Today's Negativity Fast Tip. Revitalize your space with 4 key tips to shift a negative environment into a positive haven—change begins now!
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You were created to walk with God in the garden of the cool of the day, and sin came into the world and you bore the consequences. And Jesus came and took your place and reversed the curse and offered you his yoke that is easy and his burden that is light.
You are a child of God. Creation longs to be revealed. You are a living light. Don't conform; transform so you can have peace and joy and hope at all times and in every situation.
But what happens if you're in a place that drags you down? Yes, you're in the world, even though you're not part of it. And so you need to know what to do in a negative environment. A toxic person might be in your home, someone in your church, or definitely someone in the workplace, maybe even a neighbor. If you're not safe, you need to put up boundaries. You need to remove yourself from unsafe situations. But you can be in a safe situation and it still be a negative one.
So what do you do? Well, guess what? You can do it. You can change the atmosphere. I've got four tips for you here today.
Four tips to fast from Negativity and Change your Enviroment
The first tip is that you need to realize that you are the light. Jesus is the light of the world, and he calls you the light of the world. And the darker the night, the brighter your light shines. It is a reality here that you can change the atmosphere of any room you walk into. You can make a difference just by being the you that God created you to be.
You can be the person of reason, the person of peace. Listen, you can have peace at all times and in every situation. And the peace that you have, you can share with others. You are the light.
The second tip I have for you is to remember that you need to stay connected to the light. The light is Jesus, right? He is the light of the world, and he calls us the light of the world. It's his light we reflect, much like the moon reflects the sun's light. We shine his light to the side of the world that's away from the sun. If we're not connected to the light, there's no way we can be the light. If we're not plugged in, we can't shine. So stay connected to the light.
How do you do that? You want to spend time in his word, spend time in prayer, spend time in his presence, meditate on his word, do those things that you did at first. And sometimes, yes, it takes confession and repentance. Confession is agreeing with what God says about you. If he says that he's always with you and you're not feeling the connection with him, you need to repent and say, "God, I want to get back to that first love." Brother Lawrence, a 13th-century Carmelite monk, practiced the presence of God. If you've never read his book, it's a short little book. Search for it and download it and read it.
His practice was about recognizing God's presence in every moment of his day-to-day life, not just during prayer or fasting but also while doing mundane tasks like washing pots, where he felt God's pleasure upon him.
Really, this is the third tip: work as unto the Lord. Colossians 3:23-24 says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart as unto the Lord." You're working for God, not men. It doesn't matter if your boss doesn't appreciate you or if your spouse is grumpy today because what you're doing is unto the Lord, and God loves you and blesses you for it. When we learn to practice God's presence and be aware he is here now, feeling his pleasure on us, we truly work as unto him.
And then number four: change what you can change when you can change it. Sometimes confrontation is necessary – we'll talk about how to do that properly in another live cast about how to fight with honour. But if a situation can be changed with a simple conversation, seeking truth in love and honouring that individual, do it when you can. The Holy Spirit will guide you into when and how to take action.
You are a child of God meant to impact the world around you, your everyday world. There are people around you that no one else can reach but you. God has carefully designed your authenticity to reach them effectively.
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