None of
us like negative feelings including me! But if you and I are honest, we
all have more of them than we would like. After asking for input from
people on Facebook about what feelings they would like for me to write about, I
am beginning a series called "Dealing with Your Negaive Feelings."
Each week we will tackle one negative feeling and how we need to deal with it
to overcome it.
Live Free In Christ, Mark Maulding, President and Founder www.GraceLifeInternational.com All Content Copyright © 2013 Mark Maulding
If you want another good reason to deal with your negative feelings, read this
excerpt from a recent medical study.
"Dwelling on negative
events can increase levels of inflammation in the body, a new Ohio University
study finds. Researchers discovered that when study participants were
asked to ruminate on a stressful incident, their levels of C-reactive protein, a
marker of tissue inflammation, rose. The study is the first time to
directly measure this effect in the body.
The study showed that those people who focused on a stressful event, the levels
of the inflammatory marker continued to rise for at least one hour.
Compared to people who thought of more relaxing events, the marker returned to
starting levels.
More and more, chronic inflammation is being associated with various
cardiovascular disorders such as heart disease, as well as cancer, dementia and
autoimmune diseases."
Our wise Father loves us and wants us to live free from negative
thoughts. Just look at what He writes to us in His love letter, the
Bible.
"And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close
this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and
right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable.
Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."
Philippians 4:8
I look forward to our journey together in the next few weeks as we look at
"Dealing with Your Negative Feelings". And please pass
these on each week to family and friends you care about whether you receive
this through GLI's e-devotion or my blog.
Live Free In Christ, Mark Maulding, President and Founder www.GraceLifeInternational.com All Content Copyright © 2013 Mark Maulding
