By Joy West
Here in Portugal, we are once again “settling” into a possibly very long government-mandated confinement, and pastoring LIFE church from home.
I don't know about you, but I frequently have to check my attitude. Attitude is defined as: "A settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior".
If I don't carefully manage my attitude and reign it into alignment with the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), it spirals quickly out of control. The truth is we choose our attitude.
A few months ago, I heard an interesting illustration in an online church message. In aviation, there is an instrument that indicates the attitude of the plane:
nose up attitude
level attitude
nose down attitude
The nose down attitude for too long will cause a crash. So to avoid that, we must begin with our mind -- capture our thoughts to obey Christ and glorify Jesus.
Our attitude will
reflect what is in our heart/what we allow to enter our heart
influence our words/tone of voice
determine our actions/reactions
What is your attitude like today?
Take some time to talk to Jesus about it.