Rise Above

This morning my co-worker was complaining how their happy mood was ruined by another person's grumpiness. I told him that he should never let someone else's emotions dictate his own. "You can choose to be happy," I said. "You can choose to rise above."

All too often we allow the cares of the day, other people's actions, and the like to blow our own emotions in helter-skelter directions. We catch an attitude because of someone else's behavior, we get depressed seeing someone else get what we wanted, we stop caring because it doesn't seem like anyone else does...

Yet we have the ability to choose to be happy. It's our choice to remain at peace. We can choose to dwell on the positives in life. We can choose to remain unaffected by others.

Since we know the Truth, possess the real love of God, and walk with Him as our guide, we have no reason to ever be swayed by what goes on in this world. We are possessors of the ultimate promise in Jesus, so why let a mere person stop us from walking in that light?

As you go about your day today, try to rise above any negativity that comes your way. Don't give in to the quick attitudes and refuse to dip into anger. Remember who you are in Christ, and what He has promised to you. Those little cares of the world mean nothing when compared to eternity. Don't let them keep you from walking in your eternal bliss.

Verse of the Day: The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? Psalm 118:6