Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Your attitude reminds me of...

A beautiful poster of a sailboat on the ocean caught my eye recently and its words made me think. It read..."Attitude: The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects the wind to change. A leader adjusts the sails." Today everyone will encounter and experience things, whether expected or not. They may be desired or undesired. They may be pleasant or difficult. Regardless, they will happen! The question we have to answer is what will our response be? Culture says that complaining is mostly justified so it's it's fine to respond however you want. As for me, the attitude I'm challenged to have today as a Christian, is one of faith and trust in the Lord. Philippians 2:5 (NLT) encourages us to "...have the same attitude that Jesus Christ had." If I call myself a Christian shouldn't the fruit of my life declare that? And as John Maxwell explains, "Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond." Today I choose to respond as Christ would. Whether things go my way or not. Whether I'm wrongly accused, misunderstood, criticized or whatever else, may people see Jesus in my response and attitude. People will be watching you today, whether you're aware of it or not, and who will your attitude remind them of?

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