I have a confession. I am a much more negative person than I care to admit. A good friend asked me this morning how my week had been. I answered that it had been good. But then, then I screwed up and let negativity take over. I then stated that I had earned some over-time that should have been on my paycheck but it wasn’t there. I completely contradicted my own testimony that it had been a good week and focused on one bad thing. As soon as I said it, I realized what I had done. But it was too late. We can not take back our words.

I completely ignored that I woke up each day, that I have a job and an income; I even failed to praise the Lord that my blood pressure readings the past couple weeks have been better.

Bottom line…ask yourself if you’re a negative Nell. If you are then you and I both have some work to do as we seek to become more positive influences in our world. Paul tells us that we are to be thankful no matter the circumstances. It’s kind of hard to be thankful, then in the same breath be negative and whiney.

So I end this with a praise. Thank you Father for all you have done and just for who you are. Thank you for working in my life, and thank you that at least I’m not as negative as I once was. Continue to work in my life to sanctify me through and through, and to make me like your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.