BEING POSITIVE

Philippians 4:4-9
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Words of Encouragement

4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! 5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.


You can be critical if you want to. You find the fault in every situation. Maybe you are the pessimist … you know … the glass is half empty vs. being half full. You wake up on the wrong side of the bed every day and stay grumpy all day. Negativity is just your way.

God has a better way … being positive. Paul encourages us to “think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise” and practice living for Christ. What will this being positive lifestyle bring to you?

“Then the God of peace will be with you.”