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Secrets of Abundance and Prosperity
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One Good Way to Change Your Luck

by Daniel N. Brown

Do you know any people who seem to attract bad luck?

I had a friend a few years ago that just could not seem to get it together.
He was in and out of jobs, had poor relationships, had no money, and
had a bad attitude. 

I used to think he had the bad attitude because he had the problems.
Now I know he had the problems because he had the bad attitude. I
know, because I was right down in the pit with him. 

Years later, I saw a quote that hit me like a ton of bricks. It was this:
"There's no way you will ever fly like an eagle if you're pecking around
in the dirt with chickens." I quickly caught on to this "thinking" stuff
and learned to get around more positive thinking people. 

Positive thinking people attract "good luck," and therefore become
successful in what they set out to do. So, when they become
successful, others may call them "lucky." They are not lucky. They
just have more positive thought patterns with higher expectations,
nothing else.

The key to changing our lives for the better is to change our thoughts. 
When we change our thoughts, we automatically change our belief
system. It's really our beliefs that trigger so-called good luck or bad luck.
Jesus said, "As you have believed, so be it unto you" (Matthew 8:13).

I know changing out thoughts and beliefs are easier said than done
because the manner of thinking we have engaged in has been our way
of thinking most of our lives. It's a habit. But, like any habit, we can
change it.

So, how do we change our thoughts and begin to attract good luck?
The best way to change our thoughts is by changing our associations.
If we're hanging around with negative, broke, and fearful people we will
develop a tendency to think the same way.

I eventually developed a friendship with a guy that everything he
touched seemed to turn to gold. He was one of these guys that others
would call lucky. Because he always pictured himself as a great
success he became a powerful magnet that attracted positive
outcomes. The effort he put forth to achieve his goals came naturally.
The work did not seem like work because he enjoyed what he did. The
guy just amazed me and I wanted to be like him.

After associating with him for a few weeks I began to see positive
results in my own life. I was excited because my "luck" really started
to change!

Again, the best ways to change our "luck" for the better is to change
our thinking, and the best way to change our thinking is to change our
associations. I am not saying we must never be friends with certain
people, but sometimes we must love certain people from a distance.

I remember severing a few relationships in the past. I still love these 
people. I just don't go out regularly with them anymore. If they are
ever in need of something I will definitely be there for them. But as
long as they remain unwilling to become more positive about themselves
and their lives, then I choose not to let their negativity rub off on me.

Whatever you need to do to become more of a positive thinking person
with higher expectations, you need to do it. It is written in Philippians 4:8,
"Whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things
are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever
things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise,
think on these things."

Our thoughts are like magnets, and we can change our "luck" almost
immediately by changing our thoughts. Remember, we can much easier
change our thoughts by getting around more positive people, and that
may require sacrificing a few negative relationships!