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By Robert H. Schuller

"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirableâif anything is excellent or praiseworthyâthink about such things" â Philippians 4:8

Two kinds of birds fly over the California desertsâthe hummingbird and the vulture. The vulture spends its time looking for rotten meat. Not so for the hummingbird! It looks for the blooming cactus flowers hidden behind the rocks. Each bird finds what it's looking for. Be a hummingbird, not a vulture. Build bridges, not walls. Believe the best about people and, oddly enough, they will become the people you expect them to be.

When Jesus was on earth he went to the "least" earth had to offer. He believed the best about them and let them know he believed they would become the "salt and light" of the world. And they did. This small band of fishermen became leaders of a great international movement of love and brotherhood.

Jesus asks us to do the sameâbelieve the best about the worst!

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Is there anyone in your life you have trouble believing the best about? Follow the advice given here todayâbelieve the best about that person and, oddly enough, he or she may well become the person you hope for them to be.

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