It's Labor Day and I'm sure that you all have gone to cookouts, pool parties, family reunions and other outdoor activities, as we mourn summer's passing. Me personally, I've gone to two outdoor functions over the weekend. I was watching Dr. Jamal Bryant, an AME pastor, on TV. I've visited his church in Baltimore and have seen him in Raleigh. Regardless of what the media says, he has a good message. Sometimes people get so caught up on the appearance of the messenger, that they lose sight of the message.
The word of caution today comes from Dr. Bryant. It's simple. In all our outdoor functions and gatherings, Watch out for the ANTS! ANTs stand for automatic negative thoughts. We experience them on a daily basis, and multiple times at that. Friends, recognize that your feelings are in direct correlation to your thoughts. One of my favorite proverbs is, "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." Get your thoughts together and beware of the ANTs! ANTs can come from friends, family and of course, enemies.
The challenge for today is to get over your ANTs and anything that is blocking you from your true potential. Live your life with no regrets and vow to no longer be incarcerated by your mind. Your mind is powerful, it can process over 650,000 thoughts in 24 hours. Imagine if all of them or at least 100,000 of them were positive. Remember that there is a war on the inside of you. Fight the good fight of faith and you will come out victoriously. Happy Labor Day!
Peace,
Karsten
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