Have you ever noticed the power negativity has to spread and influence beyond its point of origin? Negativity never keeps to itself. Once it gets started, it moves from one area of my life to the next, infecting every corner of my existence. Like the smoke from cookies burning in the oven floats into every room of the house, makes its way to the garage and the basement, and even sticks to my clothes well after the offending cookies have been discarded, negativity makes itself known in everything I do. Maybe that’s why Scripture has so much to say about not being a Negative Nelly. The Bible instructs us to look for good, to give thanks and praise in all circumstances, and to be an encourager – not a grumpy, negative, complainer.
Our words, attitude, and countenance are powerful influences in our own lives and in the lives of those around us. We can build people up – or tear them down – just by the way we ‘are’ with them. In NewDay Praise Worship starting April 29 through May 13 we will
