954 How To Look Good Today

How do you shift from misery to happiness? Is it possible to be in your current circumstances with your reality, and not be miserable? Is misery a choice, or is it a natural byproduct of your situation? And how about happiness? Is happiness a guaranteed state dependent upon the right conditions, and without those conditions it is no longer available? Misery and happiness are both available to you today. Your conditions are primed for either. Yip, it’s both a perfect day to be miserable, or a perfect day to be happy, it all depends on how you look at it. You woke up to countless opportunities for misery today. There’s so much undone and uncertain. So much wrong. So much further to go without a guarantee of ever getting there. Misery is here for you. Presented on a silver platter with your name embroidered on it. Yes, misery especially for you, just in your size, custom made to fit you perfectly. You also woke up to countless opportunities for happiness today. A whole world of beauty and blessings. A life full of previously answered prayers now as your every day reality. So much that is good. So much that is working. Happiness is here for you today. Oh, and would you look at that, it has your name on it. Customized especially for you, happiness in your size with your favorite toppings. Yes, both are available today. Both are perfect for today. Misery just right for today, or happiness just right for today. The question becomes which one will you choose. Unknowingly you will reach for one and choose it over the other. You will hand select either misery or happiness. In fact, you’re doing it right now! Now. And now. You just did it again. Misery or happiness. You’re constantly choosing. Which one did you select? In these moments of decision, your circumstances have not changed. Everything is exactly as it was before, you simply chose how you viewed it. Here’s the key … MISERABLE PEOPLE FOCUS ON THE THINGS THEY HATE ABOUT THEIR LIFE. HAPPY PEOPLE FOCUS ON THE THINGS THEY LOVE ABOUT THEIR LIFE. Misery is a choice to think about all that is wrong, and there’s always something wrong. Every single one of us have something wrong in our lives right now. No one woke up to perfection today. I have something wrong, and so do you. The deciding factor is if you’re focusing on it or not. Misery is a natural byproduct of negative thoughts. It’s the feeling generated by a thought pattern of what is wrong. And girl, you can try to make yourself feel all sorts of ways, but if your thoughts are focused on the things you hate about your life, your feelings become the victim of those thoughts, and misery is their only choice. Happiness is not perfect circumstances. Happiness is the feeling created by thoughts focused on all the things you love about your life. Happiness is the byproduct of positive thinking. Every single one of us have something right in our lives right now. I have something right, and so do you. If you’re thinking about what is right, you feel happiness. It’s plain and simple. These feelings are directed by our thoughts. Always. So my friend, why would you ever choose misery? Misery doesn’t look good on anyone. It’s not a flattering look for you girlfriend. Misery is the puke green jumpsuit that makes everyone look bad. It’s not working for you. Don’t put on the misery jumpsuit! Your thoughts are dressing you today, make sure whatever you’re putting on looks good on you. Psalm 40: 2-3 “He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. 3 He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God.” Many times we look at a scripture like this and we think it means God changes our circumstances,