4 Things to Achieve Good Things in Life

I was recently invited to attend the Youth Sunday in our local church. I was told that the speaker is one of the youth members whom I have known him for so long. People questioned his ability to deliver a message because of his reputation and credibility that he cannot make good decisions in life. Despite all those negativity that people showed to him, I cannot see any emotion to his face. I, myself have doubts if he can make it for the said event. So, I said to myself, I should reject first impression and I need to hear what he is going to share and I feeling curious and excited somehow.

So the day came and as he was on the stage he said he was nervous. He wanted to refuse to be as a speaker because he wasn’t good in public speaking but he has no choice. Surprisingly, I didn’t expect the message that he prepared for that day. Here are the 4 Things to Achieve Good Things in Life that taught me a lot on that day.

1. Think about all the good things.

“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.”

It is easy for us to think about all the good things if we are happy and everything is doing well. In times of turmoil, we tend to blame many things even to people. He suggested writing down 5-10 things that we can think of as good things we want to achieve in life and meditate and that’s the first step.

2. Look for the good things.

“If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you”.

No one wants to search for bad things. Obviously, we all want to achieve good things in life but where? It might be in our place where we were born and raised. It might be somewhere else. It might be by reading a book. Might be with other people. Is it in our workplace? Or is it within us? A lot of questions where to look for the good things is to think first what are those good things that we want to achieve in life and that’s where we can find.

3.Talk about the good things.

“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

People talk about people. People talk experiences in life. It might be good or bad. But if we talk about good things no matter what situations you are in right now; it brings good vibes. I understand it is not easy to talk good things if you are in a very difficult situation but first think of the good things and where you can find those and it is easy for you to talk about the good things. You might be surprised of the positive effect to yourself and to the people you shared with. And lastly,

4. Do all the good things.

“Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work”

After all those thinking about good things, looking where to find them, talking positively and doing the things wholeheartedly, I am sure good things will come. It might not happen overnight. You may encounter difficulties along the way but if your goal is to achieve good things in life – it will come to you.

I went home with a smile on my face after hearing those words. Good thing, I rejected the impression that he wasn’t good enough. The message was simple but it has a great impact to our lives. I heard other people saying that it was a good message and by the looks of him he was moved by his own words too.