Positives and Negatives

The Bible mentioned many "positives" as we as many "negatives". We have to remember that we are not alone and that our spiritual lives will face both negatives and positives. We all need to focus in following God for today and tomorrow. We press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14) God's knowledge of our discouragements (negatives) are more than just knowledge. Our spiritual outlook is to be on God and trust that God's glory that will be revealed. We have to remind ourselves that if we frequently relive our reasons for discouragements, we will lose our positive spiritual direction. Romans 8:28 basically means "Christian should always have hope" and later in Romans 15:13, "Hope comes from the Holy Spirit." "Faith is confidence in the character of God, and hope is the sweet anticipation of desirable things promised but not yet realized. Hope is an electronic beam on which the Christian flies through wind and storm straight to his desired haven. To the child of God, hope is a gift from the heavenly Father 'who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope' " (2 Thessalonians 2:16). God meets us in our hearts and we trust Him with all of our hearts, minds and souls. The mouth is NOT the source of our power because the Holy Spirit in our hearts is the source of our power. Acts 15:8 God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. My spiritual strength is from God who is in my heart.