Staying Positive in a Negative World

June 29th, 2009

In life, circumstances are not always the best; however, people can make a quality decision to remain positive in spite of the negative circumstances. One of the main ways in staying focused is remaining positive is by putting the Word of God first. Trusting God and refusing to quit during difficult situations will help you to obtain the promise of God.

When a person is a believer, one who believes in his heart (if you have conviction, full of joyful trust, that Jesus is the Messiah and accept him as the author of your salvation in the kingdom of God, giving him your obedience), they can remain hopeful in the middle of troubling circumstances. Certain circumstances that come our way can cause us to have negative attitude. It is during those times that we must set our mind and will to staying positive. Positive thinking must be founded on a positive belief system. How do you see the world? Where does your security come from? Do you love others, yourself, and life? Do you believe opportunities and good fortune can come your way?

In life, things are going to happen whether you want them to or not. Even though we have to learn how to deal with these situations, the way we do this is by finding out what the Word of God has to say and then taking the Word of God and proving it in the middle of obstacles. Perfect circumstances do not exist. Oftentimes we see people who seem to have more success in life than we do and it seems that their lives are perfect. The difference between them and other people is that they have figured out how to deal with negative circumstances. If we looked at negative circumstances as something temporary and that it is subject to change, we then can approach it in a positive knowing that it will not last forever.
Everyone will go through challenges, but you can find comfort and peace through what Jesus spoke. He has overcome the world and the tribulation that is found there in.

Taken from my upcoming book “Picking up the Pieces” watch for more on Staying Positive in a Negative world.