Wrong meditation

Psychologists tell us that focus produces feelings. If you focus on negative thoughts, you will attract feelings of anxiety and depression.

Proverbs 12:25 states: “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.”

This scripture implies that one can meditate oneself into trouble and distress, but equally, one can meditate oneself out of that distress.

Proverbs 17:22 adds: “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.”

You might ask, “How can I avoid thinking about all the drama around me?” I would suggest:

1. Interpret all things happening around you according to the sovereign purposes of God. Romans 8:28 KJV says: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”
2. Keep the vision of your future destiny in sight.

Philippians 3:14 (New Living Translation) encourages us: “I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”

In summary, whatever is happening in your life, if you love God and obey Him, relax; the rest is just drama. At any point, if they test your blood pressure, it should be as tranquil as that of a newborn baby.