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“One for One”

July 11th, 2010

“Eye for Eye”! “Tooth for Tooth”! I am sure most of you have heard those “one for one” in the Holy Book. But I have another type of “one for one” thought to pass by all of you. Ever had one of those days, when one thing after another goes wrong? I am leaning towards the “simple-moments-gone-bad” such as; you left the coffee pot on, the coffee turns so bitter that it is undrinkable and you so much wanted that quick cup to keep you going. Or your child drops a soda in back seat of your vehicle, the lid pops off and soda is everywhere. And the day of simple irritations continue as time passes. One negative event right after another throughout a 24 period of time; your heart advances into a state of aggravation and negativity. Want to know an idea for how to switch such a day like that into a much better realm of light. Well, each time a “simple-moment-gone-bad” happens, just simply place a positive thought right after it. Like with the coffee pot incident; yes the coffee went bitter and you did not get another cup, but the coffee pot did not short out and start a fire in the kitchen area. The soda your child dropped was not coffee or milk. Coffee leaves a much harder stain to get out and milk can turn into a sour odor even after being cleaned, plus a child cleans up quickly and was not physically hurt.

This positive thought process followed right after a negative “simple-moment-gone-bad” can really and truthfully lead your heart and soul into a more happy state. I don’t think Satan only looks for souls in dreadful situations, but he also looks for ones that are just having a simply bad day. By leaving the negativity within our thoughts is a weakness that I am sure Satan scouts out and uses. But if we follow-up each negative episode with a positive thought of how much more it could had been bad, we are placing a wall of goodness between us and a totally bad day of “drag-me-down state”. I have been trying to use this method of adding a positive to each negative for a while now. I have found out that even though each day that has been proceeding into a “totally-not-good” day has not been leading into a depressed and feeling worthless state. Instead it has been allowing our Lord to place more hope and happiness into my life. I do realize that life may never get any better for me, but it has not been dragging me down as much as it did with me using this simple “one for one”. I seem to be happier than before. I am for sure far more hopeful. I can think more clearly and see that Satan uses versatile trickery in the “simple-moment-gone-bad”. What a crafty way to beat God’s children down and lure them into a bad frame of mind, which will eventually affect the goodness in one’s heart and soul.

I think when we have really bad situations happen in our life such as: illness, injury, death, etc; we pray more for help and turn to our Lord for His strength to carry on. But when it is just the “simple-moments-gone-bad” we don’t and in some ways the simple bad can end-up doing just as much damage and hardship as the serious ones. Start placing a battle plan to block the weaken path to your heart and soul, with a “simple-bad-goes-positive” to follow each simple bad that happen that day. Believe me when I say it really does work. I fully trust our God is also reaching out to us during the simple bad as well as the serious bad. He knows every crafty trick Satan tries and I feel He wants us to figure-out that Satan does not leave a stone unturned to lead souls down bad roads. If one concentrates or dwells on the “simple-moments-gone bad” one will miss much happiness. Try a “one-for-one” today and see for yourself the difference it can make. What can it hurt; it doesn’t even cost a penny; but the value to your heart and soul is worth gold!

Matthew 5:37-39

"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.