EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT ATTITUDE IS. It affects every part of one’s life. Each morning, when we rise for the day’s activities, we decide what kind of attitude we’ll take with us as we head out the door. Attitude determines everything! Here’s an example.

Jim went to church one Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during the prelude, and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everybody was supposed to be bowed in silent prayer. He felt like the usher was watching to see what he put in the offering plate and it made him boil. He caught the preacher making a slip of the tongue five times in the sermon by actual count. As he slipped out through the side door during the closing hymn, he muttered to himself, “Never again, what a bunch of clods and hypocrites!”

John went to church one Sunday morning. He heard the organist play an arrangement of “A Mighty Fortress” and he thrilled at the majesty of it. He heard a young girl take a moment in the service to speak her simple moving message of the difference her faith makes in her life. He was glad to see that his church was sharing in a special offering for the hungry children of Nigeria. He especially appreciated the sermon that Sunday---it answered a question that had bothered him for a long time. He thought as he walked out the doors of the church, “How can a man come here and not feel the awesome presence of God?”

Jim and John went to the same church, on the same Sunday morning. Each found what he was looking for. What do we look for on Sunday morning? As we head out the door, do we go with the attitude of expectance or cynicism? It all depends.

Remember, if you only look for holes, you will think a screen is useless; yet it keeps the flies out!