It is the combination of belief and thought that produces the way we feel and this is where the human condition becomes quite perilous. Years ago, before I learned the things I now write and teach on this subject, I could think my way into states of utter panic, based on very little that was actually happening to me. Most of my thinking was dominated by things that had happened in my past, or might happen to me in the future. I had no idea how to remain emotionally in the present. Consequently, most of my thinking was wrapped up in anger and resentment over past injustices or a lot of fear about what might happen to me in the future. This kind of thinking created emotions not based on anything that was actually happening in my life at the time. The feelings I thought myself into became the monster that controlled my choices.
How much of your thought life is spent in the past or in the future. If you spend much time in either I imagine you are frequently angry or fearful. To change all that you have to live in the moment. That requires faith in God and trusting him for all you need. In the present moment is peace because God is found in the present moment.
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