In The Winning Attitude by John C Maxwell, he goes into detail as to why negative thoughts lead to negative results and why we should think positive thoughts. He give six basic reasons why negative thinking and living can do so many detrimental things to our lives. They are outlined as follows:
1. Negative thinking creates clouds at critical decision times.
When we have negative thoughts, we become tense instead of relaxing. We don't think clearly during these times. Instead our thought processes are clouded and we tend to make bad judgements in our decision making.
2. Negative talking is contagious.
When we are negative, we affect others around us. What we say and what we do can adversely affect others. Sometimes we don't realize the effect that we have on other people. We should watch how we act around others and try to be a positive influence in their lives.
3. Negative thinking blows everything out of proportion.
When we think negatively, we think everything is worse than it really is. This is when we try to make mountains out of molehills. We look at a situations and imagine that the worst case scenario is going to happen.
4. Negative thinking limits God and our potential.
When we think negatively, we don't let the full power of God work in our lives. We exclude him because we are letting our own selfishness get in the way. We have to clear our minds of the negativity to have a true relationship with God.
5. Negative thinking keeps us from enjoying life.
If we think negatively, we will never enjoy the good moments in life. We will always be wondering when those positive moments will last. We will never be able to just stop and enjoy the life that we are living in because of the worry of what will happen next.
6. Negative thinking hinders others from making a positive response.
If we think negatively, many times people will just accept that it can't be done. It won't give others an incentive to explore new ideas. We need positive thinkers to believe that the impossible is possible.
I have tried to be a positive person in my life, but I always let negativity creep in without putting up any resistance. Before I started my journey, I never really understood how damaging my negative thoughts could be. My prayer is to have more awareness of my negativity, and my goal is to have the discipline to control it.
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