I had allowed some negative self-talk seep into my thoughts and I became discourage until this morning after my time of feeding my thought from the Psalms then some prayer time and finally some quiet meditation I got a total different view of the situation. I saw everything in a total different light. My thoughts on both sides determined my emotions.

So what does your self-talk say?

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