Theme for this week: “New Year 2022”
January 5, 2022 (Wednesday)
Do you prefer to have conversations with pleasant people or unpleasant people?
“What kind of person are you? What kind of person am I? Pleasant? Unpleasant?” Are we in the habit of thinking positive thoughts? Do we tend to see the bright side of life? Perhaps we should think through some of these questions about ourselves.
I’m just a human guy, but I think I’ve found out after 90 years that maintaining a positive frame of mind is a good thing. Perhaps sometimes that’s not being realistic, but it’s still better than thinking negatively. Do I practice what I preach? Not all the time. But I try. And I trust the Lord to help me do that.
I’m suggesting that, for our third day of the blogs for 2022, we decide that we are going to have positive thoughts. And we can do that. We can also share good thoughts with others.
Let us memorize some of those Bible verses that encourage us and then let us share those verses with others.
A lot of good things can happen if we cooperate by thinking good thoughts, smiling sometimes and laughing when we can.
God is in control, even though things may not be going our way. We need to trust Him, and take the long look, knowing He works to bring good from what may seem like bad things. We need to cooperate with Him in the way we think every day. We can do this.
THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE
Words, Ada Blenkhorn (1858–1927)
Music, J. Howard Entwisle (1866–1903).
1899
There’s a dark and a troubled side of life
There’s a bright and a sunny side, too
Though we meet with the darkness and strife
The sunny side we also may view.
Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us every day it will brighten all the way
If we keep on the sunny side of life.
Let us breathe with a song of hope each day
Though the moments be cloudy or fair
Let us trust in our Savior away
He keepeth everyone in his care.
Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us every day it will brighten all the way
If we keep on the sunny side of life.
The storm and its fury broke today
Brushing hopes that we’ve cherished so dear
Cloud and storm will in time pass away
The sun again will shine bright and clear.
Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us every day it will brighten all the way
If we keep on the sunny side of life.