Living With Chronic Pain – Spiritual Fitness – Optimism Comes From Success
Who’s kidding who? Optimism comes from success. It does not happen from anything else. And when you’re circumstances seem hopeless, how do you practically muster optimism against overwhelming negativity?
Of course, temporary options are available and are commonly used when you’re unaware about what to do. You might consider making goals for yourself that are attainable so that success can be accomplished more easily. Or perhaps you might lessen your expectations about life. These are two typical ways to cope in order to hang on until the end.
But do these mindset changes actually birth true optimism? Emphatically no… Just because you can take the next step toward success by thinning your goals or giving up on your dreams does not equate to optimism at all. It simply means you have existed among the limitations of hardship.
Here’s where having a successful spiritual identity is vitally important. No matter the affliction, no matter what happens to your physical body, a rich spiritual life can pull you from the gutter; all the while, renewing your inner man daily. And during this regenerative process, optimism promises to manifest. It then progresses by nourishing your mind so that you will begin to see the eternal side of life, extracting the meaningless from the meaningful. And as you grow in this spiritual process, optimism will begin to shine brightly.
Indeed, optimism comes from success – something you can find in God Himself… This is the place where profound spiritual victory supersedes the ugly things seen in life. It’s where you begin to realize how puny your afflictions are when compared with the glory that awaits you. The kind of glory measured beyond your comprehension.
If you live until 80 years of age, how does this compare to eternal living? Think about it. It’s beyond optimistic. It’s beyond success. Imagine your life never, ever ending, living until you’ve exhausted all terms of life, and then, you’ll continue to live onward because tomorrow never ends again, and again and again. Eternal optimism awaits your participation… Why don’t you have courage to believe and to ask Him for this wonderful gift?
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