Absolutely brilliant!
And this fact really is true. The Bible even tells us to speak what isn’t as though it is, and that the power of life and death is in the tongue. It goes so far as to tell us that speaking negatively will negatively impact us and those around us. Remember to try and always be an eternal optimist. It is not that hard.
A good example is my life right now. I’m 27 years old. I cannot drive yet. I’ve never had a girlfriend, never been kissed, never been on a date, I live with my parents, we have no money with a barren fridge, are struggling to pay rent and get a business/online website/creative idea/invention off the ground, and I personally feel like I have absolutely zero memories from my teen years. Because of the reasons mentioned above…
Reason to be pretty damn pessimistic right? Of course it is, and that is all the more reason to be optimistic instead. God gives us life afterall, and tomorrow is not promised to us… even though things are rough right now, they will get better. And even if they didn’t, I have eternal life in Christ Jesus and will one day see God. That is something to celebrate, even if the walls were to crumble around me and crush me alive.
I’ll end with a quote from my favorite Christian metal band, Demon Hunter, from their song “Carry Me Down”:
“Save sorrow for the souls in doubt.”
