Crosspointe is in liminal space - a place where boundaries dissolve and we stand on the threshold, getting ourselves ready to move across the limits of what we were into what we are to be. For many of us, liminal space represents a period of ambiguity, of marginal and transitional state. What often accompanies liminal space is anxiety, fear and negative thinking. Negativity is human nature but it limits our ability to move through liminal space.
Here are some thoughts I've either experienced or come across concerning the affects of negativity:
- Negativity always distorts the truth
- Negativity always results in sweeping generalities and harsh judgments
- Negativity always justifies itself
- Negativity always negates the work of the Holy Spirit in us.
In my view, we must be careful not to discount the role of a Positive Mental Attitude in this move. Harnessing our mental faculties for creating positive environs for ourselves and the people we're called to serve is both a laudable and attainable goal. One could also posit that it is, in fact, is a biblical mandate. The Apostle Paul commends to us the pondering of those things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8-9) If these aren't positive in nature then the adjective has no meaning. The challenge is how to think on and dwell upon these positive virtues. Any ideas or thoughts?
