What You Refuse, You Lose; What You Reject Will Defect; What You Train, You Gain

I'm not trying to be cute. Dr. Joseph Murphy taught in any number of his books that if you constantly reject something with criticism and negative comments, it will leave. Like your bad job, low pay, overbearing boss, lousy living situation, cheap friends, complaining spouse, restrictive conditions, junk car, etc., etc.. If you reject them, you will lose them. You'll get fired, divorced, thrown out, abandoned, and the car will break down beyond repair. But things will not necessarily get better. Because you are CREATING these conditions by your own negative thoughts and words. You will just get a new bad job with low pay and an overbearing boss, etc., etc., and another junk car.

Then I was thinking along the lines of "Isn't it wonderful?!" If we can reverse our thoughts and believe we receive a good job, high pay, an encouraging boss, great living situation, wonderful friends, etc., etc., AND REJOICE IN THAT END, that collection of wonders will become.

If we accept it. I was all hyped up about thinking this way when someone came to the door. I have been anxious about some overgrown trees and was looking up tree service contractors, and here one had noticed the trees while driving by and stopped to ask if I could use his service. I HANDLED IT POORLY. I showed him the trees and asked for a bid, as I wanted to get three or four estimates and find a qualified, inexpensive contractor. Here's the thing: the kid (relative to me) was desperate. He came back the next day to check, as he had no other work to do. I still wasn't ready to hire anyone, but instead of dismissing him, I should have prayed with him for divine guidance to a lucrative job somewhere else. A successful day would have inclined him to help me. NOT praying with him was an opportunity lost. That's the "refuse, you lose."

So I saw that opportunities I refuse, I lose; those things I reject will leave, but without improvement; and that if I want improvement to my or others' situation, I have to train my mind to think I/we have it.