There are many things we cannot control in life. However,
one of the most important things that we can control is our attitude. Life is
10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it.
Everyone wants to
succeed in life but very few do. It is not an accident that some people soar
while others struggle. Ability teaches us how to do a task. Motivation decides
why we do it. Attitude determines how well we do our job.
One of the greatest lessons I learnt in life is to shake off
disappointment quickly. None of us like rejection yet, it is an inevitable part
of life. It is not our falling that makes us a failure but whether or not we
get back up. Successful people
are those who understand that failure is an event, not a person.
In
the Bible, Elijah was a great prophet. Once he had to pray down rain from a
draught. After prayer, he sent his apprentice to check if there was any sign of
rain in the sky. Six times the servant returned and said, “There is nothing!” Elijah could have easily said, “It’s not working. I give up!” Instead,
he simply told his helper, “Go again.”
He kept a good attitude even when he didn’t get the desired results. On the
seventh time the servant came back and said, “There’s a cloud in the size of a hand rising from the sky.” Elijah
declared, “I hear a sound of abundance of
rain.” Friend, when you learn to keep an excellent attitude, rain will pour
down upon your life filled with drought.
Long time ago, a Chinese
king had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid himself and watched to see
if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants
and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.
Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear but none of them did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand; every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition.
While God is not the
author of our problems, like the king in this story He always makes sure to
reward us for our good attitude. The Bible promises to bless us
double for our troubles.
Walt Whitman said, “Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall
behind you.” Murphy’s Law says, “If
anything can go wrong, it will.” Today, I have another law for you to live
by. “If anything can go right, it will go
right for me!” Why? Because you honor God with your life!
Recently I came across a poster defining
attitude. “The pessimist complains about
the wind. The optimist expects the wind to change. A Leader adjusts the sail.”
Let me ask you a question. Who are you? My friend Terri says, “A bad attitude is like a flat tire. Unless
you change it, you’re not going anywhere.”
Friend, we cannot control all that life
throws at us but we can control our
response to it. No matter what you’re facing, choose to find something good in
it. Look at life’s boulders as your rewards. Like Elijah, if you’re not getting
desired result, “go again!” God wants you to soar to your highest potential.
Remember, your attitude determines your altitude in life. I love you and I
believe in you!
“Because you got a
double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt, Your inheritance
in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever” (Isaiah 61:7 The
Message).
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