A Positive Spirit
There is a fight going on right now in your day-to-day life between a Negative Spirit and a Positive Spirit.
The Bible is always instructing us on how to think;
Philippians 4:8 (TPT)
8 So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God praising him always.
Colossians 1:2 TPT
Yes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm.
Psalm 19:14 TPT
So may the words of my mouth, my meditation-thoughts,
and every movement of my heart be always pure and pleasing,
acceptable before your eyes,
my only Redeemer, my Protector-God
Here are 12 reasons to fight for a Positive Spirit to reign in your life and in your home:
A Positive Spirit lifts your HEAD
It's amazing how a positive spirt can change your posture! Your head is up, shoulders back, you look up and see a bright future.
Psalm 3:3 NLT
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
A Positive Spirit lifts your FAITH
When you have a positive spirit you begin to believe anything is possible. You don't see obstacles, you see possibilities, clear roads and open doors.
Philippians 4:13 NLT
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
A Positive Spirit lifts your EXPECTATION
And because anything is possible you are expectant of what's coming next. Every morning is an opportunity, every person you meet is a new friendship and every evening is the eve of another exciting day just waiting to dawn.
Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
A Positive Spirit lifts your TALK
Words have power. They can hurt or they can heal - words are seldom neutral. A positive spirt can't entertain words of hurt and thus fills you with words of healing and life. Your words are life to everyone you encounter and soon you're the person everyone wants to be around. Look at how David talked to God;
Psalm 3:1-2 ESV
O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me.
So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” Interlude
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
A Positive Spirit lifts your WALK
Positive people also have negative thoughts - they just don't let them control them. They choose to be positive and it changes their walk. There is an air of confidence when they pass you in the street. There is a bounce in their step and every step is taken with a sense of purpose and expectancy.
Ephesians 5:8 ESV
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
A Positive Spirit lifts your CREATIVITY
When you believe anything is possible it changes the way you think and create. You try things you wouldn't have normally thought were possible. This produces creativity and lots of it as you try new things believing the glass ceiling is there to be broken through. See how knowing God takes the limits off your life;
Mark 10:27 NLT
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”
A Positive Spirit lifts your ENERGY
A positive spirit is best friends with energy - they kind of go hand in hand. Instead of sucking the life out of you, a positive spirit blows energy into your sails and you find yourself able to go further, faster and higher than ever before.
A Positive Spirit lifts your FRIENDS
A positive person will always have lots of friends - fact. Just look around in your friendship group to see it's true. Let your positive spirit life rescue your friends.
Proverbs 27:17 NLT
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend
A Positive Spirit lifts your HEALTH
There is something so uplifting about a positive spirt that it's able to lift your health. It's unexplainable but it seems to work!
Proverbs 17:22 NKJ
A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
A Positive Spirit lifts your FAMILY
As a parent I understand that I play a huge role in the future of my children positively or negatively. A comment, a look or attitude can spur them onto greatness or contain them.
Psalm 127:3 ESV
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
A Positive Spirit lifts your DREAMS
Not everyone dreams. A negative spirit is a dream killer whilst a positive spirit is a dream maker!
Acts 2:17 ESV“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
A Positive Spirit lifts your CHURCH
Refuse to let a negative spirit reign in your church family - keep your church topped up with a positive spirit!
Proverbs 16:24 ESV
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Choose to feed your positive spirit today, feel it being a blessing to others and starve that negative spirit so it never bothers you or anyone else again!
