When the outlook ain’t really so good, try the up-look.

Your outlook here is actually determined by your up-look. Your perspective, your heart attitude, your horizontal relationships.  

"Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces." Psalm 34:5 nlt

“Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.” Isaiah 45:22 nkjv

Go vertical with your worship first thing, then with God's love go horizontal. They also need to hear about Him and His finished work. 

Look away from all the false teachers and false prophets -- you know away from those TV channels where we sometimes go to laugh at the foolishness of there false teaching. There are a lot of them, and not all on TV are religious false teachers.  Look away to the God of the Bible, to the Jesus of the Gospels -- that's the one you want. 

Christians sometimes suffer. So if they don't have a sound biblical theology on suffering, as the Apostle Paul and Jesus did, then don't listen to them. That's your tip for the day, no charge. : ) They are false.   

Since the time of the most lovely of gardens, that real place that was called Eden.. 

Sin hasn’t changed. 

This corrupt world system hasn’t changed. 

Human nature hasn’t changed. 

Mr. Lu-Cifer aka Satan hasn’t changed.

A third of the angels that rebelled haven’t changed. 

Depravity in people hasn’t changed.

God has not, can not, will not change. 

His great love, plan, and grace will never change. 

The human heart can be changed.. by Him. 

Your future address can be changed. 

“The heart is deceitful above all things and it is [a]extremely sick; Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?" Jeremiah 17:9 amp

"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other." Isaiah 45:22 amp

Look up, look away from the circumstances of life.. look to Jesus. He can keep your mind and heart in peace. Sure, easy. 

Simple as that. Your old nature won’t change, but you can gain a brand new nature inside as a gift. Then you can enjoy fellowship first upwards and then outwards with your brothers and sisters. Your forever family. 

Your dead human spirit can be regenerated inside by the Holy Spirit -- you and I can’t do that. Jesus alone can save in the fullest sense of the term. All people have sinned. Human determination, “good energy,” karma,  religion and religious leaders can’t do that. They can’t re-erect or save, but God can forgive you. Ask and admit it, turn from sin to Him, trust. believe.  

"Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other." Isaiah 45:22 nlt

“As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For He says: ‘In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.’ Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!”  2 Corinthians 6:1-2

“Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages..” Isaiah 49:8

“But my prayer to You, O Lord, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.” Psalm 69:13

Change myself first and then come to God through Christ? Nope, bad idea. Come as you are. The great fisherman, Jesus, catches his fish so to speak and then he cleans them. 

“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.”  Revelation 22:17

He is the Imitator and we are the responders. He woos us towards Jesus. We simple cooperate with Him, with the Father and with the Holy Spirit. Come now. Get home before dark. 

“If we do not die to ourselves, we cannot live to God, and he that does not live to God, is dead.” ~ George MacDonald

Look and seek within first, love self most? Bad idea, look up, child. When has selfishness in place of selflessness ever really helped you or anyone before?

“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”  Philippians 2:4

God has brought several remedial judgements to our Land, but most still aren't listening. Listen up. 

When ya think of “bad” as actually being bad. Yeah, bad for one and all. 

“A fool’s fun is being bad; a wise man’s fun is being wise!” Proverbs 10:23

“Engaging in evil is like sport to the fool who refuses wisdom and chases sin, but to a man of understanding [skillful and godly] wisdom brings joy.” amp.

"Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him [for salvation] while He is near. Let the wicked leave behind his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion (mercy) on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." Isaiah 55:6-7 amp