Choose To Lose the Attitude

Can I be a bit transparent today? Thanks.

I can catch a negative attitude pretty quick. All it takes is something happening that is not according to plan, and I’m liable to get in a sour mood.

I like things to be neat and orderly… in their proper place… running on schedule. So, when things are helter-skelter… in disarray… late… I tend to get frustrated and aggravated which causes me to slip on a negative ‘tude.

Now, they say the first step in recovery is recognizing you have a problem. So, I believe I can be rehabilitated. Lately I’ve been keeping myself alert to my changing moods and emotions, and I have started to rein myself in when I felt the urge to go there.

Yesterday evening I had one of those moments. Nothing even really happened to set it off. I was just sitting and thinking about some things that were happening in my life that I felt were not right, and I started to dip into a negative and depressed state of mind.

Thanks be to God I was on my way to having my study time! The scriptures that I looked over spoke directly in to my bad-attitude-self!

I took a break from reading and gave myself a good talking to, handed my worries to the Lord, encouraged myself, and chose to be positive and happy. I literally had to slap myself with the joy of the Lord.

Sometimes life’s happenings can cause us to be discouraged, but we don’t have to take on the bad attitudes, feelings, and mindsets that try to latch onto us with that discouragement. We can choose to be positive. We can choose to be joyful. We can choose to take God’s Word to heart and apply it to our very situations.

Our God loves us so much! Let me repeat: Our God – the Master of the Universe, the Creator of the World, the King of Kings – loves YOU so much! His love will not let you fail. You’re not going to lose. You’re destined to win!

So no matter what seems to be falling apart, running behind, or missing in your life – God is still in control. He’s going to make sure that you make it to your destined end. Don’t let your attitude slip because of what you see. Constantly remind yourself that God’s got you – the one He loves – safe in His arms.

Choose to believe that, and you can’t help but have a great attitude about life!

Verse of the Day: Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God… John 14:1