But Some Doubted
Matthew 28:17
"And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted."
This is an interesting verse in that it seems some were so blinded by their negative attitude that they could not see the obvious. The verse above says, "...but some doubted." Okay, we can all understand having times of doubt, but you must look at the first part of the verse to see how their doubt doesn't make sense. The verse starts about by saying, "And when they saw him,..." These who doubted actually saw Jesus standing in front of them and beheld Him with their own eyes, but they still doubted. In other words, it really didn't matter how much proof they had, they were so negative that they were going to doubt the obvious.
Have you ever been around people who always see the negative and doubt the good that is going on right in front of them? What a sad way to live life! There is nothing more tiring than having to deal with someone who cannot see the positive in anything. You can show them the positives, but they are still negative about a situation or idea. This is a terrible way to live.
Perception is a choice. These people who doubted chose to doubt even though the proof was right in front of them. You can either see the negative of every situation and doubt, or you can see the positive and dwell on that. I am not saying that you should bury your head in the sand and not see reality, but what I am saying is that you don't have to be negative all the time.
The sad part about negative people is that they don't see how negative they really are. Negative people think that they are generally positive, but if they were to look at everything that comes from their mouth with an honest outlook, they would see their negative attitude.
Furthermore, being negative is contagious. When one person starts doubting and spreads the negative, it is amazing how others immediately begin to doubt. Christian, stay away from those who always doubt. Stay away from those who never see the good in anything. Stay away from those who are always pointing out the negative in every situation or doubting the obvious. This may sound harsh, but spending time with a negative person is not worth you losing your positive outlook on life. If they don't like this, then they can change their outlook to see what is right before their eyes.
Finally, you need to be one who forces yourself to see the good in everything. By nature we are negative people, because our sinful nature is negative. So, you must not allow your fleshly sinful nature to rule your outlook on things. You must purposely find the good in everything. If you look hard enough, there is positive in everything. Don't be guilty of spreading the negative about your church, rather work at always finding the positive about every service and tell others about it. You must also work hard at finding the positive about people. It won't be hard to find the negative about people because they are sinful human beings, but if you purposely look to find the positive, you will find it. Don't be guilty of having the obvious in front of you and doubting it because of a negative spirit. Choose to look at the obvious of God's works and spread it so everyone can see His great works in the lives of people and in your church. Don't ever let it be said about you, "...and they doubted."