Attitude is defined as “the way we think and feel about someone or something that affects our behavior.” The way we feel about ourselves, others, failures, rejection, and success determines many of our actions. In fact, our attitude affects every area of our life. It effects the way we see the world and the way the world sees us and it drives behavior and set the tone of conversations. We, very often, base our actions on our feelings. Having a feelings based attitude is both dangerous and destructive. Our attitude effects more than just ourselves as well. Feelings will leave us with inconsistency in our attitude. The moment circumstances leave us feeling bad we can give way to gossip, complaining, or anger, and the moment circumstances are good again our attitude is positive. This is dangerous because life is full of circumstance that will not go the way we want. God did not intend for your attitude to rise and fall based on feelings and circumstances. God designed our attitudes to be based off of Christ. Why? Because Christ is constant, true, unchanging, and always present, unlike circumstances and feelings. I am not saying to ignore your feelings, but I am saying do not be ruled by them. God’s hope and truth should be the anchor for our attitudes that is when we can see consistency in our attitude. Did you know there is a way to be joyful and have peace even in the worst situations? You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control how much and what saturates your heart. Instead of letting feelings drive you, focus on God. He is constant and never changing. Spend time with Him, because when he is your focus, you can still be joyful, even though circumstance and people don’t go your way. Attitude is a choice, in each and every circumstance and moment you have a choice with how you respond. Choose to stay focused on your Creator and Savior, daily and regularly, then you will find victory and joy in your attitude. When we focus on Christ, He will renew who we are and how we think, and how we feel. Philippians 2:14 “Do all things without murmurings and disputings.” Proverbs 17:22 “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” Romans 5:1-2 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
