better then....

Have you ever known someone to over-glamorize the past? Life was so much better when I was "__________". You can fill in the blank with just about anything: thinner, in school , single, had less responsibility, at another location. We all seem to do that at some point. We pick little snippets and paint that as the entire experience. I did this for a time. I believe that God showed me I was believing a lie. The truth was that if I looked at those days in their entirety they were miserable. That type of thinking can stop you from seeing the good things in your life at this moment. Put truth on those thoughts and if it is not true, let it go.

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Father,
Show us where to put our focus. Purify our thinking and free us from thoughts that keep us from enjoying where you have us right now. Remove any thought that brings us away from what you want from us. Renew our thinking and restore us with truth. Lord, I pray that you give all the EOD people here your perspective on their lives. Show them that they are so very valuable to you and bless them in all they do this week.
In Jesus' name,
Amen