While
Timmy was playing in the yard a bee stung him on the hand. He ran to his
mother, crying, "I hate bees! I wish God had never made them." His
mom put some ointment on the sting and said, "Do you want some toast and
honey to cheer you up?"
Timmy
perked up. "Yeah, I love honey!"
“Did
you know that it takes bees to make honey?" she asked.
He
looked at the honey and said, "I never realized there was a good side to bees!"
Nearly
everything in life has a good side and a bad side, and everyone gets to choose
what they will focus on. It’s easy for us to always look for what’s wrong. It
takes more effort to look for what’s good and positive in every situation.
Paul
said, “Whatever is true…honorable…right…pure…good…anything worthy of praise let
your mind dwell on these things” (Phil. 4:8). If you will discipline yourself
to control your thoughts (and it will
take discipline), you discover the secret of happiness. I challenge you to
spend today finding the positive side of every situation and thanking God for each
thing you see. Doing this every day will change your life.
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