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Positive or Negative?
Does it Matter?
Most people would rather be around positive people - even if they are pessimists
Positive people lift others up
Positive people are more fun to be around
Most people do not enjoy being around a pessimist -
Positive people generally cause more positiveness
Although most people would agree with this, many people do not realize that it really has everyting to do with choice, and very little to do with circumstance
So choose to Be a Positive Person
Be a Positive Person
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phil.
2:5).
I. Think Positive Thoughts
“Whatsoever things are of good report … think on these things” (Phil.
4:8).
A. Some Christians fail to discipline their thinking.
They allow negatives to dominate their minds.
B. Christians must take deliberate action, replacing negative thoughts with positives and keeping an optimistic outlook.
II.
Hear Positive Sounds
“And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD” (Isa.
22:14).
A. Many people listen to the filth, smut, and destruction coming across the airwaves.
Their spirits are dwarfed.
B. We must listen to the good, not the bad.
We must hear from the Lord and heed his Word.
III.
See Positive Sights
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith …” (Heb.
12:2).
A. Some Christians look for the bad in people and circumstances, seeing only the faults and negatives.
B. To be a positive person one must look for the good and look to Jesus.
IV.
Speak Positive Words
“Talk ye of all his wondrous works” (Ps.
105:2).
A. Many people talk mostly about evil and bad events.
Some are harsh, unkind, and take God’s name in vain.
B. We should talk positively, seeking to glorify God by extolling his goodness, grace, and love.
V. Perform Positive Deeds
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” (Col.
3:23).
A. The deeds of many are negative.
They are selfishly motivated, dishonest, and displeasing to God.
B. We must be truthful, ready to lift those who are down, and witness for Christ.
VI.
Attend Positive Places
“I was glad when they said … Let us go into the house of the LORD” (Ps.
122:1).
A. Christians hurt their influence when they go to the wrong places in search of entertainment.
B. Be a positive Christian.
Attend church faithfully.
Go with God and he will go with you.
Here are some practical steps
Be a Positive Person
Starts in your mind
as with so many things in life, the battle begins in our mind
Thoughts lead to actions
actions lead to habits
habits leads character
character leads to destiny
Positive or negative
Here are some practical steps
1. Think Positive Thoughts
Think Positive Thoughts
we spoke touched on this last week
If you want to be a positive person you really must have positive thoughts
of course many will say “I can’t help it, you don’t know what I am going through”
That is true, but we have some examples set before us: Jesus; Stephen; Paul; etc.
We still can choose to think on these things:
Some Christians fail to discipline their thinking.
They allow negatives to dominate their minds.
A. Some Christians fail to discipline their thinking.
They allow negatives to dominate their minds.
The word discipline is not a curse word
We can choose to stop our stinking thinking
Christians must take deliberate action, replacing negative thoughts with positives and keeping an optimistic outlook.
Have you ever been flipping through the channels and pause on a channel you didn’t like?
Have you ever been flipping through the channels and pause on a channel you didn’t like?
if you are like me, when that happens, you just push the button and move on to a different channel
There may be a hundred channels you don’t like, so find one that is good
Think on these things
Of course I don’t mean that we never think about the negative situations and problems that life may present us to deal with
what I do mean is that if you got a speeding ticket last week and it is already paid you shouldn’t be sulking about it today
You may want to recall it the next time you think of driving fast, but only long enough to get you speed in check
there is a difference between being responsible enough to make plans and face trials thoughtfully and prudently, and being a negative person
Should not be thinking about past hurts for no reason, or future fears without a purpose, or such things
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Hear Positive Sounds
2. Hear Positive Sounds
Many people listen to the filth, smut, and destruction coming across the airwaves.
Their spirits are dwarfed.
What you listen to is very much like your thoughts
in fact, if you hear things often enough, it becomes your thoughts
this is one of the reasons why music and poetry are so powerful -
If you hear negative things, it inhabits your mind - I call it ear poison
it is hard to be subjected to a lot of it and not be affected
But if you “hear positive sounds, it can lead to positive decisions
We have a few examples in the bible
Isaiah heard
Isaiah was in the habit”hearing: the Lord
trained himself to listed to good things
then he made a decision
Ezekiel heard some positive sounds
And John recorded perhaps more than anyone about what he “heard”
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