day 875: Looking Up

"The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship."


"Things are looking up!". That's one of those statements we love to hear in the office or from the CEO. Of course, if things are looking up, that might have meant that the picture wasn't all that rosy before, but we will let that go for now. Optimism encourages enthusiasm and confidence. It's well known and shouldn't be ignored. When in doubt about how to to motivate a team, get the call rolling, or starting an initiative, put an optimistic leader in charge and others will follow. Here in Silicon Valley, I see it all the time. Founders and entrepreneurs are over the top optimistic and this optimism pushes them through all kinds of walls and challenges. It's infectious and it works. So, if something isn't going well in your organization, look to the leader and see what level of optimism they are exuding and then go from there.

King David tells us to look up to see God's craftsmanship. He is so right. We need only to look up into God's heavens to understand His power and where we fit into it all. God gives us so many reasons to proclaim His glory and to be optimistic, hopeful and excited about our future and what He can do through us. Today, let's not forget to look up to see Him and to be the ones that others see optimistic about life and all that we have been given.

Reference: Psalm 19:1 (New Living Testament)