In the world today negativity and skepticism seems to pervade our culture. Everything and everyone seems to have something negative to say. The old adage said, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all”. That’s all well and good, but it seems that we have forgotten where that came from.
The scripture tells that “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”(Matthew 7:12)
Negativity when it reveals itself is actually a condition of the heart that is made manifest by the mouth. It is here we can learn from the scripture in Matthew that says,
“But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man:”
(Matthew 15:18-20)
We as a people have to come back to a civil tone with regard to the feelings of others. If we get our hearts right with God, then we can get our relationships right with man. Our negativity or lack of it can determine the outcome of those relationships. Remember to stay “positive” with the Word.
The Positive Pastor 