Taking Off Our Shades

It's all in how you look at it.

It’s been said, the world’s greatest physician is optimism. All of us have two choices in the way we look at things. It’s like the little poem says, “Two women behind prison bars; one saw mud, the other saw stars.” We’re told there is always time to look at the dark side. But I’ve observed such a time never comes to those who have removed their tinted glasses and looked at the bright side.

I’ve noticed also through the years that things always go better for an optimist, no matter what the circumstances. Certainly, there are necessary negatives in the Bible and life. But they are few in comparison to all the positive promises. Let’s face it; the Word of God is an eternally optimistic Book. And so should we be, if we profess to believe it (2 Cor.1:20).

No Christian who believes Romans 8:28 can remain a pessimist.~trds

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