Attitude

The Entrepreneur Journal reports that 1 in 8 people will leave an organization because of incivility and not report it. Also their study reveals that 80% of those who experienced impoliteness lost work time worrying about the incident while nearly 50% deliberately decreased their work efforts. "People perform a lot worse when they experience incivility" (Chris Penttila, Employees, Leave your Attitude at the Door. April, 2009. Page 60).

The Apostle Paul writes, But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. (Philippians 1:12-18)

In these verses we catch a glimpse of Paul’s heart and attitude. In verse 12 he reminds the Philippians that what has happened to him has turned out for good. That his imprisonment was for the promotion and defense of the Gospel (17). That he will continue to rejoice in suffering for the cause of Christ Jesus (18).

"Continue to rejoice in suffering for the cause of Christ." Wow! We know in Paul’s life that he was beaten, shipwrecked, thrown in prison and much more, but he always seemed to remained true to his calling and never wavered in the face of difficulties. His positive attitude showed through in every circumstance. He never surrendered to the circumstances of his life and always stood fast as far as we know.

This is a reminder to us that we should never surrender our attitude to our circumstances. We need to be true to our calling and purpose in life knowing that Jesus Who began a good work in us will complete it. May we be reminded that our attitude is controlled by us and we get to choose whether we will or will not go forward with singleness of mind and purpose for the glory of God. Let's choose to cultivate and keep a great attitude today for the cause of Christ and the support of others!

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Adrian