“POSITIVE VS NEGATIVE!

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 733

April 29, 2025///

Animals look at things in different ways and prefer different things! The birds love spring, and the polar bears Cherish the cold! Sharks dwell in the ocean and the lions and tigers in the jungle!

People are the same way! Some love cold or hot and some the temperature of fall and spring! We may like Mexican, Italian, Japanese, good old fashion country cooking! Or a combination of different types!

Whatever our way of looking at life it affects others. We may endure the cold or heat to accommodate others. In our church we have those with various temperature preferences and each of us accommodate others by adjusting. I am cold natured so I have a shawl that I can use in a service when the temperature is low, and others may fan when it is high!

My point is what we do and who we are affects those around us and that includes our attitudes! We all know those who are always negative and others who are always positive and each of us have been affected by those attitudes displayed.

Let’s look at the opposite attributes and actions we display!

Positive vs Negative

Faith vs Fear

Love vs Hate

Hope vs Despair

Forgiveness vs Revenge

Redemption vs Regret

Encouragement vs Criticism

Joy vs Self-pity

Peace vs Turmoil

Of course, the first of each of these is the preferred life!

If we walk positive in faith, love, hope, and forgiveness, and understand our past is behind us and we are redeemed, we will be encouraging others and overcoming adversity with Joy and Peace!

When we do our best to walk in this way, we will show others there is a better way to live!

However, living this way on a regular basis depends on how we see ourselves!

If we see ourselves as always less than enough, or always as the old saying goes, getting the short end of the stick! If we see ourselves defeated or that we are stuck, as we are, where we are we will portray the opposite of positive things!

The only way to know who we are is to know who we were created to be by the Lord God Almighty!

In the bible in 1 Peter 2:9 we are called Royal and a Priest and Holy!

1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

1 Peter 2:9 (TPT)

But you are God’s chosen treasure —priests who are kings, a spiritual “nation” set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience his marvelous light, and now he claims you as his very own. He did this so that you would broadcast his glorious wonders throughout the world.

The positive life we desire only comes from the knowledge deep inside that we are created on purpose and for a purpose and our God will work all things for our good and His Glory!

The way to begin is to acknowledge Jesus died on the cross for us and speak out that belief and ask Him to guide you in all you do! The peace that comes with surrender is real!

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Father, thank you for who each of us are in you! May we understand we are royalty. May we allow the peace that passes understanding to fill us until it overflows! The peace the world or nothing in it can give! I ask in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen!

Love, MeMaw