“Our God…is able to deliver…and he will deliver…But if not…”~ Dan. 3:17-18
As Christians, we must be careful that we do not adopt the world’s philosophy. Some of the little clichés we’ve been brought up with may sound good, but many are not scripturally sound. One such saying is, “Plan for the worst and hope for the best.”
But these three Hebrew children did the reverse. They first hoped for the best, and then planned for the worst. To do otherwise is to end up a morose Christian. Gloom-and-doom Christians are of no use to themselves or others. When Jesus went to restore Lazarus to life, it was Thomas who said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” In his case, the little quip, “He lives on the dark side of the moon” was true.
There is no such thing as a pessimistic faith. It is virtually impossible for a child of God to be pessimistic if he or she really believes an optimistic verse like Romans 8:28. But therein may lay the whole problem. To quote it to others is one thing; to personally appropriate it by faith to one’s own life, is quite another.
An optimist always takes the high road; a pessimist the low road. And the twain never meet.
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