OPPOSITES

.............wOW, i WAS LEAD HERE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. i HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS PERSON IS, BUT THIS IS THE MESSAGE OF `WHY `. i AM SIMPLY bLOWN cOMPLETELY aWAY IN MORE WAYS THAN one! tHIS WAS WRITTEN EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, IN mARCH/2011..ON SOME BLOG. wELL i DID MAKE SOME OBSERVATION ON IT MYSELF, hIS WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT...

tHANK you WHOMEVER yOU are!

 

OppositeS

Paul Arden wrote a book called, "Whatever You Think Think the Opposite," that went on to be a bestseller.

~Logic and common sense have a habit of leading us to the same conclusions.~ If you are going to make your mark on the world you have to start thinking differently. To think differently you have to think illogically. Whatever You Think Think The Opposite looks at life the wrong way in a bid to explain the benefits of making wrong decisions.

....HE CAME TO A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION, I DELETED THAT.

 I THINK THIS ALSO FALLS INTO THE BOX OF `CHANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS AND THE THING YOU LOOK AT CHANGE`

Did you get that last sentence? The book `looks at life the wrong way in a bid to explain the benefits of making wrong decisions.

... I DO.

But I also don`t want to miss the forest for the trees here. Arden`s premise is that we all need to start thinking differently is a wise one, especially for fallen creatures often controlled by our old natures. If we`re in Christ, God has made us new, and we desperately need to be freed from our old ways, old thoughts, old `logic`.

....THIS IS IT! HIS CONCLUSION, WHICH I DELETED WAS DIFFERENT. ....IT`S ALL ABOUT OLD LOGIC!

In a better book, J.I. Packer lays out some classic laws of opposites in God`s kingdom. He describes holiness as, among other things, `forming good habits, breaking bad habits, resisting temptations to do bad things, and controlling yourself when provoked.`

When faced with the following situations, Packer suggests a few Biblical opposites that are preferable:

...YES, BUT THE OPERATIVE WORD IS PREFERABLE, AND THAT IS VOLUNTARY AND WE VOLUNTEER  NOTHING IF IT IS UP TO US, MOST OF THE TIME.

* Love as the Christlike reaction to people`s malice
* Joy as the Christlike reaction to depressing circumstances
* Peace as the Christlike reaction to troubles, threats, and invitations to anxiety
* Patience as the Christlike reaction to all that is maddening
* Kindness as the Christlike reaction to all who are unkind
* Goodness as the Christlike reaction to bad people and bad behavior
* Faithfulness and gentleness as the Christlike reaction to lies and fury
* Self-control as the Christlike reaction to every situation that goads you to lose your cool and hit out

.....YES, BUT UNLESS YOU REALIZE IT, AND MOST DON`T ONE DOES NOT DO IT. THIS IS THE IDEA ABOUT THE `now` THING AS WELL.

If you`re like me, all of those suggestions are somewhat the opposite of your natural reaction. And thinking like that isn`t natural -- it requires a submission to the will of God and daily walk with Christ infused by the power of the Holy Spirit

...THIS I AGREE WITH. IT IS THE SUBMISSION.

yes,

...THIS IS IT....

shaking things up by making wrong decisions. I`d suggest that there`s a world full of people making wrong decisions . . . it`s those who can aspire to love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and gentleness and self-control that are really finding success in life on a daily basis

...WELL THIS PART IS ALSO BELONGING TO THE WHY~! BECAUSE THE ABOVE POSITIVE ASPIRATIONS ARE GREAT, however WE AREN`T DOING IT, THUS THE PURPOSE OF THE message IS DO THINGS consciously, NOT mindlessly..

So, for even one day, how about making it opposite day? Instead of practicing what your flesh naturally wants to do, instead of responding by nature, why not seek to surrender to God`s better plan?

I know it`s illogical, but you`ll be glad you did

....AMEN