...pessimists

The interesting thing about a pessimist and an optimist is that they are both right...

Just ask them. They will be more than happy to share their evidence.

We all tend to find what we are looking for in life. 

It's the old adage "Is the glass half full or half empty?" The answer is "Yes." 

Happiness, peace and success in life are determined, not by circumstances, but by your attitude.

If you look for problems, you'll find them. 

If you look for solutions, you may or may not find them, but you will find the strength to endure through your problems. 

And endurance quite often brings the solution.

The difference between a pessimist and an optimist is that an optimist focuses on the future and a pessimist focuses on the immediate circumstances. If that's true, then we as Christians have every reason to be optimistic. Our God has promised us an incredibly bright future. And we trust Him. That's what the Bible calls faith.

Every pessimist considers himself to be a "realist," the implication being: "If you are optimistic, you are ignoring the facts!" But one can be optimistic even in dire circumstances, if he believes that someone who loves him and is powerful enough to control every situation IS, in fact, IN CONTROL. 

However, if you believe that things are truly out of control, and/or that God doesn't truly love you, there is no basis for optimism. 

So when we find ourselves becoming pessimistic, we need to focus on those two things.

I'm an optimist. And, I like to believe that I'm also a realist. That means that when it looks like things are out of control in my life, or in the world, I need to remind myself that what I'm really feeling is that things are out of MY control. And I pray for faith to remind me to be at peace knowing that my loving Father is in control.

I don't always understand His ways. 

That's because He's bigger than I am. I'm thankful for that. 

He can see all the way to the end of my life and He certainly knows that I need some struggles to give me reason to trust Him.

-ken stegall.