Negative People

by Zeke Flores

Sometimes, I see posts where someone may say that they're "done" with negative people in their lives.  I suppose they mean that they will avoid people they disagree with or are simply disagreeable. The problem is, that's impossible. "Negative people" are all around us. What else would we expect in a broken world? As Paul mentioned in I Corinthians 5:9-10, to not have any interaction at all with sinful people, one would have to leave the planet. It's still true. Like Texas mosquitos in summer, negative people are everywhere. Another problem is that it dilutes the purpose of Christianity. Being salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16) necessitates being in situations of negativity and darkness.

I'm not saying that you should perpetuate an emotionally and spiritually draining association; I'm just suggesting that Christians consider our purpose more fully. As somebody else said, "Be the change you want to see."

"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, bu only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear" (Ephesians 4:29).