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Dear Christian Believer,
God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord and
Savior
As we are "Springing forth,"
let's consider our ATTITUDE. Webster's defines
"attitude" as "a mental position"
our mental positions are developed by what we allow to
think, hold onto our minds, then it goes to our hearts,
and then our attitude appears.
Proverbs 23:7a says
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"For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he..."
If we hold on to Godly or
Righteous thoughts and attitudes in our minds, they will
eventually make their way into our hearts, and that's
a good thing. On the other hand if we hold onto ungodly
or unrighteous thoughts, then they also will make their
way into our hearts. In this case it is NOT a good thing,
because it will result in a "hardness of heart,"
towards others and even towards GOD, or HIS Word, or HIS
Church. A hardness of heart is not a good thing to have,
because it will not only affect you and your life, it
will affect those whom you love. "Hardness of
Heart" is - a hardness to the point of insensibility
and lack of conviction. The same word in the Hebrew is
used of the ear when the Word speaks of, "dull
of hearing." Also of the eye when it talks about
"the eyes getting dim." People that
become hardhearted loose their sharpness, they miss things
things that are right in front of their face. Jesus said
that "hardheartness," was the reason
men and women sought divorce in their marriages. When
divorce happens it is a sad day for the couple and their
families. Sadly also is that one or both are immediately
judged by us, and the people that is just plain WRONG.
My Bible says... "And when one member (of
the Body of Christ) suffer, ALL the members suffer with
it; or when one member be honored ALL THE MEMBERS REJOICE
WITH IT."
[I Corinthians 12:26]
The Word of GOD is supposed to be our standard,
our rule for faith and practice. Our attitude and behavior
should be the result of our faithfulness to believe and
practice living the Word of GOD in our lives. "Love,"
is the key ingredient that will govern our attitude and
actions, if we allow the love of GOD settle and remain
fixed in our hearts and minds. WE must CHOOSE what we
want to allow to take up residence in our minds and hearts.
Dr. Viktor (a Jew in a Nazi prison camp) lost everything
he had, his wife, children, friends, home, and medical
practice. He experienced every form of human degradation.
Viktor watched his friends in the camp die. Others committed
suicide, while others just lost their will to live and
fell asleep. It was these two categories that really bothered
him. Viktor made up his mind that he would never give
up on life and die like the others did. Do you know what
that was? HIS free will ability to choose his OWN ATTITUDE.
Viktor made up his own mind as what he wanted to think
and choose to hold onto in his mind. The main thing Viktor
chose was LIFE, he was going to continue to live no matter
what the circumstance.
Harvard did a study a few years ago on, "Peak
Performance." The researchers discovered that "attitude
was far more important than, intelligence, education,
special talent, or even luck." Harvard concluded
that 85% of our successes in life are due to attitude,
while there 15% came from ability. Out attitude toward
GOD and HIS Word is the key to being successful in our
fulfilling the great commissioning of Christ, and to our
being a healthy, prosperous laborer in GOD'S harvest.
AND if we are successful in this endeavor, than surely
we will succeed in any endeavor set before us.
Proverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart
retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 4:20-21
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my
sayings.
21Let them not depart from
thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Let our Attitude be to retain the Word
of GOD in our hearts, and don't let it depart from our
ears and our eyes, so we will not become dull to hear
HIS Words, and be able to always see HIS Works.
Loving you always, your brother in Christ,
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