Cynicism is a debilitating disease. It takes us down a road we do not wish to travel, turning us into someone we never wished to be. It's been called the pus that seeps from a wound, carnality that thinks it's smart, and the identifying sign of a disappointed idealist.
It is a sure way to quickly distance one's self from friends, to unhesitatingly cause contention within a group, and to loudly proclaim one's misunderstanding that the world is not a perfect place, and neither are the people in it.
Do not let your heart become encrusted with the definitive slime of a cynic. Guard it. Watch your thoughts. Practice ever-present joy. Never quit hoping. Count your blessings. And forgive.
Forgiveness is key, as unforgiveness tends to be what opens up the door towards the beginnings of a jaded heart.
Do not let Satan win the battle for your heart. Cynicism is a powerful tool of his, and as a Christian, since he can no longer keep you from going to Hell, he will use every tool in his power to keep you from keeping others from going.
Do not let Satan's tool cause one of God's to become ineffective.
Mark 11:25 - And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Romans 14:8 - Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
