Thoughts Of The Day

How “Hope” Can Keep You Happy If You Do It Right “The very purpose of our life is happiness, which is sustained by hope. We have no guarantee about the future, but we exist in the hope of something better. Hope means keeping going, thinking, ‘I can do this.’ It brings inner strength, self- confidence, the ability to do what you do honestly, truthfully and transparently.”  – Dalai Lama " N ow,  hope can lead to anxiety! How?   when the things we hoped for and planned for sometimes do not come to pass as we have wished. Becoming fixed on a hope we have in our head, about how we believe our future will transpire, can become a real source of anxiety and suffering rather than happiness. Why? Because when the plans that we were confident would turn out the way we  hoped doesn't play out  ,we may find ourselves sinking into unhappiness, and/or anxiety. We may lose hope in hope.  Now the question is s hould we never make plans then? Of co...

I can do whatever I need to do in life  through Christ . "I have strength for all things in Christ who empowers me [ I am ready for anything and equal to anything through him who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency]. Philippians 4:13 " The first power thought that has the power to transform our life is simply;   I can do whatever i need to do in life through Christ. In other words, i can handle whatever life hands me. I wonder, do you believe you can do whatever you need to do in life? or are there certain things trigger dread, fear, or cause you to say, " I could never do that !" when you think about them? The fact of the matter is, while some situations may be intensely undesirable or difficult for you, you can do whatever you need to do in life. I know this because God tells us in His word that we have the strength to do all things because Christ empowers us to do so. Philippians 4:13. He doesn't say ev...