Perspective Pivot | November Chick Church
RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Psalm 43: 5; 92: 1; 100
Acts 16: 16-31
Philippians 3
2 Corinthians 5: 17
Romans 12:2
1 Corinthians 15: 33
John 6: 1-14
Proverbs 6: 2
SHOW NOTES:
Gratitude is the secret key to living a life of victory, staying grounded, and rooted in thanksgiving. If we aren’t careful, we can let our circumstances affect our mindset. Still, when we pivot our perspective towards gratitude to see our lives through the lens of goodness, everything can change without anything actually changing. There is great power in perspective.
Do you want to be happy and have unshakable peace? A perspective pivot will set you free to have joy and peace like never before!
Being grateful all of the time takes intentionality. To have a perspective pivot, you have to shift daily habits and natural tendencies so they align with gratitude!
1. To have a perspective pivot, let go of your feelings.
Negative feelings will gladly stack up against gratitude. Human nature tends to lean towards negativity. Often, we concentrate on what's negative or what isn't happening in our lives. While we shouldn’t ignore our feelings, we must choose faith to override our emotions in the moment. See, while God made us with emotions, He didn’t intend for us to be led by them. The psalmist is a great example of overriding feelings. He says how he feels, but then praises God anyway, putting hope in the Lord.
In the moments where we are all in our feelings, we have an opportunity to pivot our perspective. What is magnified will be multiplied in our lives. We must be led by our spirits, activating gratitude and praise so our whole outlook can change!
2. To have a perspective pivot you have to stop complaining.
Complaining is an underrated sin and is detestable to God. It is antifaith and a repellant for God to work in your life. Complaining can keep you stuck where you don’t want to be, and may be the very words that are keeping you from your promise. As Proverbs 6: 2 states, “You are snared by the words of your mouth.” What you speak about you bring about.
If you haven’t seen a promise fulfilled or are in the season of waiting, challenge yourself to go from a place of pity and dread to a place of excitement and expectation. Break off every limiting victim mentality to your story, and create the life you love. When you partner with God, nothing is impossible.
3. To have a perspective pivot you have to forget the past.
Your mind will try to pull from old experiences that make you question whether the promise you received from God is even possible. Living in the past kills thanksgiving and gratitude. Stop trying to resurrect what God is trying to rid your life of. If we keep bringing up negativity from the past, we aren’t letting the redemptive power of Jesus Christ infiltrate our circumstances.
While you might not have seen a desire fulfilled, thank God in advance. When you learn to mine the good from what seems bad, your perspective changes. The enemy wants you to think your losses are so big, but they can’t compare to your blessings–you’re blessed beyond measure.
4. To have a perspective pivot, shut down the drama in your life.
Bad company corrupts good morals (1 Corinthians 15:33), but people can only take up the amount of space in your head that you allow them to. Protect your personal space, the company you keep, your vibe, your friendships, and your sense of gratitude. You cannot surround yourself with negativity while leading a life of gratitude.
5. If you’re going to have a perspective pivot, open up the gateway of grace in your life.
There’s a gap between where you are and where you want to be. The fact of the matter is, you can either complain or thank God in that gap where grace comes in to fill it. Each season of your life holds a grace if you allow it in.
When you honor God where you’re at even though it's not where you want to be, He can multiply the little you have or the space you’re in. God will open doors, provide favor, and cause things to work that you otherwise couldn’t do in your strength alone.
Change your perspective, believe you will experience joy and peace, and watch God do things you never could have imagined this year. The pivot of your perspective can change everything.