In the little letter Paul wrote to the Christians in Philippi, he didn’t mince words when it came to attitudes. Although a fairly peaceful and happy flock, the Philippians had a few personality skirmishes that could have derailed them and hindered their momentum. Knowing how counter productive that would be, he came right to the point in Philippians 2:1-2 “If there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, an participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.” What does this mean? Let’s look at it. There is encouragement in the person of Christ. There is love. There is also plenty of “fellowship of the Spirit” for the Christian to enjoy. Likewise, affection and compassion. Heaven is full and running over with these things even though earth is pretty barren at times. So Paul pleads of us to tap into that positive, encouraging storehouse. How? By being of the same mind. He is telling us to take charge of our own minds; clearly a command. We as believers have the God-given ability to put our minds on those … READ MORE

The single most significant decision I can make on a day to day basis is my choice of attitude! It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, My attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream to extreme, no challenge too great for me to tackle. Proverbs 23:7 reminds us that “as [a person] thinks in his heart, so is he.” We must admit that we spend more of our time concentrating and fretting over the things that can not be changed – than we do giving attention to the one that Can give us victory over any circumstance. As we approach Thanksgiving this year, why not make a choice to glorify God in all that you say, and do. Life is full of choices, and you are the one that controls the choices of the heart. Trust in the Word of God, and find your peace with the Lord in the midst of life’s events.… READ MORE

Dr. Victor Frankl,, the bold, courageous Jew who became a prisoner during the Holocaust, endured years of indignity and humiliation by the Nazis before he was finally liberated. During his ordeal, everything that he had that identified him was taken from him.  He was a destitute, helpless pawn in the hands of brutal, prejudiced, sadistic men. He had nothing . . . then he suddenly realized there was one thing no one could ever take from him. Dr. Frankl realized that he still had the power to choose his own attitude!!! No matter what anyone would ever do to him regardless of what the future held for him, the attitude choice was his to make. The single most significant decision we can make on a day to day basis is our choice of attitude! As we begin this week of Thanksgiving may our attitude choice be one of gratitude. Philippians 4:8 tells us, “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things.”… READ MORE