I have a habit of thinking negative thoughts. 00:00:01.98\00:00:04.05 And I know it's not healthy but, 00:00:04.54\00:00:06.32 I just can't help it. Well, today program is 00:00:06.52\00:00:09.06 just for you entitled "The Art of 00:00:09.12\00:00:11.94 Positive Thinking." So, stay by. 00:00:11.97\00:00:14.13 Hi, welcome to Abundant Living. 00:00:40.50\00:00:42.26 I'm glad you're with us today and this is 00:00:42.29\00:00:44.32 my beautiful bride of over 10 years Paula 00:00:44.35\00:00:48.03 Eakins, hello, hello, doing alright baby? 00:00:48.06\00:00:52.23 I'm doing wonderful. I'm glad you're with me 00:00:52.32\00:00:53.80 today on these programs. I'm glad to be with 00:00:53.88\00:00:55.48 you today too. I really appreciate you. 00:00:55.61\00:00:56.98 I'm excited about this particular program. 00:00:57.05\00:00:59.55 I'm excited that you are my wife. 00:00:59.60\00:01:01.32 Praise the Lord, okay no comment on that one. 00:01:02.86\00:01:05.14 Thank you; let's move on swiftly, thank you 00:01:05.17\00:01:06.86 Jesus. Thank you Jesus, okay that's what I 00:01:06.89\00:01:08.70 get, yes, yes, yes, yeah, thank you Jesus, 00:01:08.73\00:01:10.45 alright. Of course now we're continuing our 00:01:10.48\00:01:12.72 series of mental wellness. And today is entitled 00:01:12.75\00:01:16.80 "The Art of Positive Thinking." 00:01:16.83\00:01:19.69 Again for thinking our thoughts plays a great 00:01:19.79\00:01:24.10 impact on our mental wellness and also those 00:01:24.13\00:01:28.00 who maybe going through depression, 00:01:28.03\00:01:29.90 mild or moderate. So, therefore this is 00:01:30.04\00:01:32.56 the program that is needed for this series. 00:01:32.59\00:01:35.41 Well, I guess the first question we want to have 00:01:36.59\00:01:38.29 Curtis as we kind of talk about that positive 00:01:38.33\00:01:40.40 thinking and that is what impact does 00:01:40.43\00:01:43.70 negative thinking have on the body? 00:01:43.73\00:01:45.96 Well, now we mentioned before the body and the 00:01:46.60\00:01:49.77 mind is closely related, alright. So, when the 00:01:49.81\00:01:53.33 mind suffers of course the body follows suit, 00:01:53.36\00:01:56.61 vice versa. And so therefore there is a lot 00:01:56.96\00:01:59.69 of things that the body goes through if the 00:01:59.72\00:02:01.91 mind is not healthy we have a diseased mind. 00:02:01.94\00:02:04.86 For instance, negative thoughts as far as 00:02:05.43\00:02:08.13 thoughts of grief, remorse, discontent, 00:02:08.16\00:02:13.33 jealousy, envy, hatred, revenge, all these 00:02:13.86\00:02:19.56 negative thoughts sends a negative message 00:02:19.65\00:02:23.17 throughout our entire system from head to toe. 00:02:23.30\00:02:27.17 I'm just going to enumerate just a few of 00:02:27.33\00:02:29.21 those. Number one, and a lot of people may 00:02:29.36\00:02:31.05 not be aware of this one; so I'm gonna start 00:02:31.08\00:02:33.69 with this one first osteoporosis. When we 00:02:33.76\00:02:36.64 have negative thoughts of those such of 00:02:36.67\00:02:39.35 that I just mentioned, then it actually depletes 00:02:39.38\00:02:42.93 calcium from our bones and sets us up for 00:02:42.99\00:02:46.11 osteoporosis just our thoughts. Now, we're not 00:02:46.31\00:02:49.22 talking about diet, we're not talking about 00:02:49.25\00:02:51.27 exercise, we're not talking about Sunlight or 00:02:51.32\00:02:53.85 eating foods that's rich in calcium, just our 00:02:54.13\00:02:57.19 thoughts alone will impact osteoporosis and 00:02:57.28\00:03:01.04 raise that risk of us getting a fractured 00:03:01.08\00:03:03.77 hip or other areas in the body. Another 00:03:03.83\00:03:07.06 negative impact of negative thinking has on 00:03:07.70\00:03:10.55 our system is also the Immune System. 00:03:10.58\00:03:14.00 Now, our immunity is also impacted from negative 00:03:14.33\00:03:19.56 thinking. It's decreased the white blood cells. 00:03:19.59\00:03:22.99 Now, with that in mind of course we open 00:03:23.22\00:03:25.16 up our selves for all types of bacteria's and also 00:03:25.20\00:03:28.46 infections, urinary tract infections, 00:03:28.50\00:03:31.07 also cancer as well. Breast cancer, 00:03:31.16\00:03:34.14 colon cancer, so all those will be impacted by 00:03:34.17\00:03:37.71 negative thinking. Now, if that's not bad enough, 00:03:37.76\00:03:40.70 also when we have negative thinking and 00:03:40.82\00:03:42.86 negative thoughts it constricts our blood 00:03:42.91\00:03:46.06 vessels. Thereby there's more pressure of 00:03:46.09\00:03:49.08 blood going through the artery wall, guess what 00:03:49.17\00:03:51.21 happens to our blood pressure, it goes up. 00:03:51.24\00:03:53.63 So, when our blood pressure goes up, 00:03:54.14\00:03:55.68 it also puts stress on the heart muscle, 00:03:55.71\00:03:58.17 heart attack or also the stroke. And well 00:03:58.54\00:04:02.32 there is also another thing as far as 00:04:02.81\00:04:04.35 negative thinking, it also impacts of course 00:04:04.59\00:04:07.63 depression. People can really slip into depression 00:04:07.72\00:04:11.27 just based on their thoughts alone and nothing 00:04:11.58\00:04:14.88 else. So, there's tremendous impact as far 00:04:14.91\00:04:17.39 as how we think what we think 00:04:17.55\00:04:19.68 about and our health overall well being. 00:04:19.71\00:04:23.04 Then I guess then I just speaking about that 00:04:23.73\00:04:26.17 then what about that the spiritual component. 00:04:26.24\00:04:28.99 How does our spiritual life or 00:04:29.02\00:04:31.28 component actually impact us? 00:04:31.31\00:04:33.34 Well, now our spiritual component plays a vital 00:04:33.64\00:04:36.67 role as far as our thoughts are concerned. 00:04:36.70\00:04:38.72 Okay. Now, there's several texts we're going 00:04:38.84\00:04:41.85 to look at and you may just wanna jot these 00:04:41.88\00:04:44.22 down, but Jesus said and I think it's Matthew 00:04:44.25\00:04:47.09 chapter 7 and verse 22. It says there in that 00:04:47.17\00:04:51.59 verse they, they say, "Lord, Lord, didn't we 00:04:51.71\00:04:56.59 prophesy in Thy Name." Now, that's the preacher 00:04:56.66\00:05:00.12 or the pastor or whoever. And it says, "Lord, 00:05:00.15\00:05:02.48 Lord didn't we cast out devils in Thy Name." 00:05:02.55\00:05:06.99 That's the healer. "Lord, Lord didn't we do 00:05:07.49\00:05:11.25 wonderful works in Thy Name." And then Jesus 00:05:11.60\00:05:16.39 response is very profound. Jesus response was, 00:05:16.42\00:05:19.95 depart from me, I never knew you, ye workers of 00:05:20.90\00:05:27.59 iniquity. Now, Jesus didn't say depart from me, 00:05:27.79\00:05:31.37 I knew you at one time but I forgot about you, 00:05:32.23\00:05:34.78 but Jesus said, we were never acquainted. 00:05:34.81\00:05:37.52 Oh, I see. I never knew you. Workers of not 00:05:37.58\00:05:41.85 sinners, workers of not transgression, 00:05:42.13\00:05:46.75 workers of iniquity, which is worse than the other 00:05:47.05\00:05:51.67 two. And so therefore, based on that statement 00:05:51.72\00:05:54.71 alone, what we do does not dictate who we are. 00:05:54.75\00:06:01.27 And then also we go to Matthew chapter 15 and 00:06:01.88\00:06:04.86 verse 8, where the Bible says there. Jesus says, 00:06:04.89\00:06:08.30 they honor me with their mouths, 00:06:08.67\00:06:11.21 they honor me with their lips, but their heart 00:06:11.85\00:06:15.67 is far from me. In other words, what we say. 00:06:16.19\00:06:20.10 Now, a lot of people can speak very eloquently, 00:06:20.13\00:06:23.30 alright, very profound and can lift one's spirits, 00:06:23.47\00:06:26.79 preaching and teaching, etc, but Jesus says, 00:06:27.08\00:06:30.37 what we say, what we speak with our lips 00:06:30.77\00:06:35.08 does not dictate who we are. So, who we 00:06:35.76\00:06:40.91 are is found in Proverbs 23 and verse 7. 00:06:41.06\00:06:45.86 The Bible says, "As a man or woman thinketh 00:06:46.09\00:06:51.23 in His heart, that's who He is." Therefore that's 00:06:51.40\00:06:56.28 the bottom line. And so therefore, the Bible 00:06:56.41\00:06:58.73 says, we will be judged by our thoughts. 00:06:58.76\00:07:00.74 So, that's why there is a profound spiritual 00:07:00.77\00:07:03.45 implication as far as our thoughts, be it 00:07:03.48\00:07:06.35 negative or positive would dictate who we are 00:07:06.38\00:07:10.66 and would be brought into the judgment. 00:07:10.81\00:07:12.58 Well, we're speaking about the word of God now, 00:07:12.85\00:07:14.66 here once again. And so, my question to 00:07:14.73\00:07:16.44 you is that then how can our thoughts 00:07:16.59\00:07:18.23 be in harmony with Christ? 00:07:18.26\00:07:20.15 Okay, let's go to the graphic and there is a 00:07:20.71\00:07:22.59 profound text I like to read and then 00:07:22.62\00:07:25.29 also expand upon at this time. 00:07:25.38\00:07:27.23 The Ultimate Solution, Proverbs 16:3, 00:07:29.23\00:07:33.04 the Amplified Version and it says this. 00:07:33.07\00:07:35.32 "Roll your works upon the Lord. 00:07:35.59\00:07:37.97 Commit and trust them totally to Him. 00:07:38.34\00:07:42.92 He will cause your thoughts to become 00:07:43.53\00:07:47.01 agreeable to His will." Amen, amen. 00:07:47.30\00:07:52.08 Therefore this is one way that we can coming 00:07:52.26\00:07:55.57 to harmony with God thoughts, we roll our 00:07:55.60\00:07:58.75 works upon Him. Commit and trust and our thoughts 00:07:58.78\00:08:02.55 will become agreeable to God's thoughts. 00:08:02.58\00:08:05.83 I'm thinking that you brought 00:08:06.37\00:08:07.74 that up about devotional time. 00:08:07.77\00:08:10.51 Yeah, if you have a, you know, 00:08:10.54\00:08:11.91 devotional place in our home, yeah. 00:08:11.94\00:08:13.31 I'm thinking about you know, 00:08:13.34\00:08:14.71 in order to be in harmony with the Lord we 00:08:14.85\00:08:17.14 have to have a time in which we connect with 00:08:17.17\00:08:19.06 the Lord, okay. And when we speak about 00:08:19.09\00:08:20.77 depression, when we speak about being blue, 00:08:20.80\00:08:22.82 when we speak about negative thoughts. 00:08:22.92\00:08:25.15 The Cross is where we need to go. 00:08:25.91\00:08:27.95 And you know, I've, I've said this before, 00:08:28.07\00:08:29.54 people have called me on the phone and have 00:08:29.57\00:08:30.97 talked to me about different things going on 00:08:31.00\00:08:32.37 in their lives and the first thing I asked them 00:08:32.40\00:08:34.24 is that, do you have a place in your home 00:08:34.50\00:08:37.29 where you meet with the Lord? 00:08:37.60\00:08:39.03 And they'll say things like, well you know, 00:08:39.06\00:08:40.43 I can talk to God anywhere. I said, no, no, 00:08:40.46\00:08:41.96 no that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying 00:08:42.11\00:08:44.30 do you have a special place in your home where 00:08:44.35\00:08:46.95 you and God meet? And the reason I said is 00:08:47.03\00:08:49.75 because you know, when you have a place 00:08:49.88\00:08:51.70 where you and God meet. It means that you 00:08:51.73\00:08:53.84 can go there, you can sit down, and you could 00:08:53.87\00:08:56.57 actually meditate on the word of God. 00:08:56.60\00:08:58.99 Now, in our home I have a special chair in my 00:08:59.26\00:09:02.52 home, it's next to a window, so, I can see 00:09:02.55\00:09:05.10 nature. It is absolutely a fantastic way and I 00:09:05.20\00:09:08.91 do it so much Curtis until, if I neglect in the 00:09:08.96\00:09:11.93 morning. If I'm going somewhere quickly or 00:09:11.96\00:09:13.87 whatever, I can actually feel the voice, 00:09:13.94\00:09:17.67 and I hear the voice of God calling me in that 00:09:17.74\00:09:20.17 room. When I get in that room and I sit back 00:09:20.20\00:09:23.28 in that chair, listening to music, I love fragrant 00:09:23.34\00:09:26.72 candles, I like to open a word of God, 00:09:26.79\00:09:29.84 my devotional books are there everything. 00:09:29.87\00:09:31.68 And this is where God and I meet. 00:09:31.91\00:09:33.90 And I tell people, if you've got a special place 00:09:34.01\00:09:36.41 no matter what is going on with you, 00:09:36.44\00:09:37.87 you could always run to that special place. 00:09:37.90\00:09:39.99 I call it getting up into God's lap and telling 00:09:40.02\00:09:43.00 him what's going on. And there's a scripture 00:09:43.03\00:09:45.40 that I like because God gives to me a peace, 00:09:45.84\00:09:48.65 no matter what is going on, okay, 00:09:48.69\00:09:50.30 it gives me a peace. And I'm thinking about a 00:09:50.33\00:09:52.10 scripture also, this in Philippians 4:7. 00:09:52.13\00:09:54.75 And in that scripture there is a comment 00:09:54.78\00:09:56.70 that's being made. It says, "And the peace 00:09:56.73\00:10:00.49 of God, which passeth all understanding, 00:10:00.52\00:10:03.87 shall keep your hearts and minds through 00:10:04.04\00:10:07.54 Christ Jesus." Amen, you know, Christ Jesus, 00:10:07.83\00:10:11.01 Christ Jesus is the one and when we think 00:10:11.04\00:10:12.51 about the fact that He died on that Cross 00:10:12.54\00:10:14.54 for us, yeah. You know, He would have 00:10:14.60\00:10:16.07 paid their price no matter what it would have 00:10:16.12\00:10:17.74 been, He would have down it again and again 00:10:17.77\00:10:19.29 for you and for me. And I think about that 00:10:19.41\00:10:21.55 one, it's one of my favorite texts because it 00:10:21.58\00:10:23.45 says that His peace. God will give us His peace. 00:10:23.48\00:10:28.44 We don't, the peace we have is not gonna work, 00:10:28.70\00:10:30.46 but the one that He give us, alright, and just 00:10:30.81\00:10:32.98 by having that special time with God. 00:10:33.01\00:10:35.12 Every morning begin your day with God, 00:10:35.15\00:10:37.27 do not neglect talking to Him. And say Father, 00:10:37.39\00:10:40.43 I know that nothing is going to happen to me 00:10:40.46\00:10:43.07 today that you and I together cannot handle. 00:10:43.14\00:10:46.68 Amen, amen. Wonderful text, wonderful passage. 00:10:46.71\00:10:49.34 And again we give you some strategies for the 00:10:49.47\00:10:51.88 art of positive thinking. I remember also this 00:10:51.91\00:10:55.02 one author that we mentioned before Ellen G. 00:10:55.11\00:10:57.24 White. I'm just gonna paraphrase. There are 00:10:57.29\00:10:59.96 three statements that she used that I read 00:11:00.07\00:11:02.25 that's very powerful as far as trying to create 00:11:02.37\00:11:05.43 positive thinking. She says three things 00:11:05.62\00:11:08.24 basically in a nutshell. Number one, Communion 00:11:08.27\00:11:11.98 with God. Number two, Study His word. 00:11:12.26\00:11:16.96 Number three, working with Christ. 00:11:17.64\00:11:21.29 Communion with God, prayer, prayer time in 00:11:22.07\00:11:24.45 the morning. Study His word preferably in 00:11:24.48\00:11:27.63 the morning time when the brain is alert. 00:11:27.66\00:11:29.64 Therefore, whatever you study that morning it 00:11:29.77\00:11:33.01 carries with you for the rest of the day. 00:11:33.05\00:11:34.69 Then number three working with Christ. 00:11:34.93\00:11:37.34 Get involved in something and therefore with 00:11:37.62\00:11:39.74 that text we just mentioned on our graphic 00:11:39.78\00:11:41.86 then our thoughts would become agreeable to 00:11:42.09\00:11:45.30 God's will. You just Asking for that and those 00:11:45.33\00:11:47.80 are some of the key things we can do and these 00:11:47.83\00:11:49.93 are some of the arts of positive thinking. 00:11:50.01\00:11:52.88 So then of course to start thinking positive then 00:11:53.03\00:11:56.03 you say that we, we need to really begin. 00:11:56.34\00:11:58.90 Yeah and, and also, yeah, begin. 00:11:59.47\00:12:00.84 And begin in the morning time, yes, 00:12:00.87\00:12:02.27 because this is very critical again as I 00:12:02.30\00:12:04.02 mentioned before. This is Christ's method and 00:12:04.05\00:12:06.52 the Bible says that Christ woke up early in 00:12:06.55\00:12:08.87 the morning while the town was still asleep to 00:12:08.90\00:12:11.43 go out in nature to commune with the Lord. 00:12:11.46\00:12:13.87 So, that's the key where the brain is alert, 00:12:14.12\00:12:16.25 it's refreshed. It's almost like a sponge. 00:12:16.50\00:12:19.07 So, whatever the brain takes in, in the 00:12:19.30\00:12:20.90 morning time it tends to stay with 00:12:20.93\00:12:22.97 us for the rest of the day. 00:12:23.07\00:12:24.63 Now, you have a time too at the house, so you 00:12:24.78\00:12:26.53 have a quiet time that you have with God also. 00:12:26.56\00:12:28.62 Oh, yes I do. And I have my office there in 00:12:28.65\00:12:32.06 my in our home and I close the door. 00:12:32.09\00:12:34.51 Now, my wife has a open door policy. 00:12:34.54\00:12:36.51 My door is closed. And I close the door and 00:12:37.73\00:12:39.72 I pray and the Lord and I we just come 00:12:39.81\00:12:42.34 together in the Holy Spirit. And we really have 00:12:42.37\00:12:44.96 a good time and sometimes you find 00:12:44.99\00:12:46.78 yourself when you study the word of God. 00:12:46.90\00:12:48.29 And those who study thoroughly, you find 00:12:48.55\00:12:51.06 yourself one subject would lead you into 00:12:51.17\00:12:54.14 another's topic. And that topic will lead you 00:12:54.17\00:12:56.39 into another topic. And you really have 00:12:56.53\00:12:58.21 to almost force yourself to stop and do 00:12:58.24\00:13:00.62 other things as well, but it's very confronting 00:13:00.65\00:13:03.47 to be there with the Holy Spirit, 00:13:03.56\00:13:05.49 asking for wisdom. Therefore, our thoughts 00:13:05.73\00:13:09.56 become agreeable with God's thoughts. 00:13:09.73\00:13:12.21 I was thinking of a time for me, 00:13:12.34\00:13:13.83 when I was diagnosed with cancer, yes. 00:13:14.07\00:13:16.92 And I thought about how as I was going 00:13:17.08\00:13:19.75 though, trying to make the decision, 00:13:19.83\00:13:21.58 talking to the family, what I was gonna do 00:13:21.62\00:13:23.40 next all those kind of things were going on at 00:13:23.47\00:13:25.13 the same time. And I remember sitting in that 00:13:25.18\00:13:27.27 my room once again in my favorite chair and 00:13:27.43\00:13:29.71 talking to the Father about everything that 00:13:29.74\00:13:31.72 was happening right away, of course you're 00:13:31.77\00:13:33.22 thinking life and death and all this kind of 00:13:33.25\00:13:34.80 stuff. And you know, this thought came to me 00:13:34.93\00:13:36.72 Curtis you know, you have every right at this 00:13:36.75\00:13:38.70 point to as you have been diagnosed. 00:13:38.73\00:13:40.92 You know, scream, holler, shout, get mad, 00:13:41.19\00:13:42.77 do all of that, you know. And, and, and go 00:13:42.90\00:13:45.56 into depression and you certainly have a right 00:13:45.59\00:13:47.15 to do that you know. And all of a sudden 00:13:47.19\00:13:49.72 the Spirit of God said to me, no you don't want 00:13:50.05\00:13:52.71 to do that because if you allow yourself to have 00:13:52.74\00:13:55.37 that negativity go on, it might set you into 00:13:55.41\00:13:58.06 a depression that you will not come out of it. 00:13:58.40\00:14:00.69 And so, I'm glad for the time that I have 00:14:00.88\00:14:03.02 with Him, so that when things are going on, 00:14:03.05\00:14:05.18 I don't care what it is, whether it's death or 00:14:05.23\00:14:07.67 illness or finances or your children or your 00:14:07.71\00:14:10.22 marriage, you can always go to the Father 00:14:10.31\00:14:13.50 and He will hear you, so I got a scripture. 00:14:13.56\00:14:15.80 Okay, what's your scripture honey? 00:14:15.99\00:14:17.36 I mean I have a lot of scriptures, 00:14:17.54\00:14:18.91 but I'm going to tell you right now. 00:14:18.95\00:14:20.32 This is one of my favorites, okay; it was 00:14:20.35\00:14:21.72 give to me quite a while back from a friend 00:14:21.75\00:14:23.43 of mine. And it's one that I really like, 00:14:23.48\00:14:25.60 okay, and, and if you have your Bible you have 00:14:25.74\00:14:27.43 got to go there and that is Jeremiah 29. 00:14:27.47\00:14:30.57 Now, its verse is 11, 12, and 13, but I want 00:14:30.60\00:14:33.88 to start kind of at 12 and move back up. 00:14:33.91\00:14:36.64 It starts off by saying, "Then shall ye call upon 00:14:36.86\00:14:41.27 me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, 00:14:41.30\00:14:44.53 and I will hear you." 00:14:44.91\00:14:47.74 Then it says, "And ye shall seek me and find 00:14:48.55\00:14:52.33 me when you search for me with all your heart. 00:14:52.36\00:14:55.37 Amen, amen, and then God comes back 00:14:55.40\00:14:57.06 and says this. "For I know, I know 00:14:57.09\00:15:00.17 the plans that I have towards you. 00:15:00.20\00:15:01.86 I've got plans to prosper you, not to harm you. 00:15:02.39\00:15:05.42 I have got plans to give you hope and a future." 00:15:05.45\00:15:08.69 In that verse is housed all of the information 00:15:09.16\00:15:12.71 that God wants to tell us about His love for us. 00:15:12.74\00:15:14.85 Now, when I think about the fact that He says, 00:15:14.88\00:15:16.95 I know the plans I have for you. 00:15:17.30\00:15:19.14 What I want you to do when you read that, 00:15:19.17\00:15:20.90 is to put your name there. What I say is, 00:15:21.19\00:15:23.23 oh but I know the plans that I have for you, 00:15:23.59\00:15:26.05 Paula, declares the Lord. Jeremiah didn't declare it. 00:15:26.50\00:15:29.87 Moses didn't declare it. God declared it, 00:15:29.90\00:15:32.59 and He said, I declare to you I got thoughts. 00:15:32.62\00:15:35.98 And my thoughts are not to harm you, so just in 00:15:36.55\00:15:38.36 case you're thinking I'm bringing this on, 00:15:38.39\00:15:39.90 that's not my thoughts toward you. He said, 00:15:40.23\00:15:41.89 but I want you to know that I have hope 00:15:41.92\00:15:44.30 and a future for you, amen. 00:15:44.81\00:15:46.40 Oh! What a wonderful feeling you get 00:15:46.43\00:15:48.94 when you read God's word. 00:15:48.97\00:15:50.35 Such, such a comfort, and now he is, such a comfort. 00:15:50.38\00:15:52.27 He has our best interests in mind, always. 00:15:52.30\00:15:54.87 And, and this is what we want to emphasize 00:15:54.90\00:15:56.70 in this program the art of positive thinking. 00:15:56.73\00:15:59.15 He has our best interests in mind. 00:15:59.18\00:16:01.40 So, it's wonderful, yes. 00:16:01.43\00:16:02.80 Well, I think at this point we're ready to 00:16:03.72\00:16:08.35 go into kitchen. I know that there is one 00:16:08.38\00:16:15.13 more point before we do this that talks about, 00:16:15.16\00:16:18.83 how do we get started? Okay, how do we get 00:16:19.41\00:16:22.31 stared, how? Yes, because a lot of people 00:16:22.34\00:16:24.16 out there maybe listening say, 00:16:24.19\00:16:25.56 Curtis, I have a history of just, 00:16:25.59\00:16:27.48 just negative thinking. How do I get started? 00:16:27.51\00:16:29.75 I mean it's a long road and how can I 00:16:30.54\00:16:32.93 just make the first step. 00:16:32.96\00:16:34.33 I ask people the same question 00:16:34.36\00:16:36.74 in a different way. 00:16:36.77\00:16:38.14 What's the best way to eat an elephant? 00:16:38.79\00:16:42.03 One bite at a time. Is that a vegetarian elephant? 00:16:43.85\00:16:48.27 Yes, probably, okay, and I wasn't expecting that part. 00:16:49.15\00:16:52.03 Let's go to our graphic you see what I'm talking 00:16:52.06\00:16:54.49 about because this graphic is very profound. 00:16:54.52\00:16:56.97 One Drop At A Time. Mind, Character & Personality, 00:16:58.30\00:17:03.36 it says this, "As one drop of rain prepares the way 00:17:03.39\00:17:08.69 for another, so one good thought 00:17:09.02\00:17:12.42 prepares the way for another." 00:17:13.22\00:17:16.33 In other words, let's start with one drop 00:17:16.65\00:17:21.11 or one good thought at a time. And before long 00:17:21.48\00:17:26.33 our thoughts would become so habitual 00:17:27.17\00:17:29.47 that positive thinking is so natural as a flower 00:17:29.50\00:17:33.83 that naturally turns towards the Sun. 00:17:33.86\00:17:36.25 Wow! Yes. So, a lot of times it maybe 00:17:36.28\00:17:38.26 difficult for some to do that, but again one 00:17:38.29\00:17:41.69 drop at a time, one thought at a time. 00:17:41.72\00:17:44.23 And replace negative thoughts with positive 00:17:44.26\00:17:47.86 thoughts, Philippians 4:8, "Finally brethren, 00:17:47.89\00:17:50.97 whatsoever things are pure, honest, just, 00:17:51.00\00:17:53.98 good report, it could be into virtue, it could be 00:17:54.38\00:17:57.01 anything that's worthy of praise, 00:17:57.04\00:17:59.28 think on these things. So, get yourself a pad, 00:18:00.21\00:18:04.03 write down those positive thoughts and 00:18:04.06\00:18:06.23 rehearse them throughout the day, 00:18:06.26\00:18:07.63 the art of positive thinking, okay. 00:18:07.83\00:18:09.23 Now, I think it's time to go into the kitchen. 00:18:09.26\00:18:11.33 We're gonna go into kitchen and we have a 00:18:11.36\00:18:14.14 wonderful dish. This is Pasta Lenticchie, 00:18:14.17\00:18:18.55 that's actually a, a recipe that was given 00:18:18.58\00:18:20.97 to me by the friend. I remember. And so, 00:18:21.00\00:18:23.20 you've got to get your paper and pencil 00:18:23.23\00:18:25.04 and meet us in the kitchen. 00:18:25.31\00:18:26.77