Turn Bad Into Good

I screw up all the time. Like the apostle Paul I know what I should do but sometimes I just don’t do it (“What I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do” Romans 7:15). Then, I beat myself up over and over again. However, I have learned that is not productive. That I can actually turn the bad I do into good. Huh?

Rather than beating myself up when I screw up, I try to reverse what I have done into good. I not only try to do something good but learn from my mistakes—what I have done wrong. Let’s face it—I’m human. That’s not an excuse to do wrong but it’s simply a fact of life. We are human. We are not perfect. We make mistakes and screw up. But we don’t have to be dragged down by those mistakes but can learn from them and turn them into good.

So, turn the bad into good. Think bad about someone? Reach out to them and do something good for them. Selfish, thinking only about yourself? Help someone in need. Donate money or your talents. Learn from your mistakes. Turn them into positive action. Do good when you do bad. This is all not difficult.

Have a great rest of the week doing something good!