Be Still And Know

Romans 8:28 NLT 'And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.' Optimism offers us the ability to maintain a positive state of mind in the face of the challenges life throws up. It also generates the momentum we need as we traverse life’s darker seasons. This is not to be confused with blind optimism, when we ignore the facts and imagine some bright and better future, in a vain attempt to negotiate our present reality. Optimism is our commitment to seek out the positives, rather than sink beneath the weight of the very real negatives confronting us. When my eyesight began to deteriorate, I found reading difficult. Hence my first spectacles were for reading. I immediately encountered a problem. Arriving at a station and seeking to find a train (long before the days of smartphones with their useful apps), I struggled to locate my reading glasses. More than once, the time I took finding these meant I missed my train. M