A member from Indonesia asks: What it's mean "positive in their thoughts"?

One of our fellow members from Indonesia, Nimrot Parasian Hutagalung, responded to the post to the following post with the question, What it's mean "positive in their thoughts"?

http://www.thesecretofsuccess.com/profiles/blogs/individuals-who-are-positive

I thought I would expand a little bit on what I've learned regarding positive thinking. Back in 1983, I was addicted to drugs and had given my life to the Lord. I was trying to get off drugs, and was really having had a difficult time. I had been listening to preaching by Kenneth Copeland on cassette tape and he mentioned that we can choose what thoughts go into our mind and we can choose what thoughts stay in our mind. This was a major revelation to me. I was not even aware that we could choose what thoughts we think on - that was amazing to me.

I had one lady explained to me like this - she said it's like flies flying around in your house. Her example was you catch a fly flying around your house and you ask the fly, are you a good fly or a bad fly? If it's a good fly you can let it stay in the house. If it was a bad fly you open the door and let it out. This was an amazing concept to me as I thought you did not have any control of your thoughts. Once I discovered that I could control my thoughts, I was able to get free from drugs. How is this possible?

We are three-part beings, spirit, soul, and body. When we control our thoughts, the spirit and soul control the body or our actions. When we do not control our thoughts, we are not able to control our actions.

It's like a computer; garbage in, garbage out. We can choose what to put in our mind. Physically, the more we feed ourselves good nutritious food, the healthier we get. Our mind is the same way. If we feed our mind good things, then we have good thoughts. We have to be careful what we let come into our minds and what we let stay there. We can choose books that are good that feed our mind good things; books such as, the Bible, success, motivational and self-help books.

I was able to learn how to do this and control my thoughts which, along with prayer and God's strength, led to me being totally free from drugs! I am still learning everyday to control my thoughts. I do not remember which success teacher came up with the saying, but I remember Vic Johnson passing out bracelets that said WAITN, which stands for "What am I thinking now?" as a reminder to only think good thoughts.

Following are some things that some of the forefathers of PMA or "Positive Mental Attitude" have to say regarding our thoughts:

Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.

The wisest man ever to have lived, King Solomon, stated, "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he...." (Proverbs 23:7)

"Your mental attitude is something you can control outright and you must use self-discipline until you create a positive mental attitude -your mental attitude attracts to you everything that makes you what you what you are." Napoleon Hill

"When we take control of our mental state by deliberately choosing our thoughts and attitudes, we can alter the meaning we associate to the experiences we have and results we see in our life." Clayton J. Moore

"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled." Andrew Carnegie

In the book "Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude", W. Clement Stone mentions that:

Bondage is...subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.

Give a kind word (with a kindly thought behind the word) — you will be kind and receive kind words.

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions...

You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.