Cynic or True Realist?

The Mountain Audio

Our Verse: Ephesians 4:29 “Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.”
Cynics are everywhere...in the news, on social media, on TV. They say, “It's hopeless, the world's goin' down!” Will you be sucked into this? Here's some advice to make 2018 much more positive.
Culture, society and media constantly push cynicism..doubting the possibility of good or that life can get better, a defeatist attitude.
A definition will help us- Cynicism is an attitude where one doubts the possibility of good change by human effort.
Cynics believe there are few good answers to life, they complain, criticize, quit. They are faithless people living in a troubled world. Christians can fall into the cynicism trap!
There is another way to view life and its the best- be a True Realist living by faith in a fallen world.
We all realize the troubles of the world are not fixable by human means. Yet, through them all, a small light always glows. This is God's continuing work to help us through all our troubles.
True realists, those with hope deep within, work in the troubles with words and deeds to heal the troubles.
That's us! We offer hope and forgiveness the same way God reached out to us in our hopelessness. And...we offer it to everyone!
Part of carrying your cross for Jesus is take the mercy you received and pass it on to others! Cynics say, “Forget the losers”, God says love every single one!
Don't be a cynic in 2018, be a true realist, living out our verse, “Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.” 2018... our best year ever!