What do God, a Nice Life, Obstacles, and Prayer (Focused Thought) have in common?

"We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28 HCSB).

According to this Bible verse, if you love God, then all of your circumstances will cause your life to go in a positive direction. In my opinion, loving God is following the Golden Rule and consistently praying to God - putting God first in your life.

This makes sense. Here's why.

By treating others the way you would like to be treated (the Golden Rule), you are influencing others to be nice to you. After all, people tend to be nice to people who are nice to them. The more people are nice to you, the more positive your life will be.

Though you may be nice to people, there will be some who may despise you for whatever reason. They may despise you enough to put obstacles in your path, making your life difficult. In addition to this, life naturally will put obstacles before you, because that's how life works.

This is where prayer comes in.

Whenever you are faced with enemies, obstacles, or other trials, prayer is the answer. Why? Because prayer is focused thought. And focused thought can bend and change your reality by changing your behavior.

Focused thought can take you from a bad situation to a good situation rather quickly. One moment you're here, and the next moment you're there.

Focused thought = reality.