There’s something to be said about “being positive”. It encourages others. It motivates others. It helps promote healing. The warning I would say we all need when it comes to positivity is this: truth must exist in our positivity or it’s just flattery. And we all know flattery gets us no where. It may earn us “brownie points”, but that satisfaction doesn’t last. Without truth, sincerity, enthusiasm, and intent, mean absolutely nothing. You can be the most sincere person in the world, and you can want to help someone so badly it hurts, but without truth, you can be sincerely wrong in your approach. Flattery is dangerous. It sets people up to later fall. A cheerful heart is a sincere heart, one filled with truth. When it brings truthful, sincere good news, there’s no wonder why good health follows. Truth is always something we must continually be pursuing. It’s necessary for life. When truth is pursued, accepted, and spoken freely, it heals a society. Anything else promotes decay. The next time you want to inject “positivity” into someone’s life, remember to be truthful, don’t make up your own truth just to make someone feel better about themselves. You just may inflict more harm than good.
30 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health.
Proverbs 15:30
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