With all the negative news I've seen online this morning I need a word or two of encouragement. Wow, I open my Bible and come across a perplexing verse:
I Samuel 16:14 Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord terrorized him.
I don't think it's so obvious today when evil spirits terrorize us. An evil spirit can be disguised as a negative attitude in ourselves or someone around us. Maybe it's a person who is constantly speaking doom and gloom over someone else or in every situation. He or she may not be considered "evil" but a negative attitude and spiteful manner can be just as destructive. It's often subtle and we don't realize the root of the problem -- each one of us has the option to choose grace and love over being negative, evil, numb and careless.
There are so many distractions in my life from day to day. I overlook God's gentle touches and nudges and can even misinterpret warnings that my own spirit needs to be centered and nourished.
My prayer today: Dear Lord God, help me to be focused on being a loving person, speaking and acting out of love so that my words will be encouragement to others. Give me the courage to stand up for what is right, good and true. Amen.
1 comments:
I hope and pray that I am more the positive person then the negative one too - negative people are hard to be around sometimes. sandie
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