“The economy is in recession,” economists have officially decided. This is no news to the citizen on the street looking for work and struggling to make payments. Numbers cranked out of Washington D.C. are experienced by everyday people long before the statistics hit the headlines.

With the on-going gusher of bad economic news spewing over the airwaves, it’s more important than ever to not let one’s individual economic perspective sink to the same low level.

Common consensus does not have to become individual experience. A person can stand out from the crowd and demonstrate economic success regardless of what the majority opinion believes.

Individual success that defies general expectations happens frequently in all walks of life.

Have you ever been in a group of blah-thinking people when someone with a positive upbeat attitude enters the room and the whole space cheers up? That individual defied common consensus and demonstrated over it.

Have you ever noticed how some people stay consistently healthy while others struggle with illness over and over again? That robust individual is mentally staying above common notions that illness is necessary.

There are many examples around you of individuals defying common expectations. And economic success is no different.

We live in a divine economy where Mind rules supreme and is the provider of all opportunity. Success is not a function of the unemployment rate, the debt default rate or what other people are experiencing economically. Success is not at the mercy of material factors. Success is spiritual. Success is reflecting the incredible worth and value God has endowed each of us capable of expressing.

“Come out from among them and be separate,” Paul counseled. This is relevant instruction for the wise to heed today.

The downer attitude prevailing today about the economy is not warranted. It’s a limited view of spiritual possibility.

Individuals who refuse to get sucked into the depressive mesmerism and stay above it will succeed and prosper. They will “come out from among them.” They will come out from among those who see everything negatively and see possibilities for advancement and growth. They will find opportunities to keep profitably employed and demonstrate worth and value. God will bless their positive outlook.

With the help of God, we can stay up in what mortal mind calls a down economy and defy popular belief at this moment.

You can be one of those successful individuals!