HAVE A RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE.
SONG
I give my heart away
I give my heart away
So, You can use me
I give my heart away
TEXT
"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." - Prov.4.23.
To have the right attitude towards life means to approach life with a positive mindset. This can only be possible by having a correct attitude towards the word of God.That is when we can have all it takes to succeed in life.
There are some basic criteria for a successful Christian life, such as the way we think, speak, and act. All these and many others have some roles to play in our lives.
I want us to look at them one after the other.
Thinking positively.
The Bible is very clear about the way we think. The way we think has the tendency of affecting the way we look, behave, do things and what eventually becomes of us in life.
It is a good thing that we make conscious efforts to occupy our minds and hearts with good things because out of it are the issues of life. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." - Prov.4.23.
The heart is a very powerful organ of the body. It's good we present it to be taught by God so that it can produce good fruits for our benefit and the benefit of others.
Speak positively.
In the book of Romans, the Bible makes us understand that with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. " For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." - Rom.10.10.
It is expedient that we speak what we desire to see and refuse to cooperate with the unpleasantness that presents itself before or around us in life.
For instance, God was not pleased with the bad shape of the Earth, so He decided to do something about it. What did He do? He spoke positive words in line with what He desired in His heart
"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light: and there was light." - Genesis 1:2- 3.
The Earth responded positively.
"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." - Mark 11:24.
The same applies to you and I. Refuse to cooperate with the unpleasantness around you. Instead, speak what you desire to see, and the LORD shall make it good. Refuse to give room to negativity.
Act positively
When we talk about acting positively, we are talking about faith. The word faith is an action word. "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." - Jas.2.26.
The men of old acted upon the Word of God, and they got positive results.
Noah acted upon the Word of God by building the Ark. By so doing, he was saved with his family from the flood.
"By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith." - Heb.11.7.
Abraham also, by faith, acted upon the Word of God by leaving his father and kindred to the land that God promised him, and it brought forth positive results.
"By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:" - Heb.11.9.
Let us always be optimistic in our thinking, speaking, and acting, and we can be sure of positive results in our lives.
PRAYER
I know what Christ has done for me, and what God has said concerning me, I believe it, and it is delivering results to me, in Jesus' Mighty name.