And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Judges 6:12 (NKJV)

I once heard Pastor Bill Winston make a simple but powerful statement, “God is positive.” Think about that for a minute. God is a positive God. He is not into negativity and pessimism. When He says something, He is fully convinced and persuaded that it will come to pass. He is positive about it. Now doubts, no wondering if it will happen- He is positive. That’s what faith is. It is being positive.

Throughout the Bible, we see examples of encounters between God and man that show how positive God is. One of the most obvious is Gideon’s encounter with the Lord. Gideon was not a likely candidate to fight for Israel by our standards. But God’s words to Gideon were positive, reflecting how He saw him. He called him a mighty man of valor. We don’t use the word valor much in today’s language, but according to dictionary.com it means boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery. Gideon was hiding in a winepress to avoid being seen by the enemy, but God called him brave. Now that’s what I call positive!

God was assured that Gideon would win for Israel, and God is assured that we will win too. He’s positive about it. You and I are His children, and He has great things to say about His kids. He’s like the proud father who pulls out his phone to show picture after picture of his children. He’s showing the angels, “Hey, did you see this one? This is where he overcomes the hindrances of satan to become the manager where he works. This one is when she beats cancer and goes on to lay hands on others and see them healed. This is the time where they mend their broken marriage to become closer than ever. Don’t miss this one where she writes a best-selling book even though she never went to college.” Our God is a proud Papa.

If you tune out the lies of the enemy that tell you all the things you can’t do and all the ways you don’t measure up, you’ll hear God telling you that you are amazing and capable of great things. He sees the good things He has placed in you and He has no doubt that you can win in life. He’s positive about it.