Mood Control

There's a time to pray and a time to act. And even though it's not easy, confrontation is often necessary. If you need to confront someone or something in your life, make sure you do it. If someone has treated you badly, you don't have to let them continue to disrespect you, devalue you or mistreat you. Obviously it won't help you, and it won't help that person either. Confront them about it.

However, maybe what you need to confront isn't a person. Maybe it's something you've let creep into your life uninvited, like negative thoughts, a bad attitude or habitual sin. The good news is, you don't have to let that control you either—if you'll confront it.

Confront Your Bad Mood

Many people let unstable moods and emotions control their lives. They think nothing good can happen to them. If this is you, then begin new today and start saying: "I'm going to do something great with my life!" Get rid of small thinking and begin thinking according to what God's Word says.

When Your Mood Sinks—Resist

When you first feel your mood sinking, that's when you need to get a hold of yourself. Resist the devil at his onset (see James 4:7). Even if someone's done you wrong, forgive them in the first 5-10 minutes or you'll sink deeper into that bad mood, and it will be harder to deal with and let go of. You don't have to feel like doing the right thing to do it. Just make the choice to do it.

Stability Releases Ability

Stability is defined as, "the ability to quickly return to a calm, stable state when disturbed, disappointed or upset; the strength to stand or endure any situation and remain calm." One of the most wonderful gifts we can give others or ourselves is stability, or dependability. It's a sign of choosing to trust God. Once we're stable, we will have the ability to do what we're called to do.

Rely on Him

Trusting in God is the key to moving forward into the things God has for us. The reason some of you aren't getting anywhere with the call on your life is because you haven't gotten some things straight in your personal life. You never know what's going to happen when you get up in the morning for that day, but God wants us to rely on Him and look to Him.

A dozen opportunities may arise to get you offended or to say stupid and negative things, but no matter what you feel like inside—even if you feel like you're going to blow up—you have a choice. Are you going to throw a fit, or are you going to go to God and ask Him to help you change your mood?

When you immediately go to Him, suddenly something will change inside you. Once you get into the habit of this, you will start to see those moods and bad attitudes leave a little sooner. That "uninvited guest" may try to come back, but you will have already decided to not let him in!