2017-07-06-View Yourself as a Winner

Session

Quote

“The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibition of creature willingness to share the inner life with God . . .” 111:5.1

Lesson

Thought Adjuster: “As you reflect upon your desire to be the best you can be at any given moment, the thought came to your mind that your Heavenly Father is a God of many chances. Indeed, such is the case and it could not be otherwise due to the fact that human beings are evolutionary beings. You have not been created perfect, but are meant to ‘get there’ through the process of experience gathering.

“You learn through trial and error. Errors are powerful deterrents and stern disciplinarians. They can be turned to your advantage in the same manner you will refrain from touching a hot stove top after being burnt just once and suffering from painful blisters.

“On the spiritual level, you do not always learn the first time and life will keep presenting you multiple opportunities to eventually master its curriculum. If you are filled with goodwill and good intentions, be assured that you will get it right. Each failed attempt will keep you humble and become a new motivator to try again until you succeed, just as a toddler eager to learn to walk, stubbornly gets back up after each fall, thus strengthening his wobbly legs.

Closing

“What matters is that you never give up and call upon Me to strengthen your resolve whenever it is flickering. I believe in you. I trust you more than you trust yourself. What does it tell you? View yourself as a winner — not a loser. You never lose if you gain wisdom from your apparent shortcomings. This is the beauty of it. ‘Thank you, God, for the good that will come out of them.’ By switching to a mode of gratitude, you are assigning value to these experiences. You are transmuting them into celestial currencies, rather than tossing them away as expendable and embarrassing.”