Nov 29th, 2021: Being Positive

 

I want to be optimistic about the future. I am tired of people who constantly talk about how horrible things are in Canada while showing no appreciation for the benefits they have received from this country. It is not healthy for us to be so self-absorbed by our own struggles and fail to see the goodness of God.


We might want to gather around men and women who have constructive visions for life and its meaning. It might be helpful for us to plan with the conviction that God is with us. To be positive means that we do not need to listen to the voice of heartlessness.


We continue to look for new answers while facing challenges. We know that God has given us creative and innovative minds to overcome difficulties. God continues His work with us and among us through our creativity and innovation. We know that nothing is new to God, only to us.


We need to be faithful to what God has given and revealed to us. Learning to pray for what we don't know is the next step. Being positive is living our lives with commitments and prayers. We commit to who God is, and we pray that we won't give up on making a difference in life because of Him.


Ephesians 4: 29

"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."


Romans 12: 2

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

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