Monday Mindset: The Freedom to Choose
“Independent — not influenced or controlled in any way, by any people, events or things.”
The TRUTH of the matter is, we are not completely independent people. We are influenced by the choices we make each day.
We make HUNDREDS of choices every single day — inclusive of: WHAT information we let in… WHO we let in…, and WHAT we focus on…. Our choices absolutely influence us in many ways.
***Arguably, most importantly, our choices influence our beliefs and our feelings.
IT IS A CYCLE.
Our choices influence our beliefs and emotions — which influence our actions — which determines outcomes…, which then validates our beliefs and feelings…, repeat.
BE CAREFUL — BE INTENTIONAL with your CHOICES!!!
This upcoming Independence Day — Let us be a people who influence others for good!!!
However you choose to celebrate this fourth of July, be grateful, be prayerful, be safe, and choose wisely.
Inspiring Reminders for Your Week:
Nelson Mandela: "To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
Maya Angelou: "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
C.S. Lewis: "When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place."
Scripture Reflection:
2 Corinthians 3:17: “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
Please Dear Lord, our God, Holy Spirit — massage the hearts and minds of those that have such huge earthy power. Turn their hearts and minds to You. Please give them wisdom. Help us to be a people of curiosity, resolution, and not of judgment. Please help us work together for peace and for the highest and greatest good of all. Help us to be “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Love and prayers,
Carroll 💙
