Have you ever been disappointed and discouraged? Life seems to throw us a curve now and then,
so to speak. Things happen that are completely
out of our control. Sometimes things
take place that we didn’t see coming. Life is very unpredictable and it seems
like storms are always on the horizon and can devastate our lives in a moment. Sometimes these things show up as tragedies,
sometimes sicknesses or even death, family problems or expectations not being
met. There are so many situations and
circumstances that can be used as instruments by the evil one to discourage us and
keep us from being effective in our Christian walk.
Many of these things can cause us to develop a very negative
spirit. Then, if we are not careful, we
start seeing everything through negative lenses and our whole demeanor is affected,
and instead of being loving, kind, compassionate and caring, we become critical,
judgmental cynical and snobbish, finding ourselves out of fellowship unless we
find others that are just like us. Deception
is a powerful tool the enemy uses to keep people bound while they do his
bidding and not even realize it. If all
people do is nitpick about everything, they will get so preoccupied with trying
to find something to complain about that they will miss out on all the good, positive
things that go on around them every day. It is also easy for these people to get caught
up in the ‘why me’ syndrome.
Many things have been changed for the good by people that
are positive thinkers, those that always hope for the best and look for the
best in people. These people have
accomplished many positive things because they believe that all things are
possible. This Tidbit is speaking to me also
as many others have, I try to be a positive person but I have fallen into negativity
more times than I like to recall. I
think most believers or unbelievers alike have fallen into this category at
times. There are many people that fall
into this trap and never seem to escape it and get set free. I know that we are not going to like, or even
agree with, everything that goes on in our lives, jobs, families or even our
churches, but if we are believers we can, and should, have a more positive attitude
about things. Think about this, do you like
to be around negative people, having to always listen to their complaints? I don’t think so. If you hang around with people like that, you may
become just like them, so be careful.
If you are a believer and this Tidbit is speaking to you,
you can be set free and delivered. Thank
the Lord for revealing this problem to you and ask Him to set you free. Acknowledge your sin, confess it to the Lord
and repent for the bad attitude that you have had and the affect that it has
had on other people and ask the Lord to give you a whole new perspective on
positive thinking. Then go forth in victory
and freedom, rejoicing, knowing that God forgives us when we repent, praise the
Lord! We are all a work in progress and
God our Father loves us.
This morning, I have been thinking about how everyone that
came to Jesus for healing or deliverance never walked away disappointed, praise
the Lord, and we need not walk away disappointed either. Think about Paul, he saw, heard and
experienced so many things that he could have been negative about, but he kept
his eyes and mind on Jesus, the author and finisher of his faith, and trusted
Him to right whatever wrongs that were committed against him. Paul made people aware of their sins and iniquities
in and out of the church if he had to, never neglecting his calling, but he
didn’t let these things affect him negatively. Paul had a positive attitude, and also a strong
faith, always looking to take advantage of every circumstance he found himself
in so he could, in some way, further God’s kingdom on the earth. Paul’s plan wasn’t to go through life unscathed,
but to go through life victoriously.
We can all benefit from studying Paul’s life and his attitude
under very stressful situations. I guess
I don’t have to mention Jesus who was the perfect example when in stressful
situations. I don’t believe he ever had
a negative attitude, although He suffered many painful experiences. Something to think about, have a super day and
may the good Lord bless you and yours!!
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