Cultivate Positive Emotion

Monday, October 25

Cultivate Positive Emotion  

I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to what is wrong, but I do it anyway. Romans 7:19

No matter how much positivity you have in your life these days, if you turn on the news or scroll through social media, you’re bound to feel stress and negative emotions rise. That’s why it’s more important than ever to wrap yourself daily in the Word of God so that you can cultivate positive emotions. This reminder is essential to daily living because negative emotion is more powerful than positive. In fact, research shows negative emotions are about three times more powerful, so it takes about three positives to undo a single negative.

Here are some reminders to get you started:

Nehemiah 8:10 tells us, “The joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Proverbs 17:22, we are promised, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

Clearly, God wants us to find joy and cheer in the midst of our challenges. He created our bodies in such a way that these emotions strengthen us. Even Jesus affirmed this truth when He said in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble. But cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

This week I encourage you to practice speaking, cultivating positive emotion and triggering peace in God.