“Set
your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”—Colossians 3:2
Have you ever heard of the expression, “Is your glass
of water half-full or half-empty”? The
person speaking this means how do you view things? Are you an optimistic type person who tends
to see events in a positive manner, or do you see them more pessimistically, in
a negative manner?
I think that Abraham must have been an optimistic
person because the Scriptures say that, “(as
it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he
believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not
exist as though they did; (Romans 4:17). God changed Abram’s name to
Abraham. He went from being called “exalted Father” to being called “father of
a multitude,” even though they were childless. Abraham and Sarah called those
things that do not exist as though they did for 25 years before God’s promise
was fulfilled in their lives. They choose
to see the promise fulfilled instead of being pessimistic and seeing their
glass of water half-empty.
Jesus was an optimistic person He prayed, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me,” even before Lazarus
was raised from the dead (John 11:41). We,
as God’s people, are instructed to be optimistic. Joel 3:10 reads, “Let the weak say, I am strong.” God says in Isaiah 57:19, “I create the fruit of the lips…”
Rejoice in the day that God has given to
you by thinking and speaking optimistically about yourself, your family, and
your future. Be quick to give God thanks,
for it is He who daily loads us down with benefits. And we should be quick to acknowledge these
blessings.
Prayer—Father I ask You to help me see
as You see, to set my mind on things above and not see things from a worldly
perspective which has no hope and no way out.
Lord, thank You that in You there is always a way of escape and when I
see my world through the lens of Your Spirit I can see clearly and know that
everything will be alright, in Jesus Name.
Amen.
