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I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING. Outlook determines outcome. Whether you approach life from a positive or negative stance will determine to a great extent your level of success or failure.
For example, a man pulled into a gas station on the outskirts of town. As he filled his gas tank, he remarked to the attendant, "I've just accepted a job in town. I've never been to this part of the country. What are people like here?" "What are the people like where you came from?" the attendant asked. "Not so nice, "the man replied. "In fact, they can be down right rude." The attendant shook his head. "Well, I'm afraid you'll find the people in this town to be the same way."
Just then another car pulled into the station. The drivere was from the same town as the first man. "Excuse me," the driver called out. "I'm just moving to this area. Is it nice here?" "Was it nice where you came from?" the attendant inquired. "Oh, yes! I came from a great place. The people were friendly, and I hated to leave." "Well, you'll find the same to be true here in this town." "Thanks!" yelled the driver as he pulled away.
"So what is this town really like?" asked the first man, now irritated with the attendant's conflicting reports. The attendant just shrugged his shoulders. "It's all a matter of perception. You'll find things to be just the way you think they are."
This is kind of a "folksy" way of expressing the importance of attitude, but isn't it true? There are two types of people in the world---those who come into a room and say, "Here I am!" and those who say, "Ah, there you are!"
People of faith, people who believe in a BIG God, will pluck fruit from the tree of life all their lifetime. John Haggai said, "Attempt something so impossible that, unless God is in it, it is doomed to failure."
I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING. Outlook determines outcome. Whether you approach life from a positive or negative stance will determine to a great extent your level of success or failure.
For example, a man pulled into a gas station on the outskirts of town. As he filled his gas tank, he remarked to the attendant, "I've just accepted a job in town. I've never been to this part of the country. What are people like here?" "What are the people like where you came from?" the attendant asked. "Not so nice, "the man replied. "In fact, they can be down right rude." The attendant shook his head. "Well, I'm afraid you'll find the people in this town to be the same way."
Just then another car pulled into the station. The drivere was from the same town as the first man. "Excuse me," the driver called out. "I'm just moving to this area. Is it nice here?" "Was it nice where you came from?" the attendant inquired. "Oh, yes! I came from a great place. The people were friendly, and I hated to leave." "Well, you'll find the same to be true here in this town." "Thanks!" yelled the driver as he pulled away.
"So what is this town really like?" asked the first man, now irritated with the attendant's conflicting reports. The attendant just shrugged his shoulders. "It's all a matter of perception. You'll find things to be just the way you think they are."
This is kind of a "folksy" way of expressing the importance of attitude, but isn't it true? There are two types of people in the world---those who come into a room and say, "Here I am!" and those who say, "Ah, there you are!"
People of faith, people who believe in a BIG God, will pluck fruit from the tree of life all their lifetime. John Haggai said, "Attempt something so impossible that, unless God is in it, it is doomed to failure."
posted by kazookid | 8:18 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Pastor Bruce, great to get back to your Musings. Attitude changes everything - I agree. God is right on top of things, and we can spend our lives not seeing what he wants us to see about life, because we keep the attitude of 'it's as we see it.' If we could just let God show us how to see life as he sees it, life would make so much more sence to us, especially the life-and-death part.
bye, Fred H.
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