I feel as though I get so pessemistic, so quickly these days. I'm not sure why. Part of it, I think, is being frequently dissappointed by people or circumstances.
I read this morning about the complaining ways of the Jewish people just 2 1/2 months after being liberated from Egypt and seeing their enemies defeated so powerfully by the hand of God. It was so dramatic that no other people dared to attack them as they were gripped by fear of these God endorsed people. I wanted to scream into the past, "Can't you believe any longer than that?"
Not that I look to ESPN for my inspiration on a regular basis, but I was inspired by the old coach (Lou Holtz) tonight. Each week I hear him give opinion and counsel, without seemingly being afraid to speak realistically. In making his 'picks' Lou picked his son's ECU team to win, but then explained why they probably would not. Somehow, he always finds a way to be positive about believing in individual people.
God taught me that lesson today. You can speak the truth and live in reality...even in difficult circumstances, while still believing in individual people. May God help me never to get so pessimistic that I stop believing in people.
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