Positivity of mind: A virtue

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Hello my fellow steemchurch parishioners. I'm going to talk about a very important topic today;Being Positive.

Positivity is defined as a tendency to be optimistic or positive. It depicts the choice of believing in possibility over impossibility.
Most times in life we find it hard to understand why we never achieve the big things we set out to achieve in life, because of one factor that we always neglect; Thinking positively.

Individuals always struggle to find the correlation between our ideas, and how our thinking affects their realization. The mind is a very complex place that processes lots of thoughts in ways that we could ever imagine. But what we do not understand is that our thoughts are connected to our emotion which in turn affects our well-being.

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An individual whose mindset is always negative rarely makes progress in life because his emotions are always programmed to not believing that something productive will come from anything.
Positive thinking does not mean ignoring the hard parts of life, it is quite the contrary. It involves acknowledging them and knowing that they actually exist but the difference comes from believing that something good or rather, something positive will still turn out from every situation.
God did not create us to be negative about life or living in general, rather God created us and gave us dominion over all creation with a view that we make something positive out of living. God even gave us an example of good positive thinking. When God finished his creation, He saw that everything He created was good, and He was happy. He was positive that His creations are perfect even without any assurance of their goodness at that time.

Positivity of mind is therefore, a virtue, every Christian must possess, it reassures God of our faith in Him, our complete trust in Him in every desperate moment.

Here are some tips to thinking positively:

1. BE POSTIVE
Self conviction goes a long way for one to start thinking positively. Convince yourself that good and positive things will always happen to you in everything you do.

2. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE
80% of pessimists have pessimists as friends as well because as they say, "Birds of a feather, flocks together" . Don't underestimate the influence people can have in your life. As a positive thinker, you need to surround yourself with people that thinks positively as that will help you to develop a positive attitude.
Any friend that always tells you not to do what you want to do because it may seem hard or impossible is influencing your positivity.

3. FIND POSITIVITY IN EVERYTHING
Always endeavor to see the good in everything you do and everyone you meet. Believe that there is something good in each and every one of God's creation. Clear your thoughts of all doubts and fill them with a positive energy.

4. TRUST IN GOD
Total and absolute trust in God brings our positive thinking to the fire and it becomes our focus because we know that God is always there for us in every situation.

Finally, I will endeavour us all to remember that one's mind is what controls our emotions which in turn affects our belief and will power to do things. If we think positive, we can achieve a whole lot of things for the betterment of humanity as a whole.
God bless you all as you read.