This is a Debbie Downer world. The times we live in focuses on the negative. “If it bleeds. It leads” the news tells us. Good news seldom makes 6 O’Clock News.
The station where I worked in Phoenix always looked to do something new and innovative. “Good News Arizona” hit the airwaves, showing people building a special needs playground in their neighborhood to help one child. School children sending care packages, photos, and letters to soldiers fighting the Gulf War, and so on. There is no shortage of goodness in this world. The trials we go through just cloud our view.
Laziness makes us focus on the negative. It surrounds us. It takes work to push through the tragedies in life to find the treasures. God equips us with all the tools we need Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.“
You realize all of those things define God Himself. If we set our eyes on Him and focus on Him, our focus will shift.
Need a little help? Look around you. When God created the heavens and the earth, the animals, the flowers of the fields, He put a bow on it all and pronounced it “GOOD.” When He formed man and woman, He declared them “VERY GOOD.” Goodness surrounds us.
Go for a walk. Soak in the sunshine. Call a friend or loved one to hear a friendly, caring voice. Play your favorite music. In Job 38:7, we find “‘the morning stars sang together’. God is surrounded by a heavenly choir. Angels sang, heralding the birth of Jesus. Dance like David did. It will bring you and God joy!
As the Facebook meme goes, “Be the good you want to see in the world.” We have too many Debbie Downers and too much negative news. Do something new and innovative. Set yourself apart, and “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:2.
IT'S A HARnDen LIFE... 