Think Positive

Think Positive "Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 Are you a positive thinker or a negative thinker? This is so important as this defines you in so many ways throughout your life, as to the effect you have on others. This is a story about a positive thinking farmer and a negative thinking farmer. When rain fell on the land, the positive farmer would say, “Thank you, Lord, for watering our crops.” The negative farmer would say, “Yeah, but if this rain keeps up, it’s going to rot the roots away, and we’re never going to have a harvest. The sun came out and the positive farmer said, “Thank you, Lord, for the sunshine. Our crops are getting the vitamins and minerals they need. We’re going to have a great harvest this year. ”The negative farmer said, “Yeah, but if it keeps this up, it’s going to scorch those plants. We’re never going to make a living. ”One day the two farmers went goose hunting together, and the positive farmer brought along his new bird dog. He was so proud of that dog, he couldn’t wait to show him off. They went out in a small boat and waited. Before long, a big goose flew overhead. Boom! The positive farmer brought the bird down in the middle of the lake. He turned to his friend and said, “Now watch what this dog can do.” The dog jumped out of the boat and ran on top of the water, picked up the goose, ran back all the way on top of the water, and put the goose down perfectly in the boat. The positive farmer was beaming from ear to ear. He turned to his friend, and said, “What did you think of that?”The negative farmer just shook his head in disgust. “Just what I thought,” he said. “That dog can’t even swim.” God's best for you is to have you be a positive influence on others, not a negative influence. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Six November 12