NOW, LET’S GO TO ANOTHER KIND OF LITTLE OFFSHOOT OF THIS SAME TYPE OF THINKING; IT WILL STILL COME UNDER THIS CATEGORY BUT ALONG WITH THAT BELIEVING “I CAN DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO IN LIFE,” I THINK THERE’S ANOTHER MINDSET YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALONG WITH THAT, AND THAT IS: NO MATTER WHAT COMES UP IN MY LIFE, I’M ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. YOU HAVE TO SET YOUR MIND AHEAD OF TIME THAT NO MATTER WHAT COMES UP IN MY LIFE, I AM GOING TO FIND THE GOOD IN IT, I’M GOING TO FIND SOME JOY IN IT. I’M GOING TO FIND A WAY TO ENJOY MY LIFE NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON. I AM GOING TO HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE BECAUSE GOD IS POSITIVE, NOT NEGATIVE, AND I’M GOING TO WALK WITH GOD. LET’S LOOK AT PSALM 27. THE MINUTE YOU DECIDE TO HAVE A MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDE, YOU’LL FEEL MORE JOY IN YOUR LIFE. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE NEGATIVE AND HAPPY. LET’S TAKE A LITTLE SURVEY: HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD TEND TO BE A LITTLE MORE NEGATIVE? HOW MANY OF YOU ARE JUST NATURALLY REALLY POSITIVE AND UPBEAT? (cheering) OH, WOULD YOU PLEASE PRAY FOR ME? (laughing)
BECAUSE I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I HAVE TO WORK AT THIS. NOW SEE, DAVE RAISED HIS HAND ON THE POSITIVE UPBEAT THING. AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I USED TO BE SO NEGATIVE, HE’D MAKE ME MAD BECAUSE WHEN YOU’RE TRYING TO BE NEGATIVE AND SOUR AND SOMEBODY ELSE IS WANTING TO BE UP, IT’S LIKE YOU JUST WANT TO SLAP HIM! “DON’T BE TELLING ME THIS WILL WORK OUT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I’M ENJOYING BEING MISERABLE!” (laughing) I’M SO GLAD THAT GOD HAS WORKED WITH ME AND I’VE CHANGED. PSALM 27, VERSE 13: [WHAT, WHAT WOULD HAVE BECOME OF ME] HAD I NOT BELIEVED THAT I WOULD SEE THE LORD’S GOODNESS IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING! WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US IF WE DON’T BELIEVE THAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING GOOD? EVEN IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE THE THING THAT YOU’RE AFTER TODAY, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE GOING TO GET IT, IT WILL MAKE TODAY BETTER. (vs. 14) WAIT AND HOPE FOR AND EXPECT THE LORD; BE BRAVE AND OF GOOD COURAGE AND LET YOUR HEART BE STOUT AND ENDURING. YES, WAIT FOR AND HOPE FOR AND EXPECT THE LORD. MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING? “I DON’T KNOW. JUST KIND OF WAITING TO SEE, WAITING TO SEE WHAT GOD DOES. JUST KIND OF WAITING TO SEE. HANGING OUT.” (laughing) LOOK AT PROVERBS 15. DO YOUR OWN THINKING! DO SOME THINKING ON PURPOSE.
