THERMOSTAT OR THERMOMETER?

"But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it." (Num. 14:24,NKJV) How would you feel if God endorsed you this way? I know it would have been a real good feeling. When the twelve spies were sent to the land God had promised the Israelites, ten of them came with an evil report. Only two could see beyond the difficulties ahead. They decided not to go the way of the ten. Like thermostats, instead of being influenced by the negativity, they took control and kept their cool. They had a constant temperature. The others acted like thermometers and easily became afraid of people they saw on the land. When you enter a place, do you exude joy and enthusiasm even in the presence of negativity or you join in the complaining and murmurings? That will tell if you are being a thermometer or a thermostat. Don't lose your temperature (hope) no matter what comes at you. AB@TWD