Paul preached that victory is in your attitude! In Philippians 3:10, he noted his determination to know the Lord more deeply and stay intimately acquainted with Him. Our song will surely be, “Lord, lift me up and let me stand – by faith at altitudes made possible by Your helping Hand. Then, the sweet taste of lemonade (right living with a good attitude) becomes pleasing to people in our lives and to God. When life throws lemons that pound relentlessly, we must muster our faith and put on a happy face that comes from a caring (not calloused) heart. How do we count ( or account for) Michael Jordan’s many victories? Surely, the Lord approves of Michael’s famous three word command…”Just Do It” and longs for us to embrace that attitude toward our commitment to serving HIM! His amazing career and successful life show the power of attitude determining altitude. He didn’t have a breakdown with resentment to ruin his life. Michael Jordan’s attitude ‘’not to quit when rejected” but to keep pressing on to higher altitudes when his high school coach cut him from the basketball team shows character and confidence.
Making the choice to put on a fresh new attitude brings joyful living in altitudes beyond our imagination. When an attitude adjustment is needed, (which happens more often than not ‘for such a time as this’) we are encouraged in the Word to let things go, release the past, and renew our ways of dealing with people. Oh, the unpleasant attitudes resonating a stench with reckless words and ridiculous actions that hurt people and hamper blessings. cares for us, and can give us the desires of our hearts…then our lives will be fruitful as we press toward the goal to be known in Christ and enjoy the good life He gives. When we are willing to empty out the negativism in order to fill our hearts and minds with an attitude pleasing to people we live with, work with, spend time with on earth…and especially with our heavenly Father who created.
Recommended Read: Choice to rejoice always at all times.Do you believe your attitude determines your altitude? The truth in those words affects more than we might think. Pray that the Spirit of the Lord will help you cultivate the right attitude in your life. Find out from the Word what you need to do for the outcome you are looking for. There is an attitude to every outcome and the Word has laid God’s instructions for us. How does God describe the state of having the wrong attitude, yet, expecting a good outcome? (James 1:26) APPLY THE WORD Will God ignore our attitudes in life and give us the results we are asking for? (Galatians 6:7). Resist the temptation of living with the wrong attitude and somehow expecting a positive result. It also matters in your relationships, your health, business, etc. We can remain assured that an idle hand, which does nothing, will certainly be poor while a diligent hand will create riches. Diligence and hard work are attitudes, as well as their counterparts, idleness or laziness. Your manner of life, how you guide your thoughts, emotions, words or actions define your attitude in life. Forgiveness is an attitude that will lead to freedom, joy, and peace. Bitterness is a wrong attitude that will cause us to fall deeper and deeper into the mire of despair. He was not bitter in life, and he ended up a mighty and wealthy man. He ran to him, embraced him, and kissed him. Despite Jacob’s actions against Esau, when they met, Esau proved he had forgiven Jacob by the way he reacted. The scripture above gives us a wonderful narration of the right attitude in life. You might have heard a preacher deliver a sermon about “spiritual positioning,” meaning your manner of life will either allow God to help you or block divine interventions. We see this principle re-iterated throughout scriptures. It has been said that “attitude determines altitude,” meaning your attitude in life will determine how far you will climb or how deep you will fall. And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept (Genesis 33:4, KJV).
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