Mark 11:22 (CEV)
Jesus told his disciples: Have faith in God!
Positive thinking attempts to use your own power or an ambiguous higher power to fulfill your own personal agenda. Faith relies on God’s power. Positive thinking is all about your agenda and you manipulating your environment. Faith is all about God’s agenda and allowing God to fulfill His will and purpose for your life. Positive thinking is all about yourself and what you can get. Faith is all about God and what He can do through you. Positive thinking is filled with pride due to personal manipulation of the spiritual realm. Faith is filled with humility due to the recognition that your power comes from God. Positive thinking is all about the creation; faith is all about the Creator. Positive thinking is about satisfying self; faith is about glorifying God.
Here are 6 more differences between positive thinking and faith in God.
Positive thinking begins and ends with the human mind. Faith is a product of the human spirit. Positive thinking attempts to attain happiness as a result of thinking positive thoughts. Faith provides joy under all circumstances. Positive thinking focuses on thinking positive thoughts. Faith thinks according to the Word of God. Positive thinking hopes to possess the objects of its thoughts. Faith possesses the rights, privileges, and benefits that God has already provided. Positive thinking gives the credit to man. Faith gives the glory to God. Positive thinking strives to win in life based on the ability to maintain a positive attitude. Faith has already secured the victory and responds to the circumstances in life with thanksgiving.
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