Wednesday, October 10, 2018

JOHN Good Morning! I’m John Branning the Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church. A survey asked mothers to keep track of how many times they made both negative and positive comments to their children. The surveyed mothers admitted that they criticized at least ten times for every one time they said something favorable. Another survey taken in one city's schools found that the teachers were negative seventy-five percent of the time. This study concluded that it takes four positive statements to a child from a parent or teacher to offset the effects of one negative statement. Wow, when I think about how many times I've said negative things to people in my lifetime, I have some positive paying back to do! Many times, we justify our criticizing, hurtful words, and actions by thinking we're right in a matter. But, in fact, the only one who's all right is the Lord, and He has called us to be the encouragers of the world! Let us choose to share a good word and encouragement to others today and start a conversation of following the way of Jesus.