Attitude

Since being laid off, starting and stopping a business, starting a new (old) career, and all the stresses of time and money while trying to be the best father, husband and friend I can be, I feel I am closer to understanding the below quote by Charles Swindoll than ever before...

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

How will you and I react to the trials and difficulties in our life? Will we see them with God's vision? Or will we try to walk through them alone, trusting in our own intelligence and resources??

I choose to walk with God. And I need His grace to do so.

Seems like a good reminder as we start the week :)