Positivity In Faith

vs. discouragement

Maintaining a good attitude, even when faced with difficulty

To practice Positivity, I will:

• practice gratitude
• do good things for others
• make time to play and relax
• think hopeful thoughts
• understand that obstacles are there to challenge me

Faith as Positivity 

By Rev. Dr. Roger Braun, Retired Methodist Minister, guest columnist

In many respects, faith is a committed, firm, positive belief in something or someone. People use the term interchangeably. “I have faith in your abilities to solve the problem,” becomes “I am positive that you have the abilities to solve the problem.” “I have faith that everything will work out for the best,” becomes “I am positive that things will work out for the best.” Faith has to be positive, or it is not faith; it is anxiety. 

The Old and New Testaments seek to tell the story of God so that people will have faith that God is a God of positivity. God is for humanity. God loves the creation and loves humanity, even when it is fallen and corrupt. To have faith in this God is to be aware of all the positive promises God will fulfill that are found in the Bible. 

God is for us! God has promised that humanity will be redeemed; our souls will be saved; and we will all return to God who gives us life. God seeks to draw all humanity back to God. God is a God of positivity, not condemnation. In Revelation 22:2, it tells of a tree whose leaves “are for the healing of the nations.” My own positive faith tells me that in the end God will have the final positive word for our souls – “healing.”

This month, how will you use your positivity to draw closer to God?