Half Full vs Half Empty?

"...In this world, you will have tribulation;..."

It is easy to get on the ever-pessimistic tribulation or the suffering bandwagon by just focusing on that portion of what Jesus was saying. But contrary to the popular assumption, that is not a stand-alone statement. He goes on to say, "... but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." (John 16:33 NKJV)

How can we "be of good cheer" when we go through tribulation? It is because the Overcomer lives in us. 

The cup is not just half full, it is full - full of Him!

We can either focus on Him or on the tribulation. What or Who we focus on will be magnified in our lives. Common sense suggests that we choose to focus on Him, than on the upheavals either affecting or surrounding us.

The Choice

The modern man who prides himself on being "self made" comes to the point where the trust in all his five senses fail, where he has no other options to bank on.

To him, Jesus says, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."

This, obviously is not a new revelation. We all know that.

Jesus also says, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."

 

It is easy for us to believe the first scripture. We can leave all the responsibility to God and sing "Que Sera, Sera, Whatever Will Be, Will Be". It is also easy to blame God, when bad things happen to us.

However, with the second scripture, we are given a responsible choice. The choice to trust Him and believe His promises over the circumstances that does not line up with our new-creation reality in Him.