Many of us frequently complain about the negativity of the news because there is so much of it. I did this very thing early this morning. I told my husband that I was going to start a TV station called Good News and nothing would be on it but good news.
Have you ever woken up in a good mood, seen the sun shining outside and felt good, only to switch on the news or see a paper and suddenly the joy seems to have disappeared? Unfortunately, it seems that the only news we hear or see, all too often reeks of doom and gloom.
Even people who don't watch television or read newspapers are getting hit with nuggets of negativity through social networking and informal conversations. Media studies show that bad news far outweighs good news by as much as seventeen negative news reports for every one good news report. There is so much good news that goes virtually completely unreported. Positive news is all around us, and it can be discovered if we stop and look around for it.
Everywhere there is an evil, there is a virtue to combat it. The exciting fact in this regard is God has not left us at the mercy of the devil. We do not have to succumb to the powers and principalities of this world. Yes, awful things may happen to us as a result of this fallen world, but our hope lies in God's everlasting and unchanging love.
God has created us with the freedom to be the best we can be with the set of circumstances life has imposed upon us. He does not require us to build a financial fortune. He expects us to be fruitful and multiply. He wants the spot we inhabit on planet earth to be productive.
Our lives have purpose....Your life has purpose....My life has purpose...My words will probably never reach millions, or even thousands, but they will reach those who God has prepared to receive them. But I must first do my part. People can't read words that aren't written and cannot receive hope that isn't shared.
The worst thing that can happen to a person is never to know the love of and forgiveness of God. ✞
Blessings,
Dalinda
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