Wednesday; December 30
How do we deal with all the negative information out in our world? While I would like to blame today’s society for inventing negativism, it has always been around. Ever since mankind began to assess life, pessimism has been a constant nemesis. In fact, every so often I like to go back to Jacob’s assessment of his life to help regain perspective on mine. Here is one of the great men of faith of the Bible and this is how he described his journey, “So Jacob said to Pharaoh, ‘The years of my sojourning are one hundred and thirty; few and unpleasant have been the years of my life, nor have they attained the years that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning.’” (Genesis 47:9). Yep, part of the human condition is seeing a half empty glass. So how do we deal with the temptation to see the worst in life? Here are a few suggestions: 1. When you hear negative news, consider if it will directly impact yo u. While we need to be empathetic, we cannot carry everyone’s burdens