Paul - Merely A Positive Thinker? Not Quite!

The Scriptures clearly do not give us a Thomas Kincaid or Norman Rockwell picture of life, or a Norman Vincent Peale perspective where all is right all of the time. Some might read 2 Corinthians 4:1-17 thinking Paul is exercising positive thinking. He is more like that famous old television detective, Jack Webb, who says "Just the facts, ma'am, please." He freely admits he is perplexed, persecuted, struck down, yet he is not crushed or despairing or totally losing heart. He finds renewal each day, finds purpose in the present and anticipates, in his situation, future glory for Jesus Christ. May God give us all Paul's perspective in each of our trials, no matter their size or duration.