People ask me all the time how I am able to stay so #happy. I would like to share with you some spiritual strategies that you can use instantly to change your mood and elevate your spirit. Happiness is something that is not rooted in what we own, how much money we make or even in what we do. It is rooted in WHO we become. My personal #happiness factor is rooted in who GOD says I am. This is the equation that I focus on when things get rough, I make mistakes, circumstances are hard or other things that could easily drain my energy and my joy, if I let it.
Many people believe this equation: Who I am = what others say or think of me + what I do. This equation is a lie from hell!
The TRUTH is this equation: What God thinks of me + what Jesus did for me = WHO I AM.
Now this doesn't remove personal responsibility, the words I speak or the thoughts I have every moment of every day. We aren't going to live in denial. To take personal responsibility is actually one of the most powerful things you can do. Even if we fail, make mistakes, or get ourselves in a horrible mess because of horrible choices, it is not a powerful thing to live as a victim, support a victim's mindset and deny the situation. (that's how people become addicts and create more problems for themselves!)
It's POWERFUL to take responsibility, press forward and move on. Life happens. Bad things happen to good people. I was sexually molested the first time as a very young girl and later gang raped in my twenties. That was a BAD thing that happened and it was NOT my fault, despite what my predators said. I've had business people steal from me, lie about me and other horrible things. That is not my fault either. But what I DO with that and WHO I become is the focus. It is a hard life to support being a victim. You can tell when someone lives like this because they are ALWAYS telling what happened to them. To give a testimony or a powerful story of what happened to us and then speak of WHO we are now, that is victory. But we've all heard people tell what happened to them and anger and injustice rises in their tone of voice and on their face. This is not a testimony, it's a method to support living a victims life. Even people who look successful can live this way. Doesn't matter who they are! I've even sat in conferences where the speaker leads other this way. That is very dangerous. It's the root of addiction, failed relationships and more. The truth is and the powerful way to live is to tell the story, the injustice, etc and speak of how POWERFUL we are now, all that God did, where we are going!
The key to staying HAPPY is to pay attention to what we're thinking. If you're having a lousy day and you feel anger, resentment, bitterness or anything rising up in you, remember this powerful statement and tell it to yourself as often as you need to: "I WILL NOT SUPPORT A VICTIMS LIFE." This then shifts your focus, your thoughts, your energy and even your blood pressure to POWER. Now… what we do next = who we truly are. How do we stay happy even in challenges, pain and suffering? Well, we don't fake it. We don't live in denial. Our JOY is rooted in this: I know that God loves me, will never forsake me and this horrible situation will one day be my story to share with the world. The key to staying happy and having a great day and a great life is to pay attention to what we are thinking about. Our thoughts may not even be our own! We can have spiritual forces seeking to oppress us. We don't have to agree with every thought that comes our way! We CAN SAY, "I don't agree with that! Get behind me you lying thought in Jesus name!"
Happiness is defined by WHO we become. #BEMORE
With love,
Sandi Krakowski
