It’s All In Our Attitude

In this ongoing time of winter ailments, shorter/darker days alongside the seasonal depression that follow the holidays and increases after the New Year, I believe that it is important for us all to remember that, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.” (Helen Keller) Accordingly, as Helen Keller herself represents, we can overcome life’s hardships with the right attitude. The question being; what is the right attitude?

The beginning point to having a right attitude in my view , begins with God. For as the Psalmist taught us,  “I have set the Lord always before me. Because He (God) is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” (Psalm 16:8) In other words, with God standing by us, His strength is also ours. I can think of no other being, including world class bodybuilders, who have more strength.

“From above, we can surmise that “ He (God) gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.” (Isaiah 40:29) Consequently, if God gives His strength to the powerless, there in essence no one who remains permanently powerless. Taking this into account, we can conclude that believing in God will allow us to live with, and have, a positive attitude.