In the beginning, God gave Adam and Eve the sufficiency to be able to stand, yet also gave them the freedom to fall to temptation if that is what they choose. We are faced with the same exact situation every day. Every. Single. Day. When God wakes us up, we have the choice to fall into the easy routine of negativity and constant complaining and bad choices, but we also have the sufficiency to face the day with a positive attitude and make good choices. I find myself getting really frustrated with Adam and Eve because they brought on all of these awful things that we struggle through every day, but then I have to take a step back and realize that I fall to temptations all the time and I probably shouldn't judge them because I wasn't there.

Here lately I have allowed myself to become such a negative person. Every other word out of my mouth is a complaint. I have to stop. I have to take advantage of my sufficiency and make the choice to have a positive outlook on life. My purpose in this life is not to tell everyone about how busy I am or that I barely have time to sleep because my schedule is so crazy. I was put here on this Earth to spread the word of God and lead others to salvation. My constant negativity takes away from my credibility in Christ. Nobody wants to be associated with someone who is always complaining or is never in a good mood. Yes, there are things in life that really just suck, but there are also tons of things that make life so worth it.

Here is my prayer to God every day starting now:

Lord, please allow my thoughts to be filled with your love and mercy. Remove all the negative thoughts and complaints from my heart. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and help me to make the best decisions possible today. Help keep me focused on your plans for my life. If there are toxic people in my way, remove them or use me to make them less toxic. Guide my thoughts and actions so that I may glorify your name day in and day out.

Amen.