- I am responsible for my attitude. Our culture teaches us to blame others for our mistakes. I cannot always control my circumstances, but I can control my attitude. I choose whether I am joyful; my circumstances only control me to the level I let them.
- My attitude is either my friend or my enemy. A man moved with his family to a new town. He asked a resident, “What are people around here like?”
“What are they like where you come from?”
“Really nice.”
“That’s the way they are here.”
Another man moved in the next week and spoke to the same resident.
“What are people like here?” the new citizen asked.
“What are they like where you come from?”
“Not friendly at all.”
“That’s the way they are here.” The resident knew attitude makes the difference. - I must constantly correct my attitude. Paul faced times of discouragement. Your commitment to evangelism must overcome seasons of lean harvests and disappointments. Otherwise, despair and even bitterness can sap the life from us. Bitterness can ruin the witness of any Christian.
- My attitude is contagious. A professor at a Christian University had a student who was a devout Muslim in his class. She came to the school because of its premed program. The profesor shared Christ with her. While she seemed uninterested, he sought to live a contagious Christian life before her, always encouraging her.On the bottom of her final exam in his class, she left me a note: “Thank you for how you have spoken to me in your life. I see a difference in your attitude about life. I now know that Jesus Christ is God’s Son, and have given my life to Him. I have never been so happy!” The key to reaching this young lady, more than my arguments, was a contagious Christian attitude.
Wow what an eye opener for me.
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