Anytime you resent someone, you give that person a piece of your heart, a piece of your attention, a piece of your mind. Do you want that person to have that? No. So take it back by forgiving. Forgive those who hurt you. Instead of rehearsing that hurt over and over, release it.

gratitude produces more emotional energy than any other attitude. Haven’t you found it to be true that the people who are the most grateful are the happiest people you know?

Joy comes as we get our focus off of ourselves and concentrate on helping others.

fruitful Christian, that you want to cooperate with his plan. Commit yourself to reading, studying, memorizing, and meditating on the Bible. Ask God to use his Word to change the way you think. Invite the Holy Spirit to have free rein in your life. Don’t hold anything back. Pray and talk with him about everything.

The secret of depending on God’s Spirit is to be incessantly in prayer. Pray about your decisions. Pray about your needs. Pray about your interests. Pray about your schedule. Pray about problems you are facing. Pray about people you are going to meet. Pray about purchases. Pray about everything. That is what it means to “abide” — to be aware that G

First, we must carefully choose what we think about. Proverbs 4:23, in the Good News Translation, says, “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.” Someone once said, “You’re not what you think you are, but what you think, you are.” That is, if you are going to change your life, you have to change your thought patterns. Change

When we learn to rejoice in the problem — not for but in the problem — God uses it for good in our lives.

perseverance produces character (Rom. 5:4). This word occurs only six or seven times in the Bible, and it means “proven reliable.”

Stop torturing yourself with “what if — ?” You are talking yourself into those unhappy feelings. Stop fantasizing and start thinking positive, truthful thoughts — the kind described in 1 Corinthians 13. If you want to rebuild a love in your life, memorize 1 Corinthians 13. Meditate on it and start acting on it.