It All Starts in Your Mind

The Key to Staying Stable

Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Isaiah 42:9 (AMPC)

I’m so glad you have joined me to study God’s Word! I believe this study, Beginning Your Day God’s Way, will set you up for success each day by helping you connect with God first thing in the morning. So let’s get right into it.

Would you like to be in a good mood every day? Of course you would! Who wouldn’t! I spent a lot of years being controlled by a variety of moods and believing I had no choice in how I felt. But I do have a choice! We all do! We all make choices about our thoughts and attitudes toward life.

Your mind, mouth, moods, and attitudes are all intricately connected. It starts with your thoughts, which then turn into the words you speak, shaping your emotional state and attitudes toward life. If you truly want to be in a good mood on a regular basis, it begins with deliberately focusing on good thoughts. You can start by choosing to think about things that will generate good emotions instead of bad ones.

If you desire greater emotional stability and the ability to maintain a consistently good attitude no matter what your circumstances are, then make it a goal and don’t give up until you have reached it. No matter how old you are or how long you have allowed negativity to control your life, it is never too late for a fresh start. As you walk with God, you can always begin again. Your history does not have to be your destiny!

PRAYER FOR TODAY: God, help me begin again in my thinking. No more unhealthy, negative thoughts for me! Help me choose instead to think on what is true, noble, right, true, lovely, and consistent with Your Word. I want to think and speak things that will help me keep a positive outlook, no matter what. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Scriptures for further study: Isaiah 26:3; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 10:5; 2 Timothy 1:7

Adapted from the devotional Beginning Your Day God’s Way by Joyce Meyer. Copyright 2025 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved