Out With the Old and In With the New...
"And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better." (Luke 5:36-39)
It was in church this morning when we discussed the above passage which focused on the theme, "Out with the old and in with the new." How can we expect to move forward toward the future if we keep looking back and holding on to what's in the past? How can we expect positive change when we continue to hold on to all of the negative things in our lives? I found this morning's message to be particularly inspiring because it only confirmed the promise I had made to myself as I brought in the new year-- to leave everything in 2009 back in 2009. This is a new year...a new decade...and I am embracing a no baggage policy. The past is the past.
I can't tell you how many times I've come across people who claim that "2010 will be the year that I get rid of all the negative people, drama, and situations in my life". I can even admit that I've made that claim for myself in the past. There's nothing wrong with making that promise to yourself...after all, we must learn to speak things into existence. However, I find it funny that the same people who make these claims are the same ones I see making these claims every other week. There's always some kind of problem or something going wrong...always someone in their life that they need to cut out...always someone doing them wrong or treating them a certain unfavorable way. It gets to the point where it's like...is it really "other people" that are causing all the drama and pain in your life? At some point you need to take a look in the mirror and ask yourself, is it you? Why is it that you continue to attract all these negative people in your life...people that use you, cheat on you, and do you dirty? Why is it that people don't take you seriously about what you say or do? What we all need to realize is that we can't always place the blame on someone else for our problems-- sometimes WE are the problem, and it is up to US to change what it is that we don't like. As my pastor questioned, how can we expect positive things to happen in our lives if we don't change ourselves and our negative ways? Why is it that we expect everyone and everything around us to change, but don't feel as though we ourselves should change? And most importantly, how can we ask one to pray for us if we don't even pray for ourselves?
In 2010 I do plan on ridding myself of negative people and situations that are hindering me from where I am trying to go...that are only trying to one up and pull from me as opposed to growing with me...but I also know that for me to expect my future to change, I must change some things about me as well. I must change my attitude, change my actions, and change what I will/will not accept in my life. I know that I must learn from my prior situations and not allow myself to make the same mistakes that got me into those situations in the first place. We've heard it said before in several different ways: Attitude = Actions. Instead of constanly asking, "Why me?" we need to realize that the energies we put out will be the same energies we receive:
If you walk around scantily dressed, best believe the people you attract are only going to be interested in getting physical with you.
If you go around flaunting your money and all the material things that you have, best believe you will attract people who are only around you to benefit from your money and those material things.
If you have no problems messing around with men/women who are married or in relationships, then best believe the next man/woman in your life who you care about will cheat on you.
If you walk around with a negative attitude toward work or working in general, best believe it won't be long before you lose your job...and until you change that attitude, you're going to have one heck of a time trying to find a good new job.
If you continue to abuse drugs and alcohol, best believe your health, bank account, and overall status will deteriorate.
If you have no problems disrespecting others-- your family, friends, superiors, etc.-- then best believe others will grow to disrespect you.
If you walk around constantly angry and bitter about the way things are going in your life, then best believe you will continue to run into people and situations who are going to continue making you angry and bitter. Why? Because you expecting a positive change without putting in the positive attitude that is necessary to receive that change.
The list goes on, but the lesson to be learned is, if there is something unfavorable present in your life, LET IT GO. It is the only way that you can successfully bring in new and positive things into your life. Two negative things simply cannot occupy the same space with creating adverse effects. If you are not willing to change the negative attributes that you possess, how can you expect to receive positive outcomes? You reap what you sow, so if you don't like something, change it. Someone once told me that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The solution to that problem? Change. We are not trees who are forced to stand in one place for the rest of our lives. "Out with the old and in with the new"-- let's embrace positive change for the new decade. The rest...leave it behind!
It was in church this morning when we discussed the above passage which focused on the theme, "Out with the old and in with the new." How can we expect to move forward toward the future if we keep looking back and holding on to what's in the past? How can we expect positive change when we continue to hold on to all of the negative things in our lives? I found this morning's message to be particularly inspiring because it only confirmed the promise I had made to myself as I brought in the new year-- to leave everything in 2009 back in 2009. This is a new year...a new decade...and I am embracing a no baggage policy. The past is the past.
I can't tell you how many times I've come across people who claim that "2010 will be the year that I get rid of all the negative people, drama, and situations in my life". I can even admit that I've made that claim for myself in the past. There's nothing wrong with making that promise to yourself...after all, we must learn to speak things into existence. However, I find it funny that the same people who make these claims are the same ones I see making these claims every other week. There's always some kind of problem or something going wrong...always someone in their life that they need to cut out...always someone doing them wrong or treating them a certain unfavorable way. It gets to the point where it's like...is it really "other people" that are causing all the drama and pain in your life? At some point you need to take a look in the mirror and ask yourself, is it you? Why is it that you continue to attract all these negative people in your life...people that use you, cheat on you, and do you dirty? Why is it that people don't take you seriously about what you say or do? What we all need to realize is that we can't always place the blame on someone else for our problems-- sometimes WE are the problem, and it is up to US to change what it is that we don't like. As my pastor questioned, how can we expect positive things to happen in our lives if we don't change ourselves and our negative ways? Why is it that we expect everyone and everything around us to change, but don't feel as though we ourselves should change? And most importantly, how can we ask one to pray for us if we don't even pray for ourselves?
In 2010 I do plan on ridding myself of negative people and situations that are hindering me from where I am trying to go...that are only trying to one up and pull from me as opposed to growing with me...but I also know that for me to expect my future to change, I must change some things about me as well. I must change my attitude, change my actions, and change what I will/will not accept in my life. I know that I must learn from my prior situations and not allow myself to make the same mistakes that got me into those situations in the first place. We've heard it said before in several different ways: Attitude = Actions. Instead of constanly asking, "Why me?" we need to realize that the energies we put out will be the same energies we receive:
If you walk around scantily dressed, best believe the people you attract are only going to be interested in getting physical with you.
If you go around flaunting your money and all the material things that you have, best believe you will attract people who are only around you to benefit from your money and those material things.
If you have no problems messing around with men/women who are married or in relationships, then best believe the next man/woman in your life who you care about will cheat on you.
If you walk around with a negative attitude toward work or working in general, best believe it won't be long before you lose your job...and until you change that attitude, you're going to have one heck of a time trying to find a good new job.
If you continue to abuse drugs and alcohol, best believe your health, bank account, and overall status will deteriorate.
If you have no problems disrespecting others-- your family, friends, superiors, etc.-- then best believe others will grow to disrespect you.
If you walk around constantly angry and bitter about the way things are going in your life, then best believe you will continue to run into people and situations who are going to continue making you angry and bitter. Why? Because you expecting a positive change without putting in the positive attitude that is necessary to receive that change.
The list goes on, but the lesson to be learned is, if there is something unfavorable present in your life, LET IT GO. It is the only way that you can successfully bring in new and positive things into your life. Two negative things simply cannot occupy the same space with creating adverse effects. If you are not willing to change the negative attributes that you possess, how can you expect to receive positive outcomes? You reap what you sow, so if you don't like something, change it. Someone once told me that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The solution to that problem? Change. We are not trees who are forced to stand in one place for the rest of our lives. "Out with the old and in with the new"-- let's embrace positive change for the new decade. The rest...leave it behind!
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