The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money,
than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
…..Charles Swindoll, American Author and Pastor, by way of Chaplain Notes (ChapnotesMail@aol.com) (http://www.chapnotes.org) and “Christian Voices" (www.ChristianVoicesWorldwide.com)
My Comments: Boy, did this hit home with me! I have reacted so badly to some of the little irritating things in life, instead of counting my blessings. I have found it easier to respond correctly to the big things: miscarriage, death of parent, etc. than to the less demanding obstacles in my life: hurricanes, job changes, new responsibilities... It’s as if I know I MUST trust the Lord with the really big things, but I’m not so sure I can trust Him with the smaller, more daily struggles. I’m learning and growing and hope I’m getting better at trusting.
Attitude, to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money,
than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
…..Charles Swindoll, American Author and Pastor, by way of Chaplain Notes (ChapnotesMail@aol.com) (http://www.chapnotes.org) and “Christian Voices" (www.ChristianVoicesWorldwide.com)
My Comments: Boy, did this hit home with me! I have reacted so badly to some of the little irritating things in life, instead of counting my blessings. I have found it easier to respond correctly to the big things: miscarriage, death of parent, etc. than to the less demanding obstacles in my life: hurricanes, job changes, new responsibilities... It’s as if I know I MUST trust the Lord with the really big things, but I’m not so sure I can trust Him with the smaller, more daily struggles. I’m learning and growing and hope I’m getting better at trusting.
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